diff --git a/src/settings.ui b/src/settings.ui
--- a/src/settings.ui
+++ b/src/settings.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>436</width>
-    <height>316</height>
+    <width>519</width>
+    <height>396</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -177,7 +177,16 @@
            <property name="spacing">
             <number>6</number>
            </property>
-           <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>
@@ -230,6 +239,26 @@
       <string>General</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+      <item row="0" column="3">
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="u_disableSelections">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Disable automatic selections</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="setPreviewDPI">
         <property name="text">
@@ -237,6 +266,26 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="3" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="revertOptions">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Revert scanner options to default values</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
       <item row="0" column="2">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="previewDPI">
         <property name="enabled">
@@ -277,43 +326,10 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="u_disableSelections">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Disable automatic selections</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>40</width>
-          <height>20</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="3">
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>40</width>
-          <height>20</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="revertOptions">
+      <item row="2" column="1">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="displayLastImage">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Revert scanner options to default values</string>
+         <string>Display resulting image while scanning</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
diff --git a/src/skanlite.cpp b/src/skanlite.cpp
--- a/src/skanlite.cpp
+++ b/src/skanlite.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
     }
     m_settingsUi.u_disableSelections->setChecked(general.readEntry("DisableAutoSelection", false));
     m_ksanew->enableAutoSelect(!m_settingsUi.u_disableSelections->isChecked());
+    m_settingsUi.displayLastImage->setChecked(general.readEntry("DisplayLastImage", false));
+    m_ksanew->enableDisplayLastScan(m_settingsUi.displayLastImage->isChecked());
 }
 
 void Skanlite::showSettingsDialog(void)
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@
         general.writeEntry("PreviewDPI", m_settingsUi.previewDPI->currentText());
         general.writeEntry("SetPreviewDPI", m_settingsUi.setPreviewDPI->isChecked());
         general.writeEntry("DisableAutoSelection", m_settingsUi.u_disableSelections->isChecked());
+        general.writeEntry("DisplayLastImage", m_settingsUi.displayLastImage->isChecked());
         general.sync();
 
         // the previewDPI has to be set here
@@ -342,6 +345,7 @@
             m_ksanew->setPreviewResolution(0.0);
         }
         m_ksanew->enableAutoSelect(!m_settingsUi.u_disableSelections->isChecked());
+        m_ksanew->enableDisplayLastScan(m_settingsUi.displayLastImage->isChecked());
 
         // pressing OK in the settings dialog means use those settings.
         m_saveLocation->u_urlRequester->setUrl(QUrl::fromUserInput(m_settingsUi.saveDirLEdit->text()));