diff --git a/resources/graphics/icons/mini-kfaenza/web-flash.png b/resources/graphics/icons/mini-kfaenza/web-flash.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/resources/graphics/icons/mini-kfaenza/web-javascript.png b/resources/graphics/icons/mini-kfaenza/web-javascript.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/resources/text/CHANGELOG b/resources/text/CHANGELOG
index 85f73d58b..6b55bd1e9 100644
--- a/resources/text/CHANGELOG
+++ b/resources/text/CHANGELOG
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Fixed:
 
 Added:
 <ul>
+<li>User can enable/disable web browser javascript, external plugins and images auto-loading (bug #9).</li>
 <li>Custom counts of messages in feed list (issue #14) are now changeable.</li>
 <li>Feed list categories expand status is now persistent.</li>
 <li>System-wide external web browser can now be used.</li>
diff --git a/src/core/webfactory.cpp b/src/core/webfactory.cpp
index cdfb12e06..bba6ea695 100644
--- a/src/core/webfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/webfactory.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,67 @@
 #include "core/webfactory.h"
 
+#include "core/defs.h"
+#include "core/settings.h"
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QRegExp>
+#include <QWebSettings>
 
 
 QPointer<WebFactory> WebFactory::s_instance;
 
 WebFactory::WebFactory(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+  m_globalSettings = QWebSettings::globalSettings();
 }
 
 WebFactory::~WebFactory() {
   qDebug("Destroying WebFactory instance.");
 }
 
+void WebFactory::loadState() {
+  Settings *settings = Settings::instance();
+
+  switchJavascript(settings->value(APP_CFG_BROWSER, "enable_javascript", true).toBool(),
+                   false);
+  switchImages(settings->value(APP_CFG_BROWSER, "enable_images", true).toBool(),
+               false);
+  switchPlugins(settings->value(APP_CFG_BROWSER, "enable_plugins", false).toBool(),
+                false);
+}
+
+void WebFactory::switchJavascript(bool enable, bool save_settings) {
+  if (save_settings) {
+    Settings::instance()->setValue(APP_CFG_BROWSER,
+                                   "enable_javascript",
+                                   enable);
+  }
+
+  m_globalSettings->setAttribute(QWebSettings::JavascriptEnabled, enable);
+  emit javascriptSwitched(enable);
+}
+
+void WebFactory::switchPlugins(bool enable, bool save_settings) {
+  if (save_settings) {
+    Settings::instance()->setValue(APP_CFG_BROWSER,
+                                   "enable_plugins",
+                                   enable);
+  }
+
+  m_globalSettings->setAttribute(QWebSettings::PluginsEnabled, enable);
+  emit pluginsSwitched(enable);
+}
+
+void WebFactory::switchImages(bool enable, bool save_settings) {
+  if (save_settings) {
+    Settings::instance()->setValue(APP_CFG_BROWSER,
+                                   "enable_images",
+                                   enable);
+  }
+
+  m_globalSettings->setAttribute(QWebSettings::AutoLoadImages, enable);
+  emit imagesLoadingSwitched(enable);
+}
+
 WebFactory *WebFactory::instance() {
   if (s_instance.isNull()) {
     s_instance = new WebFactory(qApp);
@@ -21,6 +70,18 @@ WebFactory *WebFactory::instance() {
   return s_instance;
 }
 
+bool WebFactory::javascriptEnabled() const {
+  return m_globalSettings->testAttribute(QWebSettings::JavascriptEnabled);
+}
+
+bool WebFactory::pluginsEnabled() const {
+  return m_globalSettings->testAttribute(QWebSettings::PluginsEnabled);
+}
+
+bool WebFactory::autoloadImages() const {
+  return m_globalSettings->testAttribute(QWebSettings::AutoLoadImages);
+}
+
 QString WebFactory::stripTags(QString text) {
   return text.remove(QRegExp("<[^>]*>"));
 }
diff --git a/src/core/webfactory.h b/src/core/webfactory.h
index c49206f75..a3f952459 100644
--- a/src/core/webfactory.h
+++ b/src/core/webfactory.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <QMap>
 
