diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/comic/convert_from.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/comic/convert_from.py
index 33d697bfe4..70daaa5705 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/comic/convert_from.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/comic/convert_from.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ try:
             MagickGetImageHeight, \
             MagickResizeImage, MagickSetImageType, \
             GrayscaleType, CatromFilter,  MagickSetImagePage, \
-            MagickBorderImage, MagickSharpenImage, \
+            MagickBorderImage, MagickSharpenImage, MagickDespeckleImage, \
             MagickQuantizeImage, RGBColorspace, \
             MagickWriteImage, DestroyPixelWand, \
             DestroyMagickWand, CloneMagickWand, \
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ class PageProcessor(list):
                 MagickSharpenImage(wand, 0.0, 1.0)
                 
             MagickSetImageType(wand, GrayscaleType)
+            
+            if self.opts.despeckle:
+                MagickDespeckleImage(wand)
+            
             MagickQuantizeImage(wand, self.opts.colors, RGBColorspace, 0, 1, 0)
             dest = '%d_%d.png'%(self.num, i)
             dest = os.path.join(self.dest, dest)
@@ -250,6 +254,8 @@ def config(defaults=None):
               help=_("Don't split landscape images into two portrait images"))
     c.add_opt('right2left', ['--right2left'], default=False, action='store_true',
               help=_('Used for right-to-left publications like manga. Causes landscape pages to be split into portrait pages from right to left.'))
+    c.add_opt('despeckle', ['-d', '--despeckle'], default=False, 
+              help=_('Enable Despeckle. Reduces speckle noise. May greatly increase processing time.'))
     c.add_opt('no_sort', ['--no-sort'], default=False, 
               help=_("Don't sort the files found in the comic alphabetically by name. Instead use the order they were added to the comic."))
     c.add_opt('profile', ['-p', '--profile'], default='prs500', choices=PROFILES.keys(), 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py
index 32bd1547be..f9786e7661 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ComicConf(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.opt_dont_sharpen.setChecked(opts.dont_sharpen)
         self.opt_landscape.setChecked(opts.landscape)
         self.opt_no_sort.setChecked(opts.no_sort)
+        self.opt_despeckle.setChecked(opts.despeckle)
         self.opt_right2left.setChecked(opts.right2left)
         
         for opt in self.config.option_set.preferences:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.ui
index 07df7dc8a8..d4d66dccda 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/comicconf.ui
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="10" column="1" >
+   <item row="11" column="1" >
     <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox" >
      <property name="orientation" >
       <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="10" column="0" >
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_despeckle" >
+     <property name="text" >
+      <string>De&amp;speckle</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources>