diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
index 59f546279b..260c23c4ba 100755
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ UM.PreferencesPage
         centerOnSelectCheckbox.checked = boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/center_on_select"))
         UM.Preferences.resetPreference("view/invert_zoom");
         invertZoomCheckbox.checked = boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/invert_zoom"))
+        UM.Preferences.resetPreference("view/zoom_to_mouse");
+        zoomToMouseCheckbox.checked = boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/zoom_to_mouse"))
         UM.Preferences.resetPreference("view/top_layer_count");
         topLayerCountCheckbox.checked = boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/top_layer_count"))
 
@@ -354,6 +356,20 @@ UM.PreferencesPage
                 }
             }
 
+            UM.TooltipArea {
+                width: childrenRect.width;
+                height: childrenRect.height;
+                text: catalog.i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Should zooming move in the direction of the mouse?")
+
+                CheckBox
+                {
+                    id: zoomToMouseCheckbox
+                    text: catalog.i18nc("@action:button", "Zoom toward mouse direction");
+                    checked: boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/zoom_to_mouse"))
+                    onClicked: UM.Preferences.setValue("view/zoom_to_mouse", checked)
+                }
+            }
+
             UM.TooltipArea {
                 width: childrenRect.width
                 height: childrenRect.height