diff --git a/src/core/Config.cpp b/src/core/Config.cpp
index 5afbfcceb..8b266a845 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Config.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void Config::init(const QString& fileName)
     m_defaults.insert("security/passwordsrepeat", false);
     m_defaults.insert("security/passwordscleartext", false);
     m_defaults.insert("security/autotypeask", true);
+    m_defaults.insert("security/IconDownloadFallbackToGoogle", false);
     m_defaults.insert("GUI/Language", "system");
     m_defaults.insert("GUI/ShowTrayIcon", false);
     m_defaults.insert("GUI/MinimizeToTray", false);
diff --git a/src/gui/EditWidgetIcons.cpp b/src/gui/EditWidgetIcons.cpp
index a68bda05e..42bc507dd 100644
--- a/src/gui/EditWidgetIcons.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/EditWidgetIcons.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 
+#include "core/Config.h"
 #include "core/Group.h"
 #include "core/Metadata.h"
 #include "core/Tools.h"
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ void EditWidgetIcons::fetchFavicon(const QUrl& url)
 
 void EditWidgetIcons::fetchFaviconFromGoogle(const QString& domain)
 {
-    if (m_fallbackToGoogle) {
+    if (config()->get("security/IconDownloadFallbackToGoogle", false).toBool() && m_fallbackToGoogle) {
         resetFaviconDownload();
         m_fallbackToGoogle = false;
         fetchFavicon(QUrl("http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=" + domain));
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
index 185372beb..24d00b7d9 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "ui_SettingsWidgetGeneral.h"
 #include "ui_SettingsWidgetSecurity.h"
 
+#include "config-keepassx.h"
 #include "autotype/AutoType.h"
 #include "core/Config.h"
 #include "core/Translator.h"
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ SettingsWidget::SettingsWidget(QWidget* parent)
             m_secUi->clearClipboardSpinBox, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
     connect(m_secUi->lockDatabaseIdleCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
             m_secUi->lockDatabaseIdleSpinBox, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
+
+#ifndef WITH_XC_HTTP
+    m_secUi->privacy->setVisible(false);
+#endif
 }
 
 SettingsWidget::~SettingsWidget()
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ void SettingsWidget::loadSettings()
     m_secUi->lockDatabaseIdleSpinBox->setValue(config()->get("security/lockdatabaseidlesec").toInt());
     m_secUi->lockDatabaseMinimizeCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("security/lockdatabaseminimize").toBool());
     m_secUi->lockDatabaseOnScreenLockCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("security/lockdatabasescreenlock").toBool());
+    m_secUi->lockDatabaseOnScreenLockCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("security/IconDownloadFallbackToGoogle").toBool());
 
     m_secUi->passwordCleartextCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("security/passwordscleartext").toBool());
     m_secUi->passwordRepeatCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("security/passwordsrepeat").toBool());
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ void SettingsWidget::saveSettings()
     config()->set("security/lockdatabaseidlesec", m_secUi->lockDatabaseIdleSpinBox->value());
     config()->set("security/lockdatabaseminimize", m_secUi->lockDatabaseMinimizeCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("security/lockdatabasescreenlock", m_secUi->lockDatabaseOnScreenLockCheckBox->isChecked());
+    config()->set("security/IconDownloadFallbackToGoogle", m_secUi->fallbackToGoogle->isChecked());
 
     config()->set("security/passwordscleartext", m_secUi->passwordCleartextCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("security/passwordsrepeat", m_secUi->passwordRepeatCheckBox->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWidgetSecurity.ui b/src/gui/SettingsWidgetSecurity.ui
index 679c470ad..4233fdbd1 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWidgetSecurity.ui
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWidgetSecurity.ui
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="privacy">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Privacy</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fallbackToGoogle">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Use Google as fallback for downloading website icons</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
      <property name="orientation">