diff --git a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
index d1fd5f71..9316a1f0 100644
--- a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
     <string name="pref_misc_cat">Misc</string>
     <string name="pref_plugins">Plugins</string>
     <string name="pref_plugins_title">Available plugins</string>
-    <string name="pref_user_zoom">Show zoom control</string>
-    <string name="pref_user_zoom_sum">Shows +/- buttons even on multitouch capable devices.</string>
     <string name="pref_user_loc">Display user location</string>
     <string name="pref_user_loc_sum">Show users position on map</string>
+    <string name="pref_user_zoom">Show zoom control</string>
+    <string name="pref_user_zoom_sum">Shows +/- buttons even on multitouch capable devices.</string>
+    <string name="pref_fullscreen_actionbar">Hide Action Bar in fullscreen mode</string>
+    <string name="pref_fullscreen_actionbar_sum">Nice for screenshots. Note: IITCM cannot be controlled without Action Bar.</string>
     <string name="pref_force_https">Force https</string>
     <string name="pref_force_https_sum">Disabling may improve performance</string>
     <string name="pref_developer_options">Developer options</string>
diff --git a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 5cd6e03d..f986bc1e 100644
--- a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -12,15 +12,20 @@
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:key="pref_about_cat"
         android:title="@string/pref_ui_cat">
+	    <CheckBoxPreference
+	        android:key="pref_user_loc"
+	        android:title="@string/pref_user_loc"
+	        android:summary="@string/pref_user_loc_sum"
+	        android:defaultValue="false" />
 	    <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="pref_user_zoom"
                 android:title="@string/pref_user_zoom"
                 android:summary="@string/pref_user_zoom_sum"
 	        android:defaultValue="false" />
 	    <CheckBoxPreference
-	        android:key="pref_user_loc"
-	        android:title="@string/pref_user_loc"
-	        android:summary="@string/pref_user_loc_sum"
+                android:key="pref_fullscreen_actionbar"
+                android:title="@string/pref_fullscreen_actionbar"
+                android:summary="@string/pref_fullscreen_actionbar_sum"
 	        android:defaultValue="false" />
             </PreferenceCategory>
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index 0ab3510b..03f8cdf4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
     private LocationListener loc_listener = null;
     private boolean keyboad_open = false;
     private boolean fullscreen_mode = false;
+    private boolean fullscreen_actionbar = false;
     private ActionBar actionBar;
 
     @Override
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
         actionBar.setTitle(getString(R.string.menu_map));
         actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
 
+        // do something if user changed something in the settings
         SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager
                 .getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
         listener = new OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener() {
@@ -67,6 +69,12 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
                 if (key.equals("pref_user_loc"))
                     user_loc = sharedPreferences.getBoolean("pref_user_loc",
                             false);
+                if (key.equals("pref_fullscreen_actionbar")) {
+                    fullscreen_actionbar =sharedPreferences.getBoolean("pref_fullscreen_actionbar",
+                            false);
+                    if (fullscreen_mode)
+                        IITC_Mobile.this.getActionBar().hide();
+                }
                 IITC_Mobile.this.loadUrl(intel_url);
             }
         };
@@ -222,6 +230,8 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
     public void onBackPressed() {
         // leave fullscreen mode if it is enabled
         if (fullscreen_mode) {
+            if (fullscreen_actionbar)
+                this.getActionBar().show();
             // show notification bar again
             WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs = getWindow().getAttributes();
             attrs.flags ^= WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN;
@@ -280,6 +290,8 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
                 // toggle fullscreen
             case R.id.toggle_fullscreen :
                 if (!this.fullscreen_mode) {
+                    if (fullscreen_actionbar)
+                        this.getActionBar().hide();
                     // hide notification bar
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs = getWindow()
                             .getAttributes();
@@ -291,6 +303,8 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
                             "Press back button to exit fullscreen",
                             Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                 } else {
+                    if (fullscreen_actionbar)
+                        this.getActionBar().show();
                     // show notification bar again
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs = getWindow()
                             .getAttributes();