diff --git a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
index 1c978cba..888d008b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var AppSettingsModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
         canOpenSettings: true,
         canCreate: true,
         canImportXml: true,
+        canRemoveLatest: true,
         dropbox: true,
         webdav: true,
         gdrive: true,
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
index 419b2369..6a094a47 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/open-view.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var OpenView = Backbone.View.extend({
             canOpenSettings: this.model.settings.get('canOpenSettings'),
             canCreate: this.model.settings.get('canCreate'),
             canImportXml: this.model.settings.get('canImportXml'),
+            canRemoveLatest: this.model.settings.get('canRemoveLatest'),
             showMore: showMore,
             showLogo: showLogo
         });
diff --git a/app/templates/open.hbs b/app/templates/open.hbs
index 9be351a1..22828dd8 100644
--- a/app/templates/open.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/open.hbs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                 {{#if file.icon}}<i class="fa fa-{{file.icon}} open__last-item-icon"></i>{{/if}}
                 {{#if file.iconSvg}}<div class="open__last-item-icon open__last-item-icon--svg">{{{file.iconSvg}}}</div>{{/if}}
                 <span class="open__last-item-text">{{file.name}}</span>
-                <i class="fa fa-times open__last-item-icon-del"></i>
+                {{#if ../canRemoveLatest}}<i class="fa fa-times open__last-item-icon-del"></i>{{/if}}
             </div>
             {{/each}}
         </div>
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 1f348e40..60e18a82 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release notes
 `+` use browser language as default locale  
 `+` auto-lock in 12 hours or day  
 `+` text fields context menu on desktop  
+`+` option to disable latest file removal  
 
 ##### v1.3.3 (2016-09-20)
 `+` translations: fr, pl, pt  
diff --git a/util/config-example.json b/util/config-example.json
index 12de27b6..e2da4b1f 100644
--- a/util/config-example.json
+++ b/util/config-example.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "canOpenSettings": true,
     "canCreate": true,
     "canImportXml": true,
+    "canRemoveLatest": true,
 
     "dropbox": true,
     "dropboxFolder": null,