 
+class QWebSettings;
+
 class WebFactory : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ class WebFactory : public QObject {
     // Destructor.
     virtual ~WebFactory();
 
+    // Loads the web settings directly from
+    // application settings and notifies the rest of
+    // the world about current situation.
+    void loadState();
+
     // Strips "<....>" (HTML, XML) tags from given text.
     QString stripTags(QString text);
 
@@ -24,6 +31,16 @@ class WebFactory : public QObject {
     // Singleton getter.
     static WebFactory *instance();
 
+  public slots:
+    // Operations.
+    bool javascriptEnabled() const;
+    bool pluginsEnabled() const;
+    bool autoloadImages() const;
+
+    void switchJavascript(bool enable, bool save_settings = true);
+    void switchPlugins(bool enable, bool save_settings = true);
+    void switchImages(bool enable, bool save_settings = true);
+
   signals:
     void javascriptSwitched(bool enabled);
     void pluginsSwitched(bool enabled);
@@ -37,6 +54,8 @@ class WebFactory : public QObject {
     QMap<QString, QString> generetaEscapes();
     QMap<QString, QString> generateDeescapes();
 
+    QWebSettings *m_globalSettings;
+
     // Singleton.
     static QPointer<WebFactory> s_instance;
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/formmain.cpp b/src/gui/formmain.cpp
index eaea0c32f..3f10478b0 100755
--- a/src/gui/formmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/formmain.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "core/settings.h"
 #include "core/systemfactory.h"
 #include "core/databasefactory.h"
+#include "core/webfactory.h"
 #include "gui/formabout.h"
 #include "gui/formsettings.h"
 #include "gui/feedsview.h"
@@ -71,8 +72,12 @@ FormMain::FormMain(QWidget *parent)
   // Prepare tabs.
   m_ui->m_tabWidget->initializeTabs();
 
+  // Setup some appearance of the window.
   setupIcons();
   loadSize();
+
+  // Initialize the web factory.
+  WebFactory::instance()->loadState();
 }
 
 FormMain::~FormMain() {
@@ -271,6 +276,10 @@ void FormMain::setupIcons() {
   m_ui->m_actionCloseCurrentTab->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("list-remove"));
   m_ui->m_actionCloseAllTabs->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("list-remove"));
   m_ui->m_menuCurrentTab->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("list-current"));
+  m_ui->m_menuWebSettings->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("application-settings"));
+  m_ui->m_actionWebAutoloadImages->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("image-generic"));
+  m_ui->m_actionWebEnableExternalPlugins->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("web-flash"));
+  m_ui->m_actionWebEnableJavascript->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("web-javascript"));
 
   // Feeds/messages.
   m_ui->m_menuAddItem->setIcon(icon_theme_factory->fromTheme("item-new"));
@@ -381,6 +390,18 @@ void FormMain::createConnections() {
           m_ui->m_tabWidget, SLOT(addEmptyBrowser()));
   connect(m_ui->m_actionCloseAllTabs, SIGNAL(triggered()),
           m_ui->m_tabWidget, SLOT(closeAllTabsExceptCurrent()));
+  connect(WebFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(imagesLoadingSwitched(bool)),
+          m_ui->m_actionWebAutoloadImages, SLOT(setChecked(bool)));
+  connect(WebFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(javascriptSwitched(bool)),
+          m_ui->m_actionWebEnableJavascript, SLOT(setChecked(bool)));
+  connect(WebFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(pluginsSwitched(bool)),
+          m_ui->m_actionWebEnableExternalPlugins, SLOT(setChecked(bool)));
+  connect(m_ui->m_actionWebAutoloadImages, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
+          WebFactory::instance(), SLOT(switchImages(bool)));
+  connect(m_ui->m_actionWebEnableExternalPlugins, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
+          WebFactory::instance(), SLOT(switchPlugins(bool)));
+  connect(m_ui->m_actionWebEnableJavascript, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
+          WebFactory::instance(), SLOT(switchJavascript(bool)));
 }
 
