diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/view/preferences/Preferences.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/view/preferences/Preferences.java
index 736ae826c..3b8f7f74a 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/view/preferences/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/view/preferences/Preferences.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public class Preferences extends javax.swing.JDialog {
     externalEditorBox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
     checkUpdatesBox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
     saveVerifyUploadBox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
+    accessibleIDEBox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
     jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
     jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
     scaleSpinner = new javax.swing.JSpinner();
@@ -281,6 +282,9 @@ public class Preferences extends javax.swing.JDialog {
     saveVerifyUploadBox.setText(tr("Save when verifying or uploading"));
     checkboxesContainer.add(saveVerifyUploadBox);
 
+    accessibleIDEBox.setText(tr("Use accessibility features"));
+    checkboxesContainer.add(accessibleIDEBox);
+
     jLabel1.setText(tr("Interface scale:"));
 
     jLabel2.setText(tr("  (requires restart of Arduino)"));
@@ -713,6 +717,7 @@ public class Preferences extends javax.swing.JDialog {
   private javax.swing.JCheckBox autoScaleCheckBox;
   private javax.swing.JButton browseButton;
   private javax.swing.JCheckBox checkUpdatesBox;
+  private javax.swing.JCheckBox accessibleIDEBox;
   private javax.swing.JPanel checkboxesContainer;
   private javax.swing.JComboBox comboLanguage;
   private javax.swing.JLabel comboLanguageLabel;
@@ -828,6 +833,8 @@ public class Preferences extends javax.swing.JDialog {
 
     PreferencesData.setBoolean("editor.save_on_verify", saveVerifyUploadBox.isSelected());
 
+    PreferencesData.setBoolean("ide.accessible", accessibleIDEBox.isSelected());
+
     PreferencesData.set("boardsmanager.additional.urls", additionalBoardsManagerField.getText().replace("\r\n", "\n").replace("\r", "\n").replace("\n", ","));
 
     PreferencesData.set(Constants.PREF_PROXY_TYPE, proxyTypeButtonGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand());
@@ -902,6 +909,8 @@ public class Preferences extends javax.swing.JDialog {
       PreferencesData.setBoolean("editor.update_extension", true);
     }
 
+    accessibleIDEBox.setSelected(PreferencesData.getBoolean("ide.accessible"));
+
     saveVerifyUploadBox.setSelected(PreferencesData.getBoolean("editor.save_on_verify"));
 
     additionalBoardsManagerField.setText(PreferencesData.get("boardsmanager.additional.urls"));