diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/catalog.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/catalog.py
index 6ad18a1445..f7ad8f7af0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/catalog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/catalog.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class GenerateCatalogAction(InterfaceAction):
         fmt = os.path.splitext(out)[1][1:].upper()
         job = self.gui.job_manager.run_job(
                 self.Dispatcher(self.catalog_generated), func, args=args,
-                    description=desc)
+                description=desc)
         job.catalog_file_path = out
         job.fmt = fmt
         job.catalog_sync, job.catalog_title = sync, title
@@ -78,15 +78,16 @@ class GenerateCatalogAction(InterfaceAction):
 
         if job.failed:
             return self.gui.job_exception(job)
-        id = self.gui.library_view.model().add_catalog(job.catalog_file_path, job.catalog_title)
-        self.gui.library_view.model().beginResetModel(), self.gui.library_view.model().endResetModel()
-        if job.catalog_sync:
-            sync = dynamic.get('catalogs_to_be_synced', set([]))
-            sync.add(id)
-            dynamic.set('catalogs_to_be_synced', sync)
+        if dynamic.get('catalog_add_to_library', True):
+            id = self.gui.library_view.model().add_catalog(job.catalog_file_path, job.catalog_title)
+            self.gui.library_view.model().beginResetModel(), self.gui.library_view.model().endResetModel()
+            if job.catalog_sync:
+                sync = dynamic.get('catalogs_to_be_synced', set([]))
+                sync.add(id)
+                dynamic.set('catalogs_to_be_synced', sync)
         self.gui.status_bar.show_message(_('Catalog generated.'), 3000)
         self.gui.sync_catalogs()
-        if job.fmt not in {'EPUB','MOBI', 'AZW3'}:
+        if not dynamic.get('catalog_add_to_library', True) or job.fmt not in {'EPUB','MOBI', 'AZW3'}:
             export_dir = choose_dir(self.gui, _('Export Catalog Directory'),
                     _('Select destination for %(title)s.%(fmt)s') % dict(
                         title=job.catalog_title, fmt=job.fmt.lower()))
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class GenerateCatalogAction(InterfaceAction):
                 try:
                     shutil.copyfile(job.catalog_file_path, destination)
                 except EnvironmentError as err:
-                    if getattr(err, 'errno', None) == errno.EACCES: # Permission denied
+                    if getattr(err, 'errno', None) == errno.EACCES:  # Permission denied
                         import traceback
                         error_dialog(self, _('Permission denied'),
                                 _('Could not open %s. Is it being used by another'
@@ -104,4 +105,3 @@ class GenerateCatalogAction(InterfaceAction):
                                 show=True)
                         return
                     raise
-
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
index 35eff5ee06..ba44114e29 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Catalog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
 
         if self.sync.isEnabled():
             self.sync.setChecked(dynamic.get('catalog_sync_to_device', True))
+        self.add_to_library.setChecked(dynamic.get('catalog_add_to_library', True))
 
         self.format.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.show_plugin_tab)
         self.buttonBox.button(self.buttonBox.Apply).clicked.connect(self.apply)
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ class Catalog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.catalog_sync = bool(self.sync.isChecked())
         dynamic.set('catalog_sync_to_device', self.catalog_sync)
         dynamic.set('catalog_window_geom', bytearray(self.saveGeometry()))
+        dynamic.set('catalog_add_to_library', self.add_to_library.isChecked())
 
     def apply(self, *args):
         # Store current values without building catalog
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
index 3af36393b2..18ba9495b4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
            <item row="0" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Catalog &amp;format:</string>
+              <string>Catalo&amp;g format:</string>
              </property>
              <property name="buddy">
               <cstring>format</cstring>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
            <item row="1" column="2">
             <widget class="QLineEdit" name="title"/>
            </item>
-           <item row="3" column="1">
+           <item row="4" column="1">
             <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
              <property name="orientation">
               <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="add_to_library">
+             <property name="toolTip">
+              <string>Add the catalog to your calibre library after it is generated.
+Note that if you disable adding of the catalog to the library
+sending of the catalog todevice will not work.</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>&amp;Add catalog to library</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
         </widget>