diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index 1813a97ff..170d1021e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         maxSubView->setToolTip ("If the maximum number is reached and a new subview is opened "
             "it will be placed into a new top-level window.");
 
+        Setting *hide = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "hide-subview", "Hide single subview");
+        hide->setDefaultValue ("false");
+        hide->setToolTip ("When a view contains only a single subview, hide the subview title "
+            "bar and if this subview is closed also close the view (unless it is the last "
+            "view for this document)");
+
         Setting *minWidth = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "minimum-width",
             "Minimum subview width");
         minWidth->setDefaultValue (325);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
index 1af6a7a2f..e78f8bef4 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ void CSVDoc::SubView::closeEvent (QCloseEvent *event)
         mParent->updateSubViewIndicies(this);
 }
 
+std::string CSVDoc::SubView::getTitle() const
+{
+    return mUniversalId.toString();
+}
+
 void CSVDoc::SubView::closeRequest()
 {
     emit closeRequest (this);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
index 60478f0bc..384019e8b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void setParent(View *parent) { mParent = parent; }
 
+            virtual std::string getTitle() const;
+
         private:
 
             void closeEvent (QCloseEvent *event);
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void closeRequest (SubView *subView);
 
+            void updateTitle();
+
         protected slots:
 
             void closeRequest();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index 299c07805..3b81e6dac 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::setupUi()
     setupDebugMenu();
 }
 
-void CSVDoc::View::updateTitle(const std::string subview)
+void CSVDoc::View::updateTitle()
 {
     std::ostringstream stream;
 
@@ -312,8 +312,13 @@ void CSVDoc::View::updateTitle(const std::string subview)
     if (mViewTotal>1)
         stream << " [" << (mViewIndex+1) << "/" << mViewTotal << "]";
 
-    if (subview != "")
-        stream << " - " << subview;
+    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
+
+    bool hideTitle = userSettings.setting ("window/hide-subview", QString ("false"))=="true" &&
+        mSubViews.size()==1 && !mSubViews.at (0)->isFloating();
+
+    if (hideTitle)
+        stream << " - " << mSubViews.at (0)->getTitle();
 
     setWindowTitle (stream.str().c_str());
 }
@@ -323,24 +328,26 @@ void CSVDoc::View::updateSubViewIndicies(SubView *view)
     if(view && mSubViews.contains(view))
         mSubViews.removeOne(view);
 
-    if (mSubViews.size() == 1)
-    {
-        if(!mSubViews.at(0)->isFloating())
-        {
-            mSubViews.at(0)->setTitleBarWidget(new QWidget(this));
-            updateTitle(mSubViews.at(0)->getUniversalId().getTypeName().c_str());
-        }
-    }
-    else
+    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
+
+    bool hideTitle = userSettings.setting ("window/hide-subview", QString ("false"))=="true" &&
+        mSubViews.size()==1 && !mSubViews.at (0)->isFloating();
+
+    updateTitle();
+
+    foreach (SubView *subView, mSubViews)
     {
-        updateTitle();
-        if(mSubViews.size() > 1)
+        if (!subView->isFloating())
         {
-            foreach(SubView * sb, mSubViews)
+            if (hideTitle)
+            {
+                subView->setTitleBarWidget (new QWidget (this));
+                subView->setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (subView->getTitle().c_str()));
+            }
+            else
             {
-                QWidget * tb = sb->titleBarWidget();
-                if(tb) delete tb;
-                sb->setTitleBarWidget(0);
+                delete subView->titleBarWidget();
+                subView->setTitleBarWidget (0);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -520,6 +527,8 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
 
     connect (view, SIGNAL (closeRequest (SubView *)), this, SLOT (closeRequest (SubView *)));
 
+    connect (view, SIGNAL (updateTitle()), this, SLOT (updateTitle()));
+
     view->show();
 }
 
@@ -731,9 +740,11 @@ void CSVDoc::View::resizeViewHeight (int height)
         resize (geometry().width(), height);
 }
 
-void CSVDoc::View::updateUserSetting
-                                (const QString &name, const QStringList &list)
-{}
+void CSVDoc::View::updateUserSetting (const QString &name, const QStringList &list)
+{
+    if (name=="window/hide-subview")
+        updateSubViewIndicies (0);
+}
 
 void CSVDoc::View::toggleShowStatusBar (bool show)
 {
@@ -766,7 +777,10 @@ void CSVDoc::View::stop()
 
 void CSVDoc::View::closeRequest (SubView *subView)
 {
-    if (mSubViews.size()>1 || mViewTotal<=1)
+    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
+
+    if (mSubViews.size()>1 || mViewTotal<=1 ||
+        userSettings.setting ("window/hide-subview", QString ("false"))!="true")
         subView->deleteLater();
     else if (mViewManager.closeRequest (this))
         mViewManager.removeDocAndView (mDocument);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
index 32ef8071d..ee062f725 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void setupUi();
 
-            void updateTitle(const std::string subview = "");
-
             void updateActions();
 
             void exitApplication();
@@ -139,6 +137,8 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void updateUserSetting (const QString &, const QStringList &);
 
+            void updateTitle();
+
         private slots:
 
             void newView();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
index dd94a00e0..1ae466f42 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "../widget/scenetoolmode.hpp"
 
 CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
-: SubView (id)
+: SubView (id), mTitle (id.toString().c_str())
 {
     QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout;
 
@@ -52,10 +52,19 @@ CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDo
 
 void CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::setEditLock (bool locked) {}
 
+std::string CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::getTitle() const
+{
+    return mTitle;
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::referenceableIdChanged (const std::string& id)
 {
     if (id.empty())
-        setWindowTitle ("Preview: Reference to <nothing>");
+        mTitle = "Preview: Reference to <nothing>";
     else
-        setWindowTitle (("Preview: Reference to " + id).c_str());
+        mTitle = "Preview: Reference to " + id;
+
+    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (mTitle.c_str()));
+
+    emit updateTitle();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.hpp
index fb57ce7a3..a28be5c36 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             Q_OBJECT
 
             CSVRender::PreviewWidget *mScene;
+            std::string mTitle;
 
         public:
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             virtual void setEditLock (bool locked);
 
+            virtual std::string getTitle() const;
+
         private slots:
 
             void referenceableIdChanged (const std::string& id);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
index 4cb6088cc..ce68da362 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
@@ -150,16 +150,22 @@ void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::useHint (const std::string& hint)
     mScene->useViewHint (hint);
 }
 
+std::string CSVWorld::SceneSubView::getTitle() const
+{
+    return mTitle;
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
 {
     setUniversalId(id);
     std::ostringstream stream;
     stream << "Scene: " << getUniversalId().getId();
 
-    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (stream.str().c_str()));
+    mTitle = stream.str();
+    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (mTitle.c_str()));
+    emit updateTitle();
 }
 
-
 void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection)
 {
     setUniversalId(CSMWorld::UniversalId(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Scene, "sys::default"));
@@ -184,7 +190,9 @@ void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection
             stream << "cell around it)";
     }
 
-    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (stream.str().c_str()));
+    mTitle = stream.str();
+    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (mTitle.c_str()));
+    emit updateTitle();
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::handleDrop (const std::vector< CSMWorld::UniversalId >& data)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
index acb7944d8..fc45347d0 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             QHBoxLayout* mLayout;
             CSMDoc::Document& mDocument;
             CSVWidget::SceneToolbar* mToolbar;
+            std::string mTitle;
 
         public:
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             virtual void useHint (const std::string& hint);
 
+            virtual std::string getTitle() const;
+
         private:
 
             void makeConnections(CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget* widget);