diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
index 1deb025c73..5dcc4feb1a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py
@@ -498,6 +498,20 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.opt_gui_layout.setCurrentIndex(li)
         self.opt_disable_animations.setChecked(config['disable_animations'])
         self.opt_show_donate_button.setChecked(config['show_donate_button'])
+        idx = 0
+        for i, x in enumerate([(_('Small'), 'small'), (_('Medium'), 'medium'),
+            (_('Large'), 'large')]):
+            if x[1] == gprefs.get('toolbar_icon_size', 'medium'):
+                idx = i
+            self.opt_toolbar_icon_size.addItem(x[0], x[1])
+        self.opt_toolbar_icon_size.setCurrentIndex(idx)
+        idx = 0
+        for i, x in enumerate([(_('Automatic'), 'auto'), (_('Always'), 'always'),
+            (_('Never'), 'never')]):
+            if x[1] == gprefs.get('toolbar_text', 'auto'):
+                idx = i
+            self.opt_toolbar_text.addItem(x[0], x[1])
+        self.opt_toolbar_text.setCurrentIndex(idx)
 
         self.category_view.setCurrentIndex(self.category_view.model().index_for_name(initial_category))
 
@@ -869,6 +883,10 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         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())
+        for x in ('toolbar_icon_size', 'toolbar_text'):
+            w = getattr(self, 'opt_'+x)
+            data = w.itemData(w.currentIndex()).toString()
+            gprefs[x] = unicode(data)
         fmts = []
         for i in range(self.viewer.count()):
             if self.viewer.item(i).checkState() == Qt.Checked:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
index 5d6bff2467..df19aa2a26 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui
@@ -346,21 +346,21 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+             <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="sync_news">
                <property name="text">
                 <string>Automatically send downloaded &amp;news to ebook reader</string>
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
+             <item row="9" column="0" colspan="2">
               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="delete_news">
                <property name="text">
                 <string>&amp;Delete news from library when it is automatically sent to reader</string>
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item row="9" column="0" colspan="2">
+             <item row="10" column="0" colspan="2">
               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
                <item>
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
                </item>
               </layout>
              </item>
-             <item row="10" column="0" colspan="2">
+             <item row="11" column="0" colspan="2">
               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_7">
                <item>
                 <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
@@ -580,6 +580,41 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
+             <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+              <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
+               <property name="title">
+                <string>&amp;Toolbar</string>
+               </property>
+               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+                <item row="0" column="1">
+                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="opt_toolbar_icon_size"/>
+                </item>
+                <item row="0" column="0">
+                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+                  <property name="text">
+                   <string>&amp;Icon size:</string>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="buddy">
+                   <cstring>opt_toolbar_icon_size</cstring>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+                <item row="1" column="1">
+                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="opt_toolbar_text"/>
+                </item>
+                <item row="1" column="0">
+                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+                  <property name="text">
+                   <string>Show &amp;text under icons:</string>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="buddy">
+                   <cstring>opt_toolbar_text</cstring>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
+               </layout>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>
            <widget class="QWidget" name="page_6">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
index 7249d47122..012a9b5ce3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from PyQt4.Qt import QIcon, Qt, QWidget, QAction, QToolBar, QSize, \
 from calibre.constants import __appname__, isosx
 from calibre.gui2.search_box import SearchBox2, SavedSearchBox
 from calibre.gui2.throbber import ThrobbingButton
-from calibre.gui2 import config, open_url
+from calibre.gui2 import config, open_url, gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.widgets import ComboBoxWithHelp
 from calibre import human_readable
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.scheduler import Scheduler
 from calibre.utils.smtp import config as email_config
 
-ICON_SIZE = 48
 
 class SaveMenu(QMenu): # {{{
 
@@ -229,12 +228,11 @@ class ToolBar(QToolBar): # {{{
         self.setFloatable(False)
         self.setOrientation(Qt.Horizontal)
         self.setAllowedAreas(Qt.TopToolBarArea|Qt.BottomToolBarArea)
-        self.setIconSize(QSize(ICON_SIZE, ICON_SIZE))
-        self.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextUnderIcon)
         self.setStyleSheet('QToolButton:checked { font-weight: bold }')
+        self.donate = donate
+        self.apply_settings()
 
         self.all_actions = actions
-        self.donate = donate
         self.location_manager = location_manager
         self.location_manager.locations_changed.connect(self.build_bar)
         self.d_widget = QWidget()
@@ -245,6 +243,16 @@ class ToolBar(QToolBar): # {{{
         self.build_bar()
         self.preferred_width = self.sizeHint().width()
 
+    def apply_settings(self):
+        sz = gprefs.get('toolbar_icon_size', 'medium')
+        sz = {'small':24, 'medium':48, 'large':64}[sz]
+        self.setIconSize(QSize(sz, sz))
+        style = Qt.ToolButtonTextUnderIcon
+        if gprefs.get('toolbar_text', 'auto') == 'never':
+            style = Qt.ToolButtonIconOnly
+        self.setToolButtonStyle(style)
+        self.donate.set_normal_icon_size(sz, sz)
+
     def contextMenuEvent(self, *args):
         pass
 
@@ -298,8 +306,11 @@ class ToolBar(QToolBar): # {{{
     def resizeEvent(self, ev):
         QToolBar.resizeEvent(self, ev)
         style = Qt.ToolButtonTextUnderIcon
+        p = gprefs.get('toolbar_text', 'auto')
+        if p == 'never':
+            style = Qt.ToolButtonIconOnly
 
-        if self.preferred_width > self.width()+35:
+        if p == 'auto' and self.preferred_width > self.width()+35:
             style = Qt.ToolButtonIconOnly
 
         self.setToolButtonStyle(style)
@@ -383,7 +394,6 @@ class MainWindowMixin(object):
         self.centralwidget.setLayout(self._central_widget_layout)
         self.resize(1012, 740)
         self.donate_button = ThrobbingButton(self.centralwidget)
-        self.donate_button.set_normal_icon_size(ICON_SIZE, ICON_SIZE)
         self.location_manager = LocationManager(self)
 
         self.init_scheduler(db)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index 9913e320e9..ec8d07bdbe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, # {{{
             self.tags_view.recount()
             self.create_device_menu()
             self.set_device_menu_items_state(bool(self.device_connected))
+            self.tool_bar.apply_settings()
 
     def library_moved(self, newloc):
         if newloc is None: return