diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 2e9f1a38d..2efe048bf 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 * Unknown - Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org> - v1.2.0
     - FEATURE: DHT is always ON (no longer used as fallback)
     - FEATURE: The number of DHT nodes is displayed
+    - FEATURE: RSS can now be disabled from program preferences
     - COSMETIC: Transfer speed, ratio and DHT nodes are displayed in status bar    
+    - COSMETIC: RSS Tab is now hidden as a default
 
 * Unknown - Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org> - v1.1.0
     - FEATURE: Web interface to control qbittorrent (Ishan Arora)
diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 4978c77a8..09c2d0f48 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,14 @@ GUI::GUI(QWidget *parent, QStringList torrentCmdLine) : QMainWindow(parent), dis
   tabs->addTab(finishedTorrentTab, tr("Finished") + QString::fromUtf8(" (0/0)"));
   tabs->setTabIcon(1, QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/Icons/skin/seeding.png")));
   connect(finishedTorrentTab, SIGNAL(torrentDoubleClicked(QString, bool)), this, SLOT(torrentDoubleClicked(QString, bool)));
-
   connect(finishedTorrentTab, SIGNAL(finishedTorrentsNumberChanged(unsigned int)), this, SLOT(updateFinishedTorrentNumber(unsigned int)));
+  // Search engine tab
+  searchEngine = new SearchEngine(BTSession, myTrayIcon, systrayIntegration);
+  tabs->addTab(searchEngine, tr("Search"));
+  tabs->setTabIcon(2, QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/Icons/skin/search.png")));
+  readSettings();
+  // RSS Tab
+  rssWidget = 0;
   // Smooth torrent switching between tabs Downloading <--> Finished
   connect(downloadingTorrentTab, SIGNAL(torrentFinished(QString)), finishedTorrentTab, SLOT(addTorrent(QString)));
   connect(finishedTorrentTab, SIGNAL(torrentMovedFromFinishedList(QString)), downloadingTorrentTab, SLOT(addTorrent(QString)));
@@ -160,15 +166,6 @@ GUI::GUI(QWidget *parent, QStringList torrentCmdLine) : QMainWindow(parent), dis
   configureSession(true);
   // Resume unfinished torrents
   BTSession->resumeUnfinishedTorrents();
-  // Search engine tab
-  searchEngine = new SearchEngine(BTSession, myTrayIcon, systrayIntegration);
-  tabs->addTab(searchEngine, tr("Search"));
-  tabs->setTabIcon(2, QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/Icons/skin/search.png")));
-  // RSS tab
-  rssWidget = new RSSImp();
-  tabs->addTab(rssWidget, tr("RSS"));
-  tabs->setTabIcon(3, QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/Icons/rss32.png")));
-  readSettings();
   // Add torrent given on command line
   processParams(torrentCmdLine);
   // Initialize Web UI
@@ -241,7 +238,8 @@ GUI::~GUI() {
   delete statusSep1;
   delete statusSep2;
   delete statusSep3;
-  delete rssWidget;
+  if(rssWidget != 0)
+    delete rssWidget;
   delete searchEngine;
   delete refresher;
   delete downloadingTorrentTab;
@@ -274,6 +272,20 @@ GUI::~GUI() {
   qDebug("5");
 }
 
+void GUI::displayRSSTab(bool enable) {
+  if(enable) {
+    // RSS tab
+    rssWidget = new RSSImp();
+    tabs->addTab(rssWidget, tr("RSS"));
+    tabs->setTabIcon(3, QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/Icons/rss32.png")));
+  } else {
+    if(rssWidget != 0) {
+      delete rssWidget;
+      rssWidget = 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void GUI::updateRatio() {
   // Update ratio info
   float ratio = 1.;
@@ -1092,6 +1104,12 @@ void GUI::configureSession(bool deleteOptions) {
     BTSession->disableIPFilter();
     downloadingTorrentTab->setBottomTabEnabled(1, false);
   }
+  // RSS
+  if(options->isRSSEnabled()) {
+    displayRSSTab(true);
+  } else {
+    displayRSSTab(false);
+  }
   // Clean up
   if(deleteOptions) {
     delete options;
diff --git a/src/GUI.h b/src/GUI.h
index 9b1af6a4f..21516ba7d 100644
--- a/src/GUI.h
+++ b/src/GUI.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class GUI : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow{
   protected:
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *);
     void hideEvent(QHideEvent *);
+    void displayRSSTab(bool enable);
 
