diff --git a/src/libs/core/settings.cpp b/src/libs/core/settings.cpp
index 6554b766..d2a7f336 100644
--- a/src/libs/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/core/settings.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void Settings::load()
         docsetPath = QStringLiteral("docsets");
 #endif
     }
+    useGlobalDocsets = settings->value(QStringLiteral("use_global"), true).toBool();
     settings->endGroup();
 
     // Create the docset storage directory if it doesn't exist.
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ void Settings::save()
 
     settings->beginGroup(GroupDocsets);
     settings->setValue(QStringLiteral("path"), docsetPath);
+    settings->setValue(QStringLiteral("use_global"), useGlobalDocsets);
     settings->endGroup();
 
     settings->beginGroup(GroupState);
diff --git a/src/libs/core/settings.h b/src/libs/core/settings.h
index e99223e3..63ebd3c6 100644
--- a/src/libs/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/libs/core/settings.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class Settings final : public QObject
 
     // Other
     QString docsetPath;
+    bool useGlobalDocsets;
 
     // State
     QByteArray windowGeometry;
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
index 5feb8f20..58f3b5d7 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::loadSettings()
     ui->toolButton->setKeySequence(settings->showShortcut);
 
     ui->docsetStorageEdit->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(settings->docsetPath));
+    ui->docsetStorageGlobalCheckBox->setChecked(settings->useGlobalDocsets);
 
     // Tabs Tab
     ui->openNewTabAfterActive->setChecked(settings->openNewTabAfterActive);
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::saveSettings()
     settings->showShortcut = ui->toolButton->keySequence();
 
     settings->docsetPath = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(ui->docsetStorageEdit->text());
+    settings->useGlobalDocsets = ui->docsetStorageGlobalCheckBox->isChecked();
 
     // Tabs Tab
     settings->openNewTabAfterActive = ui->openNewTabAfterActive->isChecked();
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.ui b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.ui
index fbf461d7..af193049 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.ui
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@
             </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="docsetStorageGlobalCheckBox">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Enable global docset storage</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -797,6 +804,7 @@
    <class>SettingsDialog</class>
    <extends>QDialog</extends>
    <header>ui/settingsdialog.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>