diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
index 144d8f8586..bf9dc0a623 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
                 li = i
         self.opt_gui_layout.setCurrentIndex(li)
         self.opt_disable_animations.setChecked(config['disable_animations'])
+        self.opt_show_donate_button.setChecked(config['show_donate_button'])
 
     def check_port_value(self, *args):
         port = self.port.value()
@@ -871,6 +872,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         config['overwrite_author_title_metadata'] = self.opt_overwrite_author_title_metadata.isChecked()
         config['enforce_cpu_limit'] = bool(self.opt_enforce_cpu_limit.isChecked())
         config['disable_animations'] = bool(self.opt_disable_animations.isChecked())
+        config['show_donate_button'] = bool(self.opt_show_donate_button.isChecked())
         gprefs['show_splash_screen'] = bool(self.show_splash_screen.isChecked())
         fmts = []
         for i in range(self.viewer.count()):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
index 191b8def80..b473ee7846 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+             <item row="3" column="0">
               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="show_splash_screen">
                <property name="text">
                 <string>Show &amp;splash screen at startup</string>
@@ -665,6 +665,13 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
+             <item row="3" column="1">
+              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_show_donate_button">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Show &amp;donate button (restart)</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>
            <widget class="QWidget" name="page_6">