diff --git a/android/res/values-it/strings.xml b/android/res/values-it/strings.xml
index 289b0ec14..1fd962cd1 100644
--- a/android/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
   <string name="preferences_play_beep_title">Suona</string>
   <string name="preferences_remember_duplicates_summary">Mantieni scansioni multiple del codice a barre nella stessa Cronologia</string>
   <string name="preferences_remember_duplicates_title">Ricorda duplicati</string>
+  <string name="preferences_history_summary">Mantieni le tue scansioni nella Cronologia</string>
+  <string name="preferences_history_title">Aggiungi alla cronologia</string>
   <string name="preferences_result_title">Impostazioni risultato</string>
   <string name="preferences_scanning_title">Durante la scansione di codici a barre, decodifica\u2026</string>
   <string name="preferences_search_country">Cerca paese</string>
diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index cef198947..cfff1881a 100755
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
   <string name="preferences_play_beep_title">Beep</string>
   <string name="preferences_remember_duplicates_summary">Store multiple scans of the same barcode in History</string>
   <string name="preferences_remember_duplicates_title">Remember duplicates</string>
+  <string name="preferences_history_summary">Store your scans in History</string>
+  <string name="preferences_history_title">Add to History</string>
   <string name="preferences_result_title">Result settings</string>
   <string name="preferences_scanning_title">When scanning for barcodes, decode\u2026</string>
   <string name="preferences_search_country">Search country</string>
diff --git a/android/res/xml/preferences.xml b/android/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 2af448126..196fed10f 100755
--- a/android/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/android/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
         android:defaultValue="false"
         android:title="@string/preferences_remember_duplicates_title"
         android:summary="@string/preferences_remember_duplicates_summary"/>
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="preferences_history"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:title="@string/preferences_history_title"
+        android:summary="@string/preferences_history_summary"/>
     <CheckBoxPreference
         android:key="preferences_supplemental"
         android:defaultValue="true"
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
index 43c903862..26b0c88a2 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
@@ -433,7 +433,10 @@ public final class CaptureActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Cal
 
     boolean fromLiveScan = barcode != null;
     if (fromLiveScan) {
-      historyManager.addHistoryItem(rawResult, resultHandler);
+      SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
+      boolean shouldSaveScan = prefs.getBoolean(PreferencesActivity.KEY_ENABLE_HISTORY, true);
+      if(shouldSaveScan)
+    	  historyManager.addHistoryItem(rawResult, resultHandler);
       // Then not from history, so beep/vibrate and we have an image to draw on
       beepManager.playBeepSoundAndVibrate();
       drawResultPoints(barcode, scaleFactor, rawResult);
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/PreferencesActivity.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/PreferencesActivity.java
index a9ea1ce8e..8d0dc645c 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/PreferencesActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/PreferencesActivity.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public final class PreferencesActivity extends Activity {
   public static final String KEY_FRONT_LIGHT_MODE = "preferences_front_light_mode";
   public static final String KEY_BULK_MODE = "preferences_bulk_mode";
   public static final String KEY_REMEMBER_DUPLICATES = "preferences_remember_duplicates";
+  public static final String KEY_ENABLE_HISTORY = "preferences_history";
   public static final String KEY_SUPPLEMENTAL = "preferences_supplemental";
   public static final String KEY_AUTO_FOCUS = "preferences_auto_focus";
   public static final String KEY_INVERT_SCAN = "preferences_invert_scan";