diff --git a/picard/tagger.py b/picard/tagger.py
index 1727bef5b..19253ad13 100644
--- a/picard/tagger.py
+++ b/picard/tagger.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class Tagger(QtGui.QApplication):
         pattern = config.setting['ignore_regex']
         if pattern:
             ignoreregex = re.compile(pattern)
-        ignore_hidden = not config.persist["show_hidden_files"]
+        ignore_hidden = config.setting["ignore_hidden_files"]
         new_files = []
         for filename in filenames:
             filename = os.path.normpath(os.path.realpath(filename))
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Tagger(QtGui.QApplication):
                 file.load(partial(self._file_loaded, target=target))
 
     def add_directory(self, path):
-        ignore_hidden = not config.persist["show_hidden_files"]
+        ignore_hidden = config.setting["ignore_hidden_files"]
         walk = os.walk(unicode(path))
 
         def get_files():
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/advanced.py b/picard/ui/options/advanced.py
index 2f37b1e9b..734e2fea7 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/advanced.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/advanced.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class AdvancedOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
 
     options = [
         config.TextOption("setting", "ignore_regex", ""),
+        config.BoolOption("setting", "ignore_hidden_files", False),
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
@@ -45,9 +46,11 @@ class AdvancedOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
 
     def load(self):
         self.ui.ignore_regex.setText(config.setting["ignore_regex"])
+        self.ui.ignore_hidden_files.setChecked(config.setting["ignore_hidden_files"])
 
     def save(self):
         config.setting["ignore_regex"] = unicode(self.ui.ignore_regex.text())
+        config.setting["ignore_hidden_files"] = self.ui.ignore_hidden_files.isChecked()
 
     def live_checker(self, text):
         self.ui.regex_error.setStyleSheet("")
diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_options_advanced.py b/picard/ui/ui_options_advanced.py
index d95690e37..0b819ff05 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_options_advanced.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_options_advanced.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ except AttributeError:
 class Ui_AdvancedOptionsPage(object):
     def setupUi(self, AdvancedOptionsPage):
         AdvancedOptionsPage.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("AdvancedOptionsPage"))
-        AdvancedOptionsPage.resize(338, 435)
+        AdvancedOptionsPage.resize(392, 435)
         self.vboxlayout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(AdvancedOptionsPage)
         self.vboxlayout.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("vboxlayout"))
         self.groupBox = QtGui.QGroupBox(AdvancedOptionsPage)
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ class Ui_AdvancedOptionsPage(object):
         self.regex_error = QtGui.QLabel(self.groupBox)
         self.regex_error.setText(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.regex_error.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("regex_error"))
-        self.gridlayout.addWidget(self.regex_error, 3, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.gridlayout.addWidget(self.regex_error, 4, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.ignore_hidden_files = QtGui.QCheckBox(self.groupBox)
+        self.ignore_hidden_files.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("ignore_hidden_files"))
+        self.gridlayout.addWidget(self.ignore_hidden_files, 3, 0, 1, 1)
         self.vboxlayout.addWidget(self.groupBox)
         spacerItem = QtGui.QSpacerItem(181, 21, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Minimum, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
         self.vboxlayout.addItem(spacerItem)
@@ -41,4 +44,5 @@ class Ui_AdvancedOptionsPage(object):
     def retranslateUi(self, AdvancedOptionsPage):
         self.groupBox.setTitle(_("Advanced options"))
         self.label_ignore_regex.setText(_("Ignore file paths matching the following regular expression:"))
+        self.ignore_hidden_files.setText(_("Ignore hidden files"))
 
diff --git a/ui/options_advanced.ui b/ui/options_advanced.ui
index 0d8a399c5..23d3d624d 100644
--- a/ui/options_advanced.ui
+++ b/ui/options_advanced.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>338</width>
+    <width>392</width>
     <height>435</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -16,27 +16,34 @@
      <property name="title">
       <string>Advanced options</string>
      </property>
-      <layout class="QGridLayout">
-	<property name="spacing">
-	<number>2</number>
-	</property>
-	<item row="1" column="0">
-	  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ignore_regex">
-		<property name="text">
-		<string>Ignore file paths matching the following regular expression:</string>
-		</property>
-	  </widget>
-	</item>
-	<item row="2" column="0">
-	  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="ignore_regex"/>
-	</item>
-	<item row="3" column="0">
-	  <widget class="QLabel" name="regex_error" >
-	  <property name="text" >
-		<string/>
-	  </property>
-	  </widget>
-	</item>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout">
+      <property name="spacing">
+       <number>2</number>
+      </property>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ignore_regex">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Ignore file paths matching the following regular expression:</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="ignore_regex"/>
+      </item>
+      <item row="4" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="regex_error">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="ignore_hidden_files">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Ignore hidden files</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>