diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
index 3d18d9431..f6fd4f31a 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.dialog.showTimer.setChecked(self.config['showTimer'])
         self.dialog.simpleToolbar.setChecked(self.config['simpleToolbar'])
         self.dialog.scrollToAnswer.setChecked(self.config['scrollToAnswer'])
+        self.dialog.showDivider.setChecked(self.config['qaDivider'])
         self.dialog.toolbarIconSize.setText(str(self.config['iconSize']))
 
     def updateAdvanced(self):
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.config['suppressEstimates'] = self.dialog.suppressEstimates.isChecked()
         self.config['simpleToolbar'] = self.dialog.simpleToolbar.isChecked()
         self.config['scrollToAnswer'] = self.dialog.scrollToAnswer.isChecked()
+        self.config['qaDivider'] = self.dialog.showDivider.isChecked()
         i = 32
         try:
             i = int(self.dialog.toolbarIconSize.text())
diff --git a/designer/preferences.ui b/designer/preferences.ui
index 55d83b2ed..538357f5c 100644
--- a/designer/preferences.ui
+++ b/designer/preferences.ui
@@ -441,6 +441,13 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item row="10" column="0" >
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showDivider" >
+           <property name="text" >
+            <string>Show divider between question and answer</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
        <item>