diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 7d4a39fe4e..6676bc30e1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gprefs.defaults['default_author_link'] = 'http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?se
 gprefs.defaults['preserve_date_on_ctl'] = True
 gprefs.defaults['cb_fullscreen'] = False
 gprefs.defaults['worker_max_time'] = 0
-
+gprefs.defaults['show_files_after_save'] = True
 # }}}
 
 NONE = QVariant() #: Null value to return from the data function of item models
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/save_to_disk.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/save_to_disk.py
index 73f4367abc..b2bb8fb547 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/save_to_disk.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/save_to_disk.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from functools import partial
 from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, pyqtSignal
 
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
-from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, Dispatcher, \
-    choose_dir, warning_dialog, open_local_file
+from calibre.gui2 import (error_dialog, Dispatcher, gprefs,
+    choose_dir, warning_dialog, open_local_file)
 from calibre.gui2.actions import InterfaceAction
 from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
 
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class SaveToDiskAction(InterfaceAction):
             _('Could not save some books') + ', ' +
             _('Click the show details button to see which ones.'),
             u'\n\n'.join(failures), show=True)
-        open_local_file(path)
+        if gprefs['show_files_after_save']:
+            open_local_file(path)
 
     def books_saved(self, job):
         if job.failed:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.py
index e4b6a33917..bd5fcbb078 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from calibre.gui2.preferences import ConfigWidgetBase, test_widget, \
 from calibre.gui2.preferences.saving_ui import Ui_Form
 from calibre.utils.config import ConfigProxy
 from calibre.library.save_to_disk import config
+from calibre.gui2 import gprefs
 
 class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
         for x in ('asciiize', 'update_metadata', 'save_cover', 'write_opf',
                 'replace_whitespace', 'to_lowercase', 'formats', 'timefmt'):
             r(x, self.proxy)
+        r('show_files_after_save', gprefs)
 
         self.save_template.changed_signal.connect(self.changed_signal.emit)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.ui
index e4f5aaeb47..14619b7964 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/saving.ui
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_show_files_after_save">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>&amp;Show files in file browser after saving to disk</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>