diff --git a/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.cpp b/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.cpp
index 34d1ea4..ad12dfb 100644
--- a/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ void GuiPreferencesOptionPage::init(CSong* song, CSettings* settings, CGLView *
 
 bool GuiPreferencesOptionPage::apply()
 {
+    Cfg::experimentalNoteLength = ui()->showNoteLengthCheck->isChecked();
+    m_settings->setValue("Score/ShowNoteLength", Cfg::experimentalNoteLength);
     m_song->cfg_timingMarkersFlag = ui()->timingMarkersCheck->isChecked();
     m_settings->setValue("Score/TimingMarkers", m_song->cfg_timingMarkersFlag );
     m_settings->setNoteNamesEnabled( ui()->showNoteNamesCheck->isChecked());
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ bool GuiPreferencesOptionPage::apply()
 
 void GuiPreferencesOptionPage::reset()
 {
+    ui()->showNoteLengthCheck->setChecked(Cfg::experimentalNoteLength);
     ui()->timingMarkersCheck->setChecked(m_song->cfg_timingMarkersFlag);
     ui()->showNoteNamesCheck->setChecked(m_settings->isNoteNamesEnabled());
     ui()->courtesyAccidentalsCheck->setChecked(m_settings->displayCourtesyAccidentals());
diff --git a/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.ui b/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.ui
index 96a1507..2755d88 100644
--- a/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.ui
+++ b/src/GuiPreferencesDialog.ui
@@ -26,37 +26,17 @@
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
       <item>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="courtesyAccidentalsCheck">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showNoteNamesCheck">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Courtesy Accidentals</string>
+           <string>Show Note Names</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="5" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="followStopPointCombo">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
-           <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToContents</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="5" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Follow stop point:</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+        <item row="6" column="1">
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_5">
           <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
@@ -66,10 +46,40 @@
           </property>
          </spacer>
         </item>
+        <item row="5" column="0">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="followThroughErrorsCheck">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Follow Through Errors</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="6" column="0">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showColoredNotesCheck">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Show color coded notes on the score</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Color Coded Notes</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item row="0" column="1">
          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
           <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item row="2" column="1">
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
            <size>
@@ -92,68 +102,72 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showNoteNamesCheck">
+        <item row="1" column="1">
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item row="5" column="1">
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item row="7" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Show Note Names</string>
+           <string>Follow stop point:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="3" column="1">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="3" column="0">
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="followThroughErrorsCheck">
+        <item row="1" column="0">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="courtesyAccidentalsCheck">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Follow Through Errors</string>
+           <string>Courtesy Accidentals</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="7" column="1">
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="followStopPointCombo">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
+           <enum>QComboBox::SizeAdjustPolicy::AdjustToContents</enum>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="4" column="0">
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showColoredNotesCheck">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Show color coded notes on the score</string>
-          </property>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showNoteLengthCheck">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Color Coded Notes</string>
+           <string>Show note length</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="4" column="1">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_5">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="experimentalLabel">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>(experimental)</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
+         </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
diff --git a/src/QtWindow.cpp b/src/QtWindow.cpp
index 9fb452a..94d520e 100644
--- a/src/QtWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/QtWindow.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ QtWindow::QtWindow(CSettings *settings, QtUtilities::QtSettings *qtSettings, QWi
 
     m_song->setLatencyFix(m_settings->value("Midi/Latency", 0).toInt());
 
+    Cfg::experimentalNoteLength = m_settings->value("Score/ShowNoteLength", Cfg::experimentalNoteLength).toBool();
     m_song->cfg_timingMarkersFlag = m_settings->value("Score/TimingMarkers", m_song->cfg_timingMarkersFlag ).toBool();
     m_song->cfg_stopPointMode = static_cast<stopPointMode_t> (m_settings->value("Score/StopPointMode", m_song->cfg_stopPointMode ).toInt());
     m_song->cfg_rhythmTapping = static_cast<rhythmTapping_t> (m_settings->value("Score/RtyhemTappingMode", m_song->cfg_rhythmTapping ).toInt());