diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index d2a22ab78..24e579438 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
 	<string name="antinonfreedep">Dependencies</string>
 	<string name="antinonfreedeplong">Show apps that depend on other non-free apps</string>
 
+	<string name="display">Display</string>
+
 	<string name="expert">Expert</string>
 	<string name="expert_mode">Enable expert mode</string>
 
@@ -174,5 +176,7 @@
     <string name="showPermissions">Show permissions</string>
     <string name="showPermissions_long">Display a list of permissions an app needs</string>
     <string name="no_handler_app">You don\'t have any app installed that can handle %s</string>
+    <string name="compactlayout">Compact Layout</string>
+    <string name="compactlayout_long">Hide app summaries when listing apps</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index cf2cf29b4..cdacb0a92 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
 			android:summary="@string/update_history_desc"
 			android:title="@string/update_history" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
+	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/display">
+        <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/showPermissions"
+            android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/showPermissions_long"
+            android:key="showPermissions"/>
+        <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/compactlayout"
+            android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/compactlayout_long"
+            android:key="compactlayout"/>
+	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/antifeatures">
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/antiads"
 			android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/antiadslong"
@@ -53,8 +61,7 @@
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/ignoreTouch"
 			android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/ignoreTouch_long"
 			android:key="ignoreTouchscreen" />
-		<CheckBoxPreference android:key="showPermissions" android:summary="@string/showPermissions_long" android:title="@string/showPermissions" android:defaultValue="false"/>
-			</PreferenceCategory>
+	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/maintenance">
 		<Preference android:title="@string/reset" android:summary="@string/clear_all_cached_data"
 			android:key="reset" />
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppListAdapter.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppListAdapter.java
index 9e0a9404a..7d1f45168 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppListAdapter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -18,8 +20,13 @@ public class AppListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
     private List<DB.App> items = new ArrayList<DB.App>();
     private Context mContext;
 
+    private boolean pref_compact;
+
     public AppListAdapter(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager
+                .getDefaultSharedPreferences(mContext);
+        pref_compact = prefs.getBoolean("compactlayout", false);
     }
 
     public void addItem(DB.App app) {
@@ -79,7 +86,10 @@ public class AppListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
         license.setText(app.license);
 
         TextView summary = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.summary);
-        summary.setText(app.summary);
+        if (pref_compact)
+            summary.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        else
+            summary.setText(app.summary);
 
         ImageView icon = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.icon);
         File icn = new File(DB.getIconsPath(), app.icon);