 void FormMain::loadWebBrowserMenu(int index) {
diff --git a/src/gui/formmain.ui b/src/gui/formmain.ui
index 56dd12054..4b7949e53 100644
--- a/src/gui/formmain.ui
+++ b/src/gui/formmain.ui
@@ -15,16 +15,7 @@
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-    <property name="leftMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="topMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="rightMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <property name="margin">
      <number>0</number>
     </property>
     <item>
@@ -48,7 +39,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>979</width>
-     <height>21</height>
+     <height>20</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="m_menuFile">
@@ -90,10 +81,19 @@
       <string>&amp;Current tab</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
+    <widget class="QMenu" name="m_menuWebSettings">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Settings</string>
+     </property>
+     <addaction name="m_actionWebEnableJavascript"/>
+     <addaction name="m_actionWebEnableExternalPlugins"/>
+     <addaction name="m_actionWebAutoloadImages"/>
+    </widget>
     <addaction name="m_actionAddBrowser"/>
     <addaction name="m_actionCloseCurrentTab"/>
     <addaction name="m_actionCloseAllTabs"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
+    <addaction name="m_menuWebSettings"/>
     <addaction name="m_menuCurrentTab"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="m_menuFeeds">
@@ -425,6 +425,30 @@
     <string>Hides or displays the main menu.</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="m_actionWebEnableJavascript">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Enable JavaScript</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="m_actionWebEnableExternalPlugins">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Enable external plugins</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="m_actionWebAutoloadImages">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Auto-load images</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
diff --git a/src/gui/formsettings.cpp b/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
index 24a33193e..db532800a 100755
--- a/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/formsettings.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "core/databasefactory.h"
 #include "core/localization.h"
 #include "core/systemfactory.h"
+#include "core/webfactory.h"
 #include "core/feeddownloader.h"
 #include "core/dynamicshortcuts.h"
 #include "core/webbrowsernetworkaccessmanager.h"
@@ -362,6 +363,9 @@ void FormSettings::loadBrowser() {
   m_ui->m_grpCustomExternalBrowser->setChecked(settings->value(APP_CFG_BROWSER,
                                                                "custom_external_browser",
                                                                false).toBool());
+  m_ui->m_checkAutoLoadImages->setChecked(WebFactory::instance()->autoloadImages());
+  m_ui->m_checkEnableJavascript->setChecked(WebFactory::instance()->javascriptEnabled());
+  m_ui->m_checkEnablePlugins->setChecked(WebFactory::instance()->pluginsEnabled());
 }
 
 void FormSettings::saveBrowser() {
@@ -384,6 +388,10 @@ void FormSettings::saveBrowser() {
                      "queue_tabs",
                      m_ui->m_checkQueueTabs->isChecked());
 
+  WebFactory::instance()->switchImages(m_ui->m_checkAutoLoadImages->isChecked());
+  WebFactory::instance()->switchJavascript(m_ui->m_checkEnableJavascript->isChecked());
+  WebFactory::instance()->switchPlugins(m_ui->m_checkEnablePlugins->isChecked());
+
   settings->setValue(APP_CFG_BROWSER,
                      "external_browser_executable",
                      m_ui->m_txtExternalBrowserExecutable->text());
diff --git a/src/gui/formsettings.ui b/src/gui/formsettings.ui
index 34c67bbd7..78a555bb8 100644
--- a/src/gui/formsettings.ui
+++ b/src/gui/formsettings.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item row="0" column="1">
     <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="m_stackedSettings">
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="m_pageGeneral">
       <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_5">
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>100</width>
-            <height>30</height>
+            <width>564</width>
+            <height>364</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>209</width>
-                <height>245</height>
+                <width>560</width>
+                <height>336</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
@@ -643,15 +643,15 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
            <property name="fieldGrowthPolicy">
             <enum>QFormLayout::AllNonFixedFieldsGrow</enum>
            </property>
-           <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="m_lblMouseGestures">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Mouse gestures work with middle mouse button. Possible gestures are:
 &lt;ul&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;previous web page (drag mouse left)&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;next web page (drag mouse right)&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;reload current web page (drag mouse up)&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;open new web browser tab (drag mouse down)&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;previous web page (drag mouse left),&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;next web page (drag mouse right),&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;reload current web page (drag mouse up),&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;open new web browser tab (drag mouse down).&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;</string>
              </property>
              <property name="textFormat">
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkMouseGestures">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Enable mouse gