diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index dd1c1a7a..5895c98f 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -2241,10 +2241,20 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.checkBoxStartInTray.isChecked()))
             shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'willinglysendtomobile', str(
                 self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.checkBoxWillinglySendToMobile.isChecked()))
+                
             
             lang_ind = int(self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.languageComboBox.currentIndex())
             if not languages[lang_ind] == 'other':
                 shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'userlocale', languages[lang_ind])
+            
+            ###
+            curr_index = self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.currentIndex()
+            shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'identicon', str(self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.itemData(
+                    curr_index , Qt.UserRole).toString()))
+            shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'identiconsuffix', str(
+                 self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.lineEditIdenticonSuffix.text()))
+            shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'avatars', str(
+                self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.checkBoxLoadAvatars.isChecked()))
                 
             if int(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'port')) != int(self.settingsDialogInstance.ui.lineEditTCPPort.text()):
                 if not shared.safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect'):
@@ -3104,7 +3114,6 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             # set the icon
             thisTableWidget.item(
                 currentRow, 0).setIcon(avatarize(addressAtCurrentRow))
-            ###
             shared.reloadBroadcastSendersForWhichImWatching()
             self.rerenderSubscriptions()
             self.rerenderComboBoxSendFrom()
@@ -3349,6 +3358,19 @@ class settingsDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
             curr_index = languages.index('other')
         self.ui.languageComboBox.setCurrentIndex(curr_index)
         
