diff --git a/core/src/scopymainwindow.cpp b/core/src/scopymainwindow.cpp
index 5fcba2fecb..eba0f16f5f 100644
--- a/core/src/scopymainwindow.cpp
+++ b/core/src/scopymainwindow.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void ScopyMainWindow::initPreferences()
 	p->init("general_use_animations", true);
 	p->init("general_theme", "default");
 	p->init("general_language", "en");
+	p->init("show_grid", true);
 	p->init("general_plot_target_fps", "60");
 	p->init("general_show_plot_fps", true);
 	p->init("general_use_native_dialogs", true);
diff --git a/core/src/scopypreferencespage.cpp b/core/src/scopypreferencespage.cpp
index 6bc068a262..5774226cdc 100644
--- a/core/src/scopypreferencespage.cpp
+++ b/core/src/scopypreferencespage.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ QWidget *ScopyPreferencesPage::buildGeneralPreferencesPage()
 	generalSection->contentLayout()->addWidget(PreferencesHelper::addPreferenceCheckBox(
 		p, "general_show_status_bar", "Enable the status bar for displaying important messages.",
 		generalSection));
+	generalSection->contentLayout()->addWidget(
+		PreferencesHelper::addPreferenceCheckBox(p, "show_grid", "Show Grid", generalSection));
 	generalSection->contentLayout()->addWidget(PreferencesHelper::addPreferenceCombo(
 		p, "general_theme", "Theme", {"default", "light"}, generalSection));
 	generalSection->contentLayout()->addWidget(PreferencesHelper::addPreferenceCombo(
diff --git a/gui/src/plotwidget.cpp b/gui/src/plotwidget.cpp
index 117d661846..994517569e 100644
--- a/gui/src/plotwidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/plotwidget.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,20 @@ PlotWidget::PlotWidget(QWidget *parent)
 	EdgelessPlotGrid *d_grid = new EdgelessPlotGrid();
 	QColor majorPenColor(gridpen.color());
 	d_grid->setMajorPen(majorPenColor, 1.0, Qt::DashLine);
-	d_grid->attach(m_plot);
+	if(Preferences::GetInstance()->get("show_grid").toBool()) {
+		d_grid->attach(m_plot);
+	}
+	connect(Preferences::GetInstance(), &Preferences::preferenceChanged, this,
+		[=](QString preference, QVariant value) {
+			if(preference == "show_grid") {
+				if(value.toBool()) {
+					d_grid->attach(m_plot);
+				} else {
+					d_grid->detach();
+				}
+				m_plot->replot();
+			}
+		});
 
 	//	QwtPlotMarker *d_origin = new QwtPlotMarker();
 	//	d_origin->setLineStyle( QwtPlotMarker::Cross );
@@ -264,8 +277,20 @@ void PlotWidget::hideDefaultAxis()
 void PlotWidget::setupPlotInfo()
 {
 	m_plotInfo = new PlotInfo(m_plot->canvas());
-	m_plotInfo->addCustomInfo(new HDivInfo(this), InfoPosition::IP_LEFT);
 	m_plotInfo->addCustomInfo(new FPSInfo(this), InfoPosition::IP_LEFT);
+
+	HDivInfo *hDivInfo = new HDivInfo(this);
+	m_plotInfo->addCustomInfo(hDivInfo, InfoPosition::IP_LEFT);
+
+	if(!Preferences::GetInstance()->get("show_grid").toBool()) {
+		hDivInfo->hide();
+	}
+	connect(Preferences::GetInstance(), &Preferences::preferenceChanged, this,
+		[=](QString preference, QVariant value) {
+			if(preference == "show_grid") {
+				hDivInfo->setVisible(value.toBool());
+			}
+		});
 }
 
 bool PlotWidget::showYAxisLabels() const { return m_showYAxisLabels; }