diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index b59add11d..c0ff3ce5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setupDisplayPastEvents()
         setupFontSize()
         setupCustomizeWidgetColors()
+        setupDimEvents()
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
         checkPrimaryColor()
         setupSectionColors()
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun setupSectionColors() {
         val adjustedPrimaryColor = getAdjustedPrimaryColor()
-        arrayListOf(reminders_label, caldav_label, weekly_view_label, monthly_view_label, simple_event_list_label, simple_font_size_label).forEach {
+        arrayListOf(reminders_label, caldav_label, weekly_view_label, monthly_view_label, simple_event_list_label, simple_font_size_label, events_label).forEach {
             it.setTextColor(adjustedPrimaryColor)
         }
     }
@@ -409,6 +410,14 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun setupDimEvents() {
+        settings_dim_past_events.isChecked = config.dimPastEvents
+        settings_dim_past_events_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            settings_dim_past_events.toggle()
+            config.dimPastEvents = settings_dim_past_events.isChecked
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, resultData: Intent?) {
         super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, resultData)
         if (requestCode == GET_RINGTONE_URI && resultCode == RESULT_OK && resultData != null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Config.kt
index a39b856b0..292a2d222 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(LOOP_REMINDERS, false)
         set(loopReminders) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(LOOP_REMINDERS, loopReminders).apply()
 
+    var dimPastEvents: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(DIM_PAST_EVENTS, true)
+        set(dimPastEvents) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(DIM_PAST_EVENTS, dimPastEvents).apply()
+
     fun getSyncedCalendarIdsAsList() = caldavSyncedCalendarIDs.split(",").filter { it.trim().isNotEmpty() } as ArrayList<String>
 
     fun addDisplayEventType(type: String) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
index 4023b8ac8..77ec4db33 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const val REPLACE_DESCRIPTION = "replace_description"
 const val SHOW_GRID = "show_grid"
 const val IS_CUSTOMIZING_COLORS = "is_customizing_colors"
 const val LOOP_REMINDERS = "loop_reminders"
+const val DIM_PAST_EVENTS = "dim_past_events"
 
 // repeat_rule for monthly repetition
 const val REPEAT_MONTH_SAME_DAY = 1                   // ie 25th every month
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 32dad5eef..58683dcaa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -147,28 +147,6 @@
 
         </RelativeLayout>
 
-        <RelativeLayout
-            android:id="@+id/settings_delete_all_events_holder"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
-            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
-            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/bigger_margin"
-            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
-            android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
-            android:paddingTop="@dimen/bigger_margin">
-
-            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                android:id="@+id/settings_delete_all_events"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
-                android:paddingRight="@dimen/medium_margin"
-                android:text="@string/delete_all_events"/>
-
-        </RelativeLayout>
-
         <View
             android:id="@+id/reminders_divider"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -688,5 +666,67 @@
                 android:text="@string/customize_widget_colors"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <View
+            android:id="@+id/events_divider"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="1px"
+            android:background="@color/divider_grey"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"/>
+
+        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+            android:id="@+id/events_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:text="@string/event_reminders"
+            android:textAllCaps="true"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/smaller_text_size"/>
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_dim_past_events_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySwitchCompat
+                android:id="@+id/settings_dim_past_events"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingStart="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/dim_past_events"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_delete_all_events_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/bigger_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/settings_delete_all_events"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingRight="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/delete_all_events"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 </ScrollView>