diff --git a/src/settings-dialog.c b/src/settings-dialog.c
index b191430..c8eaf22 100644
--- a/src/settings-dialog.c
+++ b/src/settings-dialog.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ xtm_settings_dialog_init (XtmSettingsDialog *dialog)
 	builder_bind_toggle_button (builder, "button-monitor-paint-box", dialog->settings, "monitor-paint-box");
 	builder_bind_toggle_button (builder, "button-prompt-terminate-task", dialog->settings, "prompt-terminate-task");
 	builder_bind_toggle_button (builder, "button-show-status-icon", dialog->settings, "show-status-icon");
+	builder_bind_toggle_button (builder, "button-show-memory-in-xbytes", dialog->settings, "show-memory-in-xbytes");
 
 	{
 		guint n;
diff --git a/src/settings-dialog.ui b/src/settings-dialog.ui
index 4c84edc..315480d 100644
--- a/src/settings-dialog.ui
+++ b/src/settings-dialog.ui
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@
                                     <property name="position">1</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="button-show-memory-in-xbytes">
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show memory usage in bytes</property>
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                                    <property name="fill">False</property>
+                                    <property name="position">2</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
                               </object>
                             </child>
                           </object>
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 8ad5837..031fa81 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum
 	PROP_MORE_PRECISION,
 	PROP_FULL_COMMAND_LINE,
 	PROP_SHOW_STATUS_ICON,
+	PROP_SHOW_MEMORY_IN_XBYTES,
 	PROP_MONITOR_PAINT_BOX,
 	PROP_SHOW_APPLICATION_ICONS,
 	PROP_TOOLBAR_STYLE,
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ xtm_settings_class_init (XtmSettingsClass *klass)
 		g_param_spec_boolean ("full-command-line", "FullCommandLine", "Full command line", FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 	g_object_class_install_property (class, PROP_SHOW_STATUS_ICON,
 		g_param_spec_boolean ("show-status-icon", "ShowStatusIcon", "Show/hide the status icon", FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+	g_object_class_install_property (class, PROP_SHOW_MEMORY_IN_XBYTES,
+		g_param_spec_boolean ("show-memory-in-xbytes", "ShowMemoryInXBytes", "Show memory usage in bytes", FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 	g_object_class_install_property (class, PROP_MONITOR_PAINT_BOX,
 		g_param_spec_boolean ("monitor-paint-box", "MonitorPaintBox", "Paint box around monitor", TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 	g_object_class_install_property (class, PROP_SHOW_APPLICATION_ICONS,