diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/activity/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/activity/SettingsActivity.java
index 660ef3fa..27af6bd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/activity/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/activity/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.activity;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.EditTextPreference;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import android.preference.ListPreference;
 import android.preference.Preference;
 import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 import android.preference.PreferenceFragment;
+import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.App;
@@ -17,12 +19,16 @@ import com.github.dfa.diaspora_android.data.AppSettings;
  * @author vanitas
  */
 public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
+
+    private Intent settingsChangedIntent;
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
         getPreferenceScreen().getSharedPreferences().registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
         setEditTextPreferenceSummaries();
+        settingsChangedIntent = new Intent("SettingsChanged");
     }
 
     private void setEditTextPreferenceSummaries() {
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements SharedPrefer
     @Override
     public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, String key) {
         updatePreference(findPreference(key), key);
-
+        settingsChangedIntent.putExtra(key, true);
         switch (key) {
             case AppSettings.PREF.MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE:
                 int newFontSize = Integer.parseInt(((ListPreference)findPreference(key)).getValue().substring(1));
@@ -57,4 +63,12 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements SharedPrefer
             return;
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void finish() {
+        Log.d(App.TAG, "finish()"); //TODO: remove
+        LocalBroadcastManager broadcastManager = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this);
+        broadcastManager.sendBroadcast(settingsChangedIntent);
+        super.finish();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/data/AppSettings.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/data/AppSettings.java
index 4e763b88..b191a422 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/data/AppSettings.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/dfa/diaspora_android/data/AppSettings.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class AppSettings {
         public static final String PODUSERPROFILE_ID = "podUserProfile_guid";
         public static final String PODDOMAIN = "podDomain";
         public static final String PODUSERPROFILE_ASPECTS = "podUserProfile_aspects";
+        public static final String IS_LOAD_DESKTOP_PAGE = "pref_key_desktop_mode";
     }
 
 
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ public class AppSettings {
         return prefApp.getBoolean(PREF.IS_LOAD_IMAGES, true);
     }
 
+    public boolean isLoadDesktopPage() {
+        return prefApp.getBoolean(PREF.IS_LOAD_DESKTOP_PAGE, false);
+    }
+
     public int getMinimumFontSize() {
         return prefApp.getInt(PREF.MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE, 8);
     }