diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.ui
index c54ee66044..0b39089ee3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.ui
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_overwrite_author_title_metadata">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Overwrite author and title with author and title of selected book</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_get_social_metadata">
      <property name="text">
@@ -117,9 +124,9 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_overwrite_author_title_metadata">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_overwrite_cover_image">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Overwrite author and title with author and title of selected book</string>
+      <string>Overwrite cover image with downloaded cover if available for the selected book</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
index ef1bddca0c..65cfdf57d4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
                             self.title.setText(book.title)
                             self.authors.setText(authors_to_string(book.authors))
                             if book.author_sort: self.author_sort.setText(book.author_sort)
+                        if d.opt_overwrite_cover_image.isChecked() and book.has_cover:
+                            self.fetch_cover()
                         if book.publisher: self.publisher.setEditText(book.publisher)
                         if book.isbn: self.isbn.setText(book.isbn)
                         if book.pubdate: