diff --git a/src/base/torrentfileswatcher.cpp b/src/base/torrentfileswatcher.cpp
index 9c455aa9b..6c6053a58 100644
--- a/src/base/torrentfileswatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/base/torrentfileswatcher.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const QString PARAM_TAGS {QStringLiteral("tags")};
 const QString PARAM_SAVEPATH {QStringLiteral("save_path")};
 const QString PARAM_OPERATINGMODE {QStringLiteral("operating_mode")};
 const QString PARAM_STOPPED {QStringLiteral("stopped")};
+const QString PARAM_SKIPCHECKING {QStringLiteral("skip_checking")};
 const QString PARAM_CONTENTLAYOUT {QStringLiteral("content_layout")};
 const QString PARAM_AUTOTMM {QStringLiteral("use_auto_tmm")};
 const QString PARAM_UPLOADLIMIT {QStringLiteral("upload_limit")};
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ namespace
         params.savePath = jsonObj.value(PARAM_SAVEPATH).toString();
         params.addForced = (getEnum<BitTorrent::TorrentOperatingMode>(jsonObj, PARAM_OPERATINGMODE) == BitTorrent::TorrentOperatingMode::Forced);
         params.addPaused = getOptionalBool(jsonObj, PARAM_STOPPED);
+        params.skipChecking = jsonObj.value(PARAM_SKIPCHECKING).toBool();
         params.contentLayout = getOptionalEnum<BitTorrent::TorrentContentLayout>(jsonObj, PARAM_CONTENTLAYOUT);
         params.useAutoTMM = getOptionalBool(jsonObj, PARAM_AUTOTMM);
         params.uploadLimit = jsonObj.value(PARAM_UPLOADLIMIT).toInt(-1);
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ namespace
             {PARAM_SAVEPATH, params.savePath},
             {PARAM_OPERATINGMODE, Utils::String::fromEnum(params.addForced
                 ? BitTorrent::TorrentOperatingMode::Forced : BitTorrent::TorrentOperatingMode::AutoManaged)},
+            {PARAM_SKIPCHECKING, params.skipChecking},
             {PARAM_UPLOADLIMIT, params.uploadLimit},
             {PARAM_DOWNLOADLIMIT, params.downloadLimit},
             {PARAM_SEEDINGTIMELIMIT, params.seedingTimeLimit},
diff --git a/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.cpp
index 04bc69b23..ed4b85165 100644
--- a/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ WatchedFolderOptionsDialog::WatchedFolderOptionsDialog(
     const auto *session = BitTorrent::Session::instance();
     const BitTorrent::AddTorrentParams &torrentParams = watchedFolderOptions.addTorrentParams;
     m_ui->startTorrentCheckBox->setChecked(!torrentParams.addPaused.value_or(session->isAddTorrentPaused()));
+    m_ui->skipCheckingCheckBox->setChecked(torrentParams.skipChecking);
     m_ui->comboTTM->setCurrentIndex(torrentParams.useAutoTMM.value_or(!session->isAutoTMMDisabledByDefault()));
     m_ui->contentLayoutComboBox->setCurrentIndex(
         static_cast<int>(torrentParams.contentLayout.value_or(session->torrentContentLayout())));
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ TorrentFilesWatcher::WatchedFolderOptions WatchedFolderOptionsDialog::watchedFol
         params.savePath = m_ui->savePath->selectedPath();
     params.category = m_ui->categoryComboBox->currentText();;
     params.addPaused = !m_ui->startTorrentCheckBox->isChecked();
+    params.skipChecking = m_ui->skipCheckingCheckBox->isChecked();
     params.contentLayout = static_cast<BitTorrent::TorrentContentLayout>(m_ui->contentLayoutComboBox->currentIndex());
 
     return watchedFolderOptions;
diff --git a/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.ui
index 55db4bad8..d4daabab5 100644
--- a/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/watchedfolderoptionsdialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>462</width>
-    <height>306</height>
+    <height>325</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -163,30 +163,50 @@
            </layout>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
+           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
             <item>
-             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="startTorrentCheckBox">
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>Start torrent</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-                <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>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="startTorrentCheckBox">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Start torrent</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+              <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" name="skipCheckingLayout">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="skipCheckingCheckBox">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Skip hash check</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="skipCheckingSpacer">
+              <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>