+        ###
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.addItem(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/no_identicons.png"), _translate("settingsDialog", "None"), "none")
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.addItem(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon.png"), _translate("settingsDialog", "QIdenticon"), "qidenticon")
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.addItem(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_x.png"), _translate("settingsDialog", "QIdenticon (transparent)"), "qidenticon_x")
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.addItem(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two.png"), _translate("settingsDialog", "QIdenticon two"), "qidenticon_two")
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.addItem(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two_x.png"), _translate("settingsDialog", "QIdenticon two (transparent)"), "qidenticon_two_x")
+        curr_index = self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.findData(str(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'identicon')), Qt.UserRole)
+        self.ui.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.setCurrentIndex(curr_index)
+        self.ui.lineEditIdenticonSuffix.setText(
+            str(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'identiconsuffix')))
+        self.ui.checkBoxLoadAvatars.setChecked(
+            shared.safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'avatars'))
+        
         if shared.appdata == '':
             self.ui.checkBoxPortableMode.setChecked(True)
         if 'darwin' in sys.platform:
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessage_icons_rc.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessage_icons_rc.py
index 2db046a4..bb0a02c0 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessage_icons_rc.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessage_icons_rc.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Resource object code
 #
-# Created: Sa 21. Sep 09:44:10 2013
+# Created: Sa 21. Sep 13:45:58 2013
 #      by: The Resource Compiler for PyQt (Qt v4.8.4)
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
index e186fba3..10fb1f8f 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'bitmessageui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Sat Sep 21 09:44:07 2013
+# Created: Sat Sep 21 13:55:14 2013
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.2
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
index 054aead7..d80f5e80 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'settings.ui'
 #
-# Created: Sat Sep 21 09:44:07 2013
+# Created: Sat Sep 21 13:55:15 2013
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.2
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -83,31 +83,16 @@ class Ui_settingsDialog(object):
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.groupBox, 7, 1, 4, 1)
         self.groupBox_3 = QtGui.QGroupBox(self.tabUserInterface)
         self.groupBox_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("groupBox_3"))
-        self.comboBox = QtGui.QComboBox(self.groupBox_3)
-        self.comboBox.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 20, 251, 31))
-        self.comboBox.setIconSize(QtCore.QSize(24, 24))
-        self.comboBox.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("comboBox"))
-        icon = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/no_identicons.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.comboBox.addItem(icon, _fromUtf8(""))
-        icon1 = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon1.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.comboBox.addItem(icon1, _fromUtf8(""))
-        icon2 = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon2.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_x.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.comboBox.addItem(icon2, _fromUtf8(""))
-        icon3 = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon3.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.comboBox.addItem(icon3, _fromUtf8(""))
-        icon4 = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon4.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two_x.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.comboBox.addItem(icon4, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.comboBoxIdenticonStyle = QtGui.QComboBox(self.groupBox_3)
+        self.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 20, 251, 31))
+        self.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.setIconSize(QtCore.QSize(24, 24))
+        self.comboBoxIdenticonStyle.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("comboBoxIdenticonStyle"))
         self.checkBoxLoadAvatars = QtGui.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_3)
         self.checkBoxLoadAvatars.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 50, 121, 18))
         self.checkBoxLoadAvatars.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("checkBoxLoadAvatars"))
-        self.lineEdit = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.groupBox_3)
-        self.lineEdit.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(140, 50, 131, 16))
-        self.lineEdit.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("lineEdit"))
+        self.lineEditIdenticonSuffix = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.groupBox_3)
+        self.lineEditIdenticonSuffix.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(140, 50, 131, 16))
+        self.lineEditIdenticonSuffix.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("lineEditIdenticonSuffix"))
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.groupBox_3, 7, 0, 4, 1)
         self.tabWidgetSettings.addTab(self.tabUserInterface, _fromUtf8(""))
         self.tabNetworkSettings = QtGui.QWidget()
@@ -380,13 +365,8 @@ class Ui_settingsDialog(object):
         self.languageComboBox.setItemText(7, _translate("settingsDialog", "Pirate English", "en_pirate"))
         self.languageComboBox.setItemText(8, _translate("settingsDialog", "Other (set in keys.dat)", "other"))
         self.groupBox_3.setTitle(_translate("settingsDialog", "Identicons (with example image)", None))
-        self.comboBox.setItemText(0, _translate("settingsDialog", "no identicons", None))
-        self.comboBox.setItemText(1, _translate("settingsDialog", "qidenticon", None))
-        self.comboBox.setItemText(2, _translate("settingsDialog", "qidenticon_x", None))
-        self.comboBox.setItemText(3, _translate("settingsDialog", "qidenticon_two", None))
-        self.comboBox.setItemText(4, _translate("settingsDialog", "qidenticon_two_x", None))
         self.checkBoxLoadAvatars.setText(_translate("settingsDialog", "Load avatar images", None))
-        self.lineEdit.setToolTip(_translate("settingsDialog", "<html><head/><body><p>The content of this text field will be appended to the BM-address before creating the hash for the identicons. By default it is filled with a random string to make the identicons in your client unique, otherwise the identicon could be an attack vector if an adversary creates an address resulting in a similar identicon. If you keep this string (or any other random or non-random string) you will be able to keep the same identicons.</p></body></html>", None))
+        self.lineEditIdenticonSuffix.setToolTip(_translate("settingsDialog", "<html><head/><body><p>The content of this text field will be appended to the BM-address before creating the hash for the identicons. By default it is filled with a random string to make the identicons in your client unique, otherwise the identicon could be an attack vector if an adversary creates an address resulting in a similar identicon. If you keep this string (or any other random or non-random string) you will be able to keep the same identicons.</p></body></html>", None))
         self.tabWidgetSettings.setTabText(self.tabWidgetSettings.indexOf(self.tabUserInterface), _translate("settingsDialog", "User Interface", None))
         self.groupBox1.setTitle(_translate("settingsDialog", "Listening port", None))
         self.label.setText(_translate("settingsDialog", "Listen for connections on port:", None))
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
index a5e6e4e6..dd330f2c 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.ui
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
          <property name="title">
           <string>Identicons (with example image)</string>
          </property>
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBoxIdenticonStyle">
           <property name="geometry">
            <rect>
             <x>20</x>
@@ -170,51 +170,6 @@
             <height>24</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>no identicons</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/no_identicons.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/no_identicons.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>qidenticon</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>qidenticon_x</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_x.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_x.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>qidenticon_two</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>qidenticon_two_x</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="bitmessage_icons.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two_x.png</normaloff>:/newPrefix/images/qidenticon_two_x.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-          </item>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxLoadAvatars">
           <property name="geometry">
@@ -229,7 +184,7 @@
            <string>Load avatar images</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit">
+         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEditIdenticonSuffix">
           <property name="geometry">
            <rect>
             <x>140</x>