diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index e16ca6622..3ac000e63 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ Please submit bug reports, contribute new features and ask questions at
     <string name="global_settings_confirm_action_spam">Spam</string>
     <string name="global_settings_confirm_action_delete_notif">Delete (from notification)</string>
 
+    <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_useragent">Remove K-9 User-Agent from mail headers</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_title">Hide subject in notifications</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_never">Never</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_when_locked">When device is locked</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/global_preferences.xml b/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
index 90c1c7ed6..6bbc8a2cf 100644
--- a/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/global_preferences.xml
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@
             android:entryValues="@array/global_settings_notification_hide_subject_values"
             android:title="@string/global_settings_notification_hide_subject_title"/>
 
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:persistent="false"
+            android:key="privacy_hide_useragent"
+            android:title="@string/global_settings_privacy_hide_useragent"/>
+
     </PreferenceScreen>
 
     <PreferenceScreen
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/K9.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/K9.java
index 9a841a5c7..9d2d63347 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/K9.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/K9.java
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ public class K9 extends Application {
     private static String mQuietTimeEnds = null;
     private static String mAttachmentDefaultPath = "";
     private static boolean mWrapFolderNames = false;
+    private static boolean mHideUserAgent = false;
 
     private static boolean useGalleryBugWorkaround = false;
     private static boolean galleryBuggy;
@@ -535,6 +536,7 @@ public class K9 extends Application {
         editor.putBoolean("messageViewReturnToList", mMessageViewReturnToList);
         editor.putBoolean("messageViewShowNext", mMessageViewShowNext);
         editor.putBoolean("wrapFolderNames", mWrapFolderNames);
+        editor.putBoolean("hideUserAgent", mHideUserAgent);
 
         editor.putString("language", language);
         editor.putInt("theme", theme.ordinal());
@@ -745,6 +747,7 @@ public class K9 extends Application {
         mMessageViewReturnToList = sprefs.getBoolean("messageViewReturnToList", false);
         mMessageViewShowNext = sprefs.getBoolean("messageViewShowNext", false);
         mWrapFolderNames = sprefs.getBoolean("wrapFolderNames", false);
+        mHideUserAgent = sprefs.getBoolean("hideUserAgent", false);
 
         useGalleryBugWorkaround = sprefs.getBoolean("useGalleryBugWorkaround", K9.isGalleryBuggy());
 
@@ -1274,6 +1277,13 @@ public class K9 extends Application {
         mWrapFolderNames = state;
     }
 
+    public static boolean hideUserAgent() {
+        return mHideUserAgent;
+    }
+    public static void setHideUserAgent(final boolean state) {
+        mHideUserAgent = state;
+    }
+
     public static String getAttachmentDefaultPath() {
         return mAttachmentDefaultPath;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
index 66b07cf26..b01c875e2 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
@@ -1425,7 +1425,10 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener,
             message.setHeader("X-Confirm-Reading-To", from.toEncodedString());
             message.setHeader("Return-Receipt-To", from.toEncodedString());
         }
-        message.setHeader("User-Agent", getString(R.string.message_header_mua));
+
+        if (!K9.hideUserAgent()) {
+            message.setHeader("User-Agent", getString(R.string.message_header_mua));
+        }
 
         final String replyTo = mIdentity.getReplyTo();
         if (replyTo != null) {
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/Prefs.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/Prefs.java
index fc091b1f5..dbf9188cb 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/Prefs.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/Prefs.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class Prefs extends K9PreferenceActivity {
     private static final String PREFERENCE_QUIET_TIME_STARTS = "quiet_time_starts";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_QUIET_TIME_ENDS = "quiet_time_ends";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_NOTIF_QUICK_DELETE = "notification_quick_delete";
+    private static final String PREFERENCE_HIDE_USERAGENT = "privacy_hide_useragent";
 
     private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGEVIEW_MOBILE_LAYOUT = "messageview_mobile_layout";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_AUTOFIT_WIDTH = "messageview_autofit_width";
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public class Prefs extends K9PreferenceActivity {
     private CheckBoxPreference mUseGalleryBugWorkaround;
     private CheckBoxPreference mDebugLogging;
     private CheckBoxPreference mSensitiveLogging;
+    private CheckBoxPreference mHideUserAgent;
     private CheckBoxPreference mWrapFolderNames;
     private CheckBoxListPreference mVisibleRefileActions;
 
@@ -382,9 +384,11 @@ public class Prefs extends K9PreferenceActivity {
 
         mDebugLogging = (CheckBoxPreference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_DEBUG_LOGGING);
         mSensitiveLogging = (CheckBoxPreference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_SENSITIVE_LOGGING);
+        mHideUserAgent = (CheckBoxPreference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_HIDE_USERAGENT);
 
         mDebugLogging.setChecked(K9.DEBUG);
         mSensitiveLogging.setChecked(K9.DEBUG_SENSITIVE);
+        mHideUserAgent.setChecked(K9.hideUserAgent());
 
         mAttachmentPathPreference = findPreference(PREFERENCE_ATTACHMENT_DEF_PATH);
         mAttachmentPathPreference.setSummary(K9.getAttachmentDefaultPath());
@@ -532,6 +536,7 @@ public class Prefs extends K9PreferenceActivity {
         }
         K9.DEBUG = mDebugLogging.isChecked();
         K9.DEBUG_SENSITIVE = mSensitiveLogging.isChecked();
+        K9.setHideUserAgent(mHideUserAgent.isChecked());
 
         Editor editor = preferences.edit();
         K9.save(editor);
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/preferences/GlobalSettings.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/preferences/GlobalSettings.java
index a55da2662..14124add9 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/preferences/GlobalSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/preferences/GlobalSettings.java
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ public class GlobalSettings {
         s.put("fontSizeMessageViewContentPercent", Settings.versions(
                 new V(31, new IntegerRangeSetting(40, 250, 100))
             ));
+        s.put("hideUserAgent", Settings.versions(
+                new V(32, new BooleanSetting(false))
+            ));
 
         SETTINGS = Collections.unmodifiableMap(s);