diff --git a/kmplot/kmplot_part.rc b/kmplot/kmplot_part.rc
--- a/kmplot/kmplot_part.rc
+++ b/kmplot/kmplot_part.rc
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui>
-<kpartgui name="kmplot" version="15">
+<kpartgui name="kmplot" version="16">
 	<MenuBar>
  		<Menu name="file">
 			<Action name="file_open_recent"/>
 			<Separator/>
 			<Action name="file_save"/>
 			<Action name="file_save_as"/>
 			<Action name="file_print"/>
+			<Action name="file_print_preview"/>
 			<Separator/>
 			<Action name="export"/>
 		</Menu>
diff --git a/kmplot/maindlg.h b/kmplot/maindlg.h
--- a/kmplot/maindlg.h
+++ b/kmplot/maindlg.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 // Qt includes
 #include <QDomDocument>
 #include <QMenu>
+#include <QPrinter>
 #include <QStack>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@
 	/// Check whether the url links to an existing file
 	static bool fileExists(const QUrl &url);
 
-
 public Q_SLOTS:
     // DBus interface
     /// Asks the user and returns true if modified data shall be discarded.
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
 	void slotSaveas();
 	///Print the current plot
 	void slotPrint();
+	/// For calling print preview functionality
+	void slotPrintPreview();
 	///Export the current plot as a png, svg or bmp picture
 	void slotExport();
 	///Implement the Configure KmPlot dialog
@@ -211,6 +213,8 @@
 	QAction * m_undoAction;
 	/// The redo action
 	QAction * m_redoAction;
+	/// The print preview action
+	QAction* m_filePrintPreview;
 
 	/// A pointer to ourselves
 	static MainDlg * m_self;
diff --git a/kmplot/maindlg.cpp b/kmplot/maindlg.cpp
--- a/kmplot/maindlg.cpp
+++ b/kmplot/maindlg.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QPrintDialog>
 #include <QPrinter>
+#include <QPrintPreviewDialog>
+#include <QPrintPreviewWidget>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QSvgGenerator>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@
         m_recentFiles = KStandardAction::openRecent( this, SLOT(slotOpenRecent(QUrl)), this );
         actionCollection()->addAction( "file_open_recent", m_recentFiles );
 	actionCollection()->addAction( KStandardAction::Print, "file_print", this, SLOT(slotPrint()) );
+	actionCollection()->addAction( KStandardAction::PrintPreview, "file_print_preview", this, SLOT(slotPrintPreview()) );
 	KStandardAction::save( this, SLOT(slotSave()), actionCollection() );
 	KStandardAction::saveAs( this, SLOT(slotSaveas()), actionCollection() );
 
@@ -693,6 +696,43 @@
         delete printDialog;
 }
 
+void MainDlg::slotPrintPreview()
+{
+	QPrinter prt( QPrinter::PrinterResolution );
+	prt.setResolution( 72 );
+	QPrintPreviewDialog preview( &prt );
+	KPrinterDlg* printdlg = new KPrinterDlg( m_parent );
+	QList<QToolBar *> toolbarlist = preview.findChildren<QToolBar *>();
+	if(!toolbarlist.isEmpty())
+	{
+		QAction *printSettings = toolbarlist.first()->addAction( QIcon::fromTheme( "configure" ), i18n("Print Settings") );
+		QList<QPrintPreviewWidget*> previewWidgetsList = preview.findChildren<QPrintPreviewWidget*>();
+		QPrintPreviewWidget *previewWidget = previewWidgetsList.first();
+		connect( printSettings, &QAction::triggered, [&preview, previewWidget, printdlg, &prt]{
+			QDialog *printSettingsDialog = new QDialog( &preview, Qt::WindowFlags() );
+			printSettingsDialog->setWindowTitle( i18n("Print Settings") );
+			QVBoxLayout *mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+			printSettingsDialog->setLayout(mainLayout);
+			mainLayout->addWidget(printdlg);
+			QDialogButtonBox *buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox( QDialogButtonBox::Ok|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel );
+			connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, [previewWidget, printSettingsDialog]{
+				previewWidget->updatePreview();
+				printSettingsDialog->close();
+			} );
+			connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, printSettingsDialog, &QDialog::reject);
+			mainLayout->addWidget(buttonBox);
+			printSettingsDialog->show();
+		});
+	}
+	connect(&preview, &QPrintPreviewDialog::paintRequested, [&printdlg](QPrinter *p){
+		View::self()->setPrintHeaderTable( printdlg->printHeaderTable() );
+		View::self()->setPrintBackground( printdlg->printBackground() );
+		View::self()->setPrintWidth( printdlg->printWidth() );
+		View::self()->setPrintHeight( printdlg->printHeight() );
+		View::self()->draw( p, View::Printer );
+	} );
+	preview.exec();
+}
 
 void MainDlg::editAxes()
 {