diff --git a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
index cfe75a449..c6fc38d65 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
     data["bittorrent_protocol"] = static_cast<int>(session->btProtocol());
     data["limit_utp_rate"] = session->isUTPRateLimited();
     data["limit_tcp_overhead"] = session->includeOverheadInLimits();
+    data["limit_lan_peers"] = !session->ignoreLimitsOnLAN();
     // Scheduling
     data["scheduler_enabled"] = session->isBandwidthSchedulerEnabled();
     const QTime start_time = pref->getSchedulerStartTime();
@@ -411,6 +412,8 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
         session->setUTPRateLimited(m["limit_utp_rate"].toBool());
     if (m.contains("limit_tcp_overhead"))
         session->setIncludeOverheadInLimits(m["limit_tcp_overhead"].toBool());
+    if ((it = m.find(QLatin1String("limit_lan_peers"))) != m.constEnd())
+        session->setIgnoreLimitsOnLAN(!it.value().toBool());
     // Scheduling
     if (m.contains("scheduler_enabled"))
         session->setBandwidthSchedulerEnabled(m["scheduler_enabled"].toBool());
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html b/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
index 32d469cea..4e7296f8a 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@
             <input type="checkbox" id="limit_tcp_overhead_checkbox" />
             <label for="limit_tcp_overhead_checkbox">QBT_TR(Apply rate limit to transport overhead)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
         </div>
+        <div class="formRow">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="limit_lan_peers_checkbox" />
+            <label for="limit_lan_peers_checkbox">QBT_TR(Apply rate limit to peers on LAN)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+        </div>
     </fieldset>
 </div>
 
@@ -1211,6 +1215,7 @@
                     $('enable_protocol_combobox').setProperty('value', pref.bittorrent_protocol);
                     $('limit_utp_rate_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.limit_utp_rate);
                     $('limit_tcp_overhead_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.limit_tcp_overhead);
+                    $('limit_lan_peers_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.limit_lan_peers);
 
                     // Scheduling
                     $('limit_sheduling_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.scheduler_enabled);
@@ -1473,6 +1478,7 @@
         settings.set('bittorrent_protocol', $('enable_protocol_combobox').getProperty('value'));
         settings.set('limit_utp_rate', $('limit_utp_rate_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
         settings.set('limit_tcp_overhead', $('limit_tcp_overhead_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+        settings.set('limit_lan_peers', $('limit_lan_peers_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
 
         // Scheduler
         var scheduling_enabled = $('limit_sheduling_checkbox').getProperty('checked');