diff --git a/src/osd/osdpretty.cpp b/src/osd/osdpretty.cpp
index ea5c10a27..e88eab534 100644
--- a/src/osd/osdpretty.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osdpretty.cpp
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ OSDPretty::OSDPretty(Mode mode, QWidget *parent)
   QObject::connect(fader_, &QTimeLine::valueChanged, this, &OSDPretty::FaderValueChanged);
   QObject::connect(fader_, &QTimeLine::finished, this, &OSDPretty::FaderFinished);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-  set_fading_enabled(true);
-#endif
-
   // Load the show edges and corners
   QImage shadow_edge(":/pictures/osd_shadow_edge.png");
   QImage shadow_corner(":/pictures/osd_shadow_corner.png");
@@ -247,6 +243,11 @@ void OSDPretty::Load() {
   background_opacity_ = s.value("background_opacity", 0.85).toFloat();
   font_.fromString(s.value("font", "Verdana,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0").toString());
   disable_duration_ = s.value("disable_duration", false).toBool();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+  fading_enabled_ = s.value("fading", true).toBool();
+#else
+  fading_enabled_ = s.value("fading", false).toBool();
+#endif
 
   if (s.contains("popup_screen")) {
     popup_screen_name_ = s.value("popup_screen").toString();
diff --git a/src/osd/osdpretty.h b/src/osd/osdpretty.h
index e3ea4f979..814782996 100644
--- a/src/osd/osdpretty.h
+++ b/src/osd/osdpretty.h
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ class OSDPretty : public QWidget {
   void SetMessage(const QString &summary, const QString& message, const QImage &image);
   void ShowMessage(const QString &summary, const QString& message, const QImage &image);
 
-  // Controls the fader.  This is enabled by default on Windows.
-  void set_fading_enabled(bool enabled) { fading_enabled_ = enabled; }
-
   // Popup duration in seconds.  Only used in Mode_Popup.
   void set_popup_duration(int msec);
 
@@ -95,6 +92,7 @@ class OSDPretty : public QWidget {
   QPoint popup_pos() const { return popup_pos_; }
   QFont font() const { return font_; }
   bool disable_duration() const { return disable_duration_; }
+  bool fading() const { return fading_enabled_; }
 
   // When the user has been moving the popup, use these to get its current position and screen.
   // Note that these return invalid values if the popup is hidden.
diff --git a/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.cpp
index 9f8983a61..a82fb7e02 100644
--- a/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ void NotificationsSettingsPage::Load() {
     ui_->notifications_bg_preset->setCurrentIndex(2);
   ui_->notifications_bg_preset->setItemData(2, QColor(color), Qt::DecorationRole);
   ui_->notifications_disable_duration->setChecked(pretty_popup_->disable_duration());
+
+  ui_->notifications_fading->setChecked(pretty_popup_->fading());
+
   UpdatePopupVisible();
 
   Init(ui_->layout_notificationssettingspage->parentWidget());
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ void NotificationsSettingsPage::Save() {
   s.setValue("popup_pos", pretty_popup_->popup_pos());
   s.setValue("font", pretty_popup_->font().toString());
   s.setValue("disable_duration", ui_->notifications_disable_duration->isChecked());
+  s.setValue("fading", ui_->notifications_fading->isChecked());
   s.endGroup();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.ui b/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.ui
index bd4b24793..b649585c4 100644
--- a/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/settings/notificationssettingspage.ui
@@ -284,13 +284,6 @@
       <string>Pretty OSD options</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="layout_notifications_pretty_group">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Background opacity</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QSlider" name="notifications_opacity">
         <property name="orientation">
@@ -305,6 +298,34 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Text options</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="2">
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="notifications_font_choose">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Choose font...</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="1">
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="notifications_fg_choose">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Choose color...</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Background opacity</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="notifications_bg_preset">
         <item>
@@ -324,24 +345,10 @@
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="notifications_fading">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Text options</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="notifications_fg_choose">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Choose color...</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="2">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="notifications_font_choose">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Choose font...</string>
+         <string>Enable fading</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>