   public:
     // Construct / Destruct
diff --git a/src/options.ui b/src/options.ui
index e9abf7038..bdaa7c81f 100644
--- a/src/options.ui
+++ b/src/options.ui
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@
        <iconset resource="icons.qrc" >
         <normaloff>:/Icons/configure.png</normaloff>:/Icons/configure.png</iconset>
       </attribute>
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7" >
        <item>
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="filterBox" >
          <property name="enabled" >
@@ -1622,117 +1622,136 @@
          <property name="title" >
           <string>RSS</string>
          </property>
-         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6" >
           <item>
-           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
-              <property name="minimumSize" >
-               <size>
-                <width>48</width>
-                <height>48</height>
-               </size>
-              </property>
-              <property name="maximumSize" >
-               <size>
-                <width>48</width>
-                <height>48</height>
-               </size>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text" >
-               <string/>
-              </property>
-              <property name="pixmap" >
-               <pixmap resource="icons.qrc" >:/Icons/rss32.png</pixmap>
-              </property>
-              <property name="scaledContents" >
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
-              <item>
-               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
-                  <property name="text" >
-                   <string>RSS feeds refresh interval:</string>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinRSSRefresh" >
-                  <property name="minimum" >
-                   <number>1</number>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="maximum" >
-                   <number>999999</number>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="value" >
-                   <number>5</number>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
-                  <property name="text" >
-                   <string>minutes</string>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <spacer>
-                  <property name="orientation" >
-                   <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
-                   <size>
-                    <width>40</width>
-                    <height>20</height>
-                   </size>
-                  </property>
-                 </spacer>
-                </item>
-               </layout>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
-                  <property name="text" >
-                   <string>Maximum number of articles per feed:</string>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinRSSMaxArticlesPerFeed" >
-                  <property name="maximum" >
-                   <number>9999</number>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="value" >
-                   <number>50</number>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <spacer>
-                  <property name="orientation" >
-                   <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
-                   <size>
-                    <width>40</width>
-                    <height>20</height>
-                   </size>
-                  </property>
-                 </spacer>
-                </item>
-               </layout>
-              </item>
-             </layout>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkEnableRSS" >
+            <property name="text" >
+             <string>Enable RSS support</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupRSSSettings" >
+            <property name="enabled" >
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
+            <property name="title" >
+             <string>RSS settings</string>
+            </property>
+            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5" >
+             <item>
+              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
+                 <property name="minimumSize" >
+                  <size>
+                   <width>48</width>
+                   <height>48</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="maximumSize" >
+                  <size>
+                   <width>48</width>
+                   <height>48</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text" >
+                  <string/>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="pixmap" >
+                  <pixmap resource="icons.qrc" >:/Icons/rss32.png</pixmap>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="scaledContents" >
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+                 <item>
+                  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
+                     <property name="text" >
+                      <string>RSS feeds refresh interval:</string>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinRSSRefresh" >
+                     <property name="minimum" >
+                      <number>1</number>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="maximum" >
+                      <number>999999</number>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="value" >
+                      <number>5</number>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
+                     <property name="text" >
+                      <string>minutes</string>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <spacer>
+                     <property name="orientation" >
+                      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
+                      <size>
+                       <width>40</width>
+                       <height>20</height>
+                      </size>
+                     </property>
+                    </spacer>
+                   </item>
+                  </layout>
+                 </item>
+                 <item>
+                  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
+                     <property name="text" >
+                      <string>Maximum number of articles per feed:</string>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinRSSMaxArticlesPerFeed" >
+                     <property name="maximum" >
+                      <number>9999</number>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="value" >
+                      <number>50</number>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
+                   <item>
+                    <spacer>
+                     <property name="orientation" >
+                      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                     </property>
+                     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
+                      <size>
+                       <width>40</width>
+                       <height>20</height>
+                      </size>
+                     </property>
+                    </spacer>
+                   </item>
+                  </layout>
+                 </item>
+                </layout>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </widget>
           </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
diff --git a/src/options_imp.cpp b/src/options_imp.cpp
index 8504e9699..54a2ec03e 100644
--- a/src/options_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/options_imp.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ options_imp::options_imp(QWidget *parent):QDialog(parent){
   connect(checkMaxUploadsPerTorrent,  SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableMaxUploadsLimitPerTorrent(int)));
   connect(checkRatioLimit,  SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableShareRatio(int)));
   connect(checkRatioRemove,  SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableDeleteRatio(int)));
-  // IP Filter tab
-  connect(checkIPFilter,  SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableFilter(int)));
+  // Misc tab
+  connect(checkIPFilter, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableFilter(int)));
+  connect(checkEnableRSS, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableRSS(int)));
   // Web UI tab
   connect(checkWebUi,  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableWebUi(bool)));
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ options_imp::options_imp(QWidget *parent):QDialog(parent){
   connect(textFilterPath, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(spinRSSRefresh, SIGNAL(valueChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(spinRSSMaxArticlesPerFeed, SIGNAL(valueChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
+  connect(checkEnableRSS, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   // Web UI tab
   connect(checkWebUi, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(spinWebUiPort, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
@@ -338,8 +340,9 @@ void options_imp::saveOptions(){
   }
   // End IPFilter preferences
   settings.endGroup();
-  // * RSS
+  // RSS
   settings.beginGroup("RSS");
+  settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("RSSEnabled"), isRSSEnabled());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("RSSRefresh"), spinRSSRefresh->value());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("RSSMaxArticlesPerFeed"), spinRSSMaxArticlesPerFeed->value());
   // End RSS preferences
@@ -607,6 +610,12 @@ void options_imp::loadOptions(){
   settings.endGroup();
   // * RSS
   settings.beginGroup("RSS");
+  checkEnableRSS->setChecked(settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("RSSEnabled"), false).toBool());
+  if(isRSSEnabled()) {
+    enableRSS(2); // Enable
+  } else {
+    enableRSS(0); // Disable
+  }
   spinRSSRefresh->setValue(settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("RSSRefresh"), 5).toInt());
   spinRSSMaxArticlesPerFeed->setValue(settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("RSSMaxArticlesPerFeed"), 50).toInt());
   // End RSS preferences
@@ -658,6 +667,10 @@ bool options_imp::isDHTEnabled() const{
   return checkDHT->isChecked();
 }
 
