diff --git a/gui/common.h b/gui/common.h
index 3a780f152..8d42648e6 100644
--- a/gui/common.h
+++ b/gui/common.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 #define SETTINGS_SHOW_STATISTICS        "Show statistics"
 #define SETTINGS_OPEN_PROJECT           "Open Project"
 #define SETTINGS_CHECK_VERSION          "Check Version"
+#define SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES      "Check for updates"
 
 // The maximum value for the progress bar
 #define PROGRESS_MAX                    1024.0
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index f5563e9c2..65b303b50 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -258,13 +258,20 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(TranslationHandler* th, QSettings* settings) :
     connect(mUI->mButtonHideInformation, &QPushButton::clicked,
             this, &MainWindow::hideInformation);
 
-    // Is there a new version?
-    if (isCppcheckPremium()) {
-        const QUrl url("https://files.cppchecksolutions.com/version.txt");
-        mNetworkAccessManager->get(QNetworkRequest(url));
+    if (!mSettings->contains(SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES))
+        mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES, isCppcheckPremium());
+
+    if (mSettings->value(SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES, false).toBool()) {
+        // Is there a new version?
+        if (isCppcheckPremium()) {
+            const QUrl url("https://files.cppchecksolutions.com/version.txt");
+            mNetworkAccessManager->get(QNetworkRequest(url));
+        } else {
+            const QUrl url("https://cppcheck.sourceforge.io/version.txt");
+            mNetworkAccessManager->get(QNetworkRequest(url));
+        }
     } else {
-        const QUrl url("https://cppcheck.sourceforge.io/version.txt");
-        mNetworkAccessManager->get(QNetworkRequest(url));
+        delete mUI->mLayoutInformation;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1956,6 +1963,7 @@ void MainWindow::hideInformation() {
     mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_CHECK_VERSION, version);
     mUI->mLabelInformation->setVisible(false);
     mUI->mButtonHideInformation->setVisible(false);
+    mUI->mLayoutInformation->deleteLater();
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::isCppcheckPremium() const {
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.ui b/gui/mainwindow.ui
index 824fd135c..6f7841023 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="mLayoutInformation">
       <property name="sizeConstraint">
        <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
       </property>
diff --git a/gui/settings.ui b/gui/settings.ui
index 4cd2c93fc..d2a08907b 100644
--- a/gui/settings.ui
+++ b/gui/settings.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>589</width>
-    <height>346</height>
+    <width>627</width>
+    <height>411</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCheckForUpdates">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Check for updates</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
          <property name="orientation">
@@ -293,27 +300,27 @@
           <string>Python binary (leave this empty to use python in the PATH)</string>
          </property>
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_13">
-           <item>
-             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QLineEdit" name="mEditPythonPath"/>
-              </item>
-              <item>
-               <widget class="QPushButton" name="mBtnBrowsePythonPath">
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>...</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-             </layout>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="mPythonPathWarning">
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLineEdit" name="mEditPythonPath"/>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QPushButton" name="mBtnBrowsePythonPath">
               <property name="text">
-               <string></string>
+               <string>...</string>
               </property>
              </widget>
-           </item>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="mPythonPathWarning">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string/>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index be83ea9e6..d53b2212d 100644
--- a/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(ApplicationList *list,
     mUI->mEnableInconclusive->setCheckState(boolToCheckState(settings.value(SETTINGS_INCONCLUSIVE_ERRORS, false).toBool()));
     mUI->mShowStatistics->setCheckState(boolToCheckState(settings.value(SETTINGS_SHOW_STATISTICS, false).toBool()));
     mUI->mShowErrorId->setCheckState(boolToCheckState(settings.value(SETTINGS_SHOW_ERROR_ID, false).toBool()));
+    mUI->mCheckForUpdates->setCheckState(boolToCheckState(settings.value(SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES, false).toBool()));
     mUI->mEditPythonPath->setText(settings.value(SETTINGS_PYTHON_PATH, QString()).toString());
     validateEditPythonPath();
     mUI->mEditMisraFile->setText(settings.value(SETTINGS_MISRA_FILE, QString()).toString());
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::saveSettingValues() const
     saveCheckboxValue(&settings, mUI->mEnableInconclusive, SETTINGS_INCONCLUSIVE_ERRORS);
     saveCheckboxValue(&settings, mUI->mShowStatistics, SETTINGS_SHOW_STATISTICS);
     saveCheckboxValue(&settings, mUI->mShowErrorId, SETTINGS_SHOW_ERROR_ID);
+    saveCheckboxValue(&settings, mUI->mCheckForUpdates, SETTINGS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES);
     settings.setValue(SETTINGS_PYTHON_PATH, mUI->mEditPythonPath->text());
     settings.setValue(SETTINGS_MISRA_FILE, mUI->mEditMisraFile->text());