diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.py
index e788888257..8ca4cab455 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import Qt
 
+from calibre.gui2 import gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.convert.heuristics_ui import Ui_Form
 from calibre.gui2.convert import Widget
 
@@ -21,17 +22,35 @@ class HeuristicsWidget(Widget, Ui_Form):
                 ['enable_heuristics', 'markup_chapter_headings',
                  'italicize_common_cases', 'fix_indents',
                  'html_unwrap_factor', 'unwrap_lines',
-                 'delete_blank_paragraphs', 'format_scene_breaks',
+                 'delete_blank_paragraphs',
+                 'format_scene_breaks', 'replace_scene_breaks',
                  'dehyphenate', 'renumber_headings']
                 )
         self.db, self.book_id = db, book_id
+        self.rssb_defaults = ['', '<hr />', '* * *']
         self.initialize_options(get_option, get_help, db, book_id)
 
+        self.load_histories()
+
         self.opt_enable_heuristics.stateChanged.connect(self.enable_heuristics)
         self.opt_unwrap_lines.stateChanged.connect(self.enable_unwrap)
 
         self.enable_heuristics(self.opt_enable_heuristics.checkState())
 
+    def restore_defaults(self, get_option):
+        Widget.restore_defaults(self, get_option)
+        
+        rssb_hist = gprefs['replace_scene_breaks_history']
+        for x in self.rssb_defaults:
+            if x in rssb_hist:
+                del rssb_hist[rssb_hist.index(x)]
+        gprefs['replace_scene_breaks_history'] = self.rssb_defaults + gprefs['replace_scene_breaks_history']
+
+    def commit_options(self, save_defaults=False):
+        self.save_histories()
+        
+        return Widget.commit_options(self, save_defaults)
+
     def break_cycles(self):
         Widget.break_cycles(self)
 
@@ -45,6 +64,30 @@ class HeuristicsWidget(Widget, Ui_Form):
         if val is None and g is self.opt_html_unwrap_factor:
             g.setValue(0.0)
             return True
+        if not val and g is self.opt_replace_scene_breaks:
+            g.lineEdit().setText('')
+            return True
+
+    def load_histories(self):
+        val = unicode(self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.currentText())
+        rssb_hist = gprefs.get('replace_scene_breaks_history', self.rssb_defaults)
+        if val in rssb_hist:
+            del rssb_hist[rssb_hist.index(val)]
+        rssb_hist.insert(0, val)
+        for v in rssb_hist:
+            # Ensure we don't have duplicate items.
+            if self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.findText(v) == -1:
+                self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.addItem(v)
+        self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.setCurrentIndex(0)
+
+    def save_histories(self):
+        rssb_history = []
+        history_pats = [unicode(self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.lineEdit().text())] + [unicode(self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.itemText(i)) for i in xrange(self.opt_replace_scene_breaks.count())]
+        for p in history_pats[:10]:
+            # Ensure we don't have duplicate items.
+            if p not in rssb_history:
+                rssb_history.append(p)
+        gprefs['replace_scene_breaks_history'] = rssb_history
 
     def enable_heuristics(self, state):
         state = state == Qt.Checked
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.ui
index 6863fcf8e6..4f7cf5ea6e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/heuristics.ui
@@ -150,6 +150,42 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+        <property name="sizeConstraint">
+         <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Preferred">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Replace soft scene breaks:</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="opt_replace_scene_breaks">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="editable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="insertPolicy">
+           <enum>QComboBox::InsertAtTop</enum>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_dehyphenate">
         <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
index 59fcbb65ad..6540383229 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class Config(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
             if not w.pre_commit_check():
                 return
             x = w.commit(save_defaults=False)
+            print x
             recs.update(x)
         self.opf_file, self.cover_file = self.mw.opf_file, self.mw.cover_file
         self._recommendations = recs