diff --git a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
index 0dbabb95..d486e60e 100644
--- a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     <string name="pref_force_desktop_sum">Nice for tablets, looks awful on smartphones</string>
     <string name="pref_force_https">Force https</string>
     <string name="pref_force_https_sum">Disabling may improve performance</string>
+    <string name="pref_press_twice_to_exit">Press back button twice to exit</string>
+    <string name="pref_press_twice_to_exit_sum">Avoids accidental exits</string>
     <string name="pref_developer_options">Developer options</string>
 	<string name="pref_enable_dev_mode">Enable developer mode</string>
 	<string name="pref_enable_dev_mode_sum">If enabled, all IITC sources will be loaded from external storage of the Android device.
diff --git a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 3d96a98e..a4b14c02 100644
--- a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 	        android:title="@string/pref_force_https"
 	        android:summary="@string/pref_force_https_sum"
 	        android:defaultValue="true" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:key="pref_press_twice_to_exit"
+                android:title="@string/pref_press_twice_to_exit"
+                android:summary="@string/pref_press_twice_to_exit_sum"
+                android:defaultValue="false" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index ada5ac09..3ef78e20 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
     private boolean desktop = false;
     private boolean reload_needed = false;
     private ArrayList<String> dialogStack = new ArrayList<String>();
+    private SharedPreferences sharedPref;
 
     // Used for custom back stack handling
     private ArrayList<Integer> backStack = new ArrayList<Integer>();
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
             actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
 
         // do something if user changed something in the settings
-        SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager
+        sharedPref = PreferenceManager
                 .getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
         listener = new OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener() {
             @Override
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
                     // no iitc reload needed here
                     return;
                 }
+                // no reload needed
+                if (key.equals("pref_press_twice_to_exit"))
+                    return;
+
                 reload_needed = true;
             }
         };
@@ -287,7 +292,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
             // Pop last item from backStack and pretend the relevant menu item was clicked
             backStackPop();
         } else {
-            if (back_button_pressed)
+            if (back_button_pressed || !sharedPref.getBoolean("pref_press_twice_to_exit", false))
                 super.onBackPressed();
             else {
                 back_button_pressed = true;