diff --git a/src/Preferences.cc b/src/Preferences.cc
index 94df31b3..12a5b9ca 100644
--- a/src/Preferences.cc
+++ b/src/Preferences.cc
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ Preferences::Preferences(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
 	updateGUI();
 
 	RenderSettings::inst()->setColors(this->colorschemes[getValue("3dview/colorscheme").toString()]);
+ //launcher Settings
+ 	connect(this->launcherBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), SLOT(launcherSettings(int)));	
+
 }
 
 Preferences::~Preferences()
@@ -183,6 +186,14 @@ Preferences::~Preferences()
  * @param widget The widget that should be shown when the action is triggered.
  *               This must be a child page of the stackedWidget.
  */
+
+void
+Preferences::launcherSettings(int state)
+{
+	QSettings settings;
+	settings.setValue("launcher/checkboxState", state);	
+}
+
 void
 Preferences::addPrefPage(QActionGroup *group, QAction *action, QWidget *widget)
 {
diff --git a/src/Preferences.h b/src/Preferences.h
index 102ddf15..69d76991 100644
--- a/src/Preferences.h
+++ b/src/Preferences.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public slots:
 	void on_mdiCheckBox_toggled(bool);
 	void on_undockCheckBox_toggled(bool);
 	void on_checkNowButton_clicked();
+	void launcherSettings(int);
 
 signals:
 	void requestRedraw() const;
diff --git a/src/Preferences.ui b/src/Preferences.ui
index 2eb1b129..1400b4a5 100644
--- a/src/Preferences.ui
+++ b/src/Preferences.ui
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <item>
      <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget">
       <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>4</number>
+       <number>3</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="page3DView">
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
@@ -426,7 +426,16 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="pageFeatures">
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-        <property name="margin">
+        <property name="leftMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="topMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="rightMargin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="bottomMargin">
          <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <item row="0" column="0">
@@ -464,7 +473,7 @@
                <x>0</x>
                <y>0</y>
                <width>803</width>
-               <height>325</height>
+               <height>332</height>
               </rect>
              </property>
              <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">
@@ -475,6 +484,13 @@
                 </property>
                </layout>
               </item>
+              <item>
+               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="launcherBox">
+                <property name="text">
+                 <string>Show Launcher.</string>
+                </property>
+               </widget>
+              </item>
               <item>
                <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
                 <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/src/openscad.cc b/src/openscad.cc
index d18e0b96..dd12eb0f 100644
--- a/src/openscad.cc
+++ b/src/openscad.cc
@@ -574,13 +574,12 @@ int gui(vector<string> &inputFiles, const fs::path &original_path, int argc, cha
 	MainWindow *mainwin = new MainWindow(assemblePath(original_path, inputFiles[0]));
 #endif
 	if(set == true)
-	mainwin->launcher->show();
-	
+	mainwin->launcher->show();	
 	QSettings settings;
 	int s = settings.value("launcher/checkboxState").toInt();
 	if(s == 0)
 	mainwin->launcher->hide();
-	
+
 	app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &app, SLOT(quit()));
 	int rc = app.exec();
 	if (MainWindow::windows) {