diff --git a/Classes/IRC/IRCClient.m b/Classes/IRC/IRCClient.m
index 8cc7603f..f257f178 100644
--- a/Classes/IRC/IRCClient.m
+++ b/Classes/IRC/IRCClient.m
@@ -2917,15 +2917,19 @@ - (void)receiveMode:(IRCMessage*)m
             [self updateChannelTitle:c];
         }
 
-        NSString* text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has changed mode: %@", nick, modeStr];
-        [self printBoth:(c ?: (id)target) type:LINE_TYPE_MODE text:text timestamp:m.timestamp];
+        if ([Preferences showModeChange]) {
+            NSString* text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has changed mode: %@", nick, modeStr];
+            [self printBoth:(c ?: (id)target) type:LINE_TYPE_MODE text:text timestamp:m.timestamp];
+        }
     }
     else {
         // user mode
         [_myMode update:modeStr];
 
-        NSString* text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has changed mode: %@", nick, modeStr];
-        [self printBoth:nil type:LINE_TYPE_MODE text:text timestamp:m.timestamp];
+        if ([Preferences showModeChange]) {
+            NSString* text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has changed mode: %@", nick, modeStr];
+            [self printBoth:nil type:LINE_TYPE_MODE text:text timestamp:m.timestamp];
+        }
         [self updateClientTitle];
     }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.h b/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.h
index b712f2bc..2f8b70b1 100644
--- a/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.h
+++ b/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef enum {
 + (BOOL)openBrowserInBackground;
 + (BOOL)showInlineImages;
 + (BOOL)showJoinLeave;
++ (BOOL)showModeChange;
 + (BOOL)showRename;
 + (BOOL)stopNotificationsOnActive;
 + (BOOL)bounceIconOnEveryPrivateMessage;
diff --git a/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.m b/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.m
index 3541a957..571ec5b9 100644
--- a/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.m
+++ b/Classes/Preferences/Preferences.m
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ + (BOOL)showJoinLeave
     return [ud boolForKey:@"Preferences.General.show_join_leave"];
 }
 
++ (BOOL)showModeChange
+{
+    NSUserDefaults* ud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
+    return [ud boolForKey:@"Preferences.General.show_mode_change"];
+}
+
 + (BOOL)showRename
 {
     NSUserDefaults* ud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
@@ -811,6 +817,7 @@ + (void)initPreferences
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.open_browser_in_background"];
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.show_inline_images"];
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.show_join_leave"];
+    [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.show_mode_change"];
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.showRename"];
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.use_growl"];
     [d setBool:YES forKey:@"Preferences.General.stop_growl_on_active"];
diff --git a/English.lproj/Preferences.xib b/English.lproj/Preferences.xib
index d0f3119d..270f513a 100644
--- a/English.lproj/Preferences.xib
+++ b/English.lproj/Preferences.xib
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
                                     <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                     <subviews>
                                         <popUpButton verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="108">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="135" y="178" width="230" height="26"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="135" y="148" width="230" height="26"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                                             <popUpButtonCell key="cell" type="push" title=" " bezelStyle="rounded" alignment="left" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" state="on" borderStyle="borderAndBezel" inset="2" arrowPosition="arrowAtCenter" preferredEdge="maxY" selectedItem="111" id="4242">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" lightByBackground="YES" lightByGray="YES"/>
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
                                             </connections>
                                         </popUpButton>
                                         <button id="118">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="183" width="117" height="18"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="153" width="117" height="18"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Log transcripts" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" inset="2" id="4244">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
                                             </connections>
                                         </button>
                                         <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="647">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="14" y="228" width="131" height="17"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="14" y="198" width="131" height="17"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" alignment="right" title="Message scrollback:" id="4245">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
                                             </textFieldCell>
                                         </textField>
                                         <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" id="649" customClass="NumericTextField">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="150" y="225" width="71" height="22"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="150" y="195" width="71" height="22"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                             <textFieldCell key="cell" scrollable="YES" lineBreakMode="clipping" selectable="YES" editable="YES" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" state="on" borderStyle="bezel" alignment="right" drawsBackground="YES" id="4246">
                                                 <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                                             </connections>
                                         </button>
                                         <button id="4291">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="261" width="187" height="18"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="231" width="187" height="18"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Show image links in inline" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" state="on" inset="2" id="4292">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
                                             </connections>
                                         </button>
                                         <button id="4489">
-                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="291" width="152" height="18"/>
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="261" width="152" height="18"/>
                                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                             <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Show rename events" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" state="on" inset="2" id="4490">
                                                 <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
@@ -533,6 +533,17 @@
                                                 <binding destination="1247" name="value" keyPath="values.Preferences.General.showRename" id="4492"/>
                                             </connections>
                                         </button>
+                                        <button id="KOH-ST-CHH">
+                                            <rect key="frame" x="15" y="291" width="189" height="18"/>
+                                            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
+                                            <buttonCell key="cell" type="check" title="Show mode change events" bezelStyle="regularSquare" imagePosition="left" alignment="left" state="on" inset="2" id="ZXN-EV-uEt">
+                                                <behavior key="behavior" changeContents="YES" doesNotDimImage="YES" lightByContents="YES"/>
+                                                <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
+                                            </buttonCell>
+                                            <connections>
+                                                <binding destination="1247" name="value" keyPath="values.Preferences.General.show_mode_change" id="6rx-2l-URT"/>
+                                            </connections>
+                                        </button>
                                     </subviews>
                                 </view>
                             </tabViewItem>