+bool options_imp::isRSSEnabled() const{
+  return checkEnableRSS->isChecked();
+}
+
 bool options_imp::isPeXEnabled() const{
   return checkPeX->isChecked();
 }
@@ -850,7 +863,7 @@ void options_imp::enableMaxUploadsLimitPerTorrent(int checkBoxValue){
 }
 
 void options_imp::enableFilter(int checkBoxValue){
-  if(checkBoxValue!=2){
+  if(checkBoxValue != 2){
     //Disable
     lblFilterPath->setEnabled(false);
     textFilterPath->setEnabled(false);
@@ -863,6 +876,16 @@ void options_imp::enableFilter(int checkBoxValue){
   }
 }
 
+void options_imp::enableRSS(int checkBoxValue) {
+  if(checkBoxValue != 2){
+    //Disable
+    groupRSSSettings->setEnabled(false);
+  }else{
+    //enable
+    groupRSSSettings->setEnabled(true);
+  }
+}
+
 void options_imp::enableUploadLimit(int checkBoxValue){
   if(checkBoxValue != 2){
     //Disable
diff --git a/src/options_imp.h b/src/options_imp.h
index 709dcdb6a..be3cb0b47 100644
--- a/src/options_imp.h
+++ b/src/options_imp.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class options_imp : public QDialog, private Ui::Dialog {
     bool isDHTEnabled() const;
     bool isPeXEnabled() const;
     bool isLSDEnabled() const;
+    bool isRSSEnabled() const;
     bool shouldSpoofAzureus() const;
     int getEncryptionSetting() const;
     float getDesiredRatio() const;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ class options_imp : public QDialog, private Ui::Dialog {
     void enableShareRatio(int checkBoxValue);
     void enableDeleteRatio(int checkBoxValue);
     void enableFilter(int checkBoxValue);
+    void enableRSS(int checkBoxValue);
     void setStyle(int style);
     void on_buttonBox_accepted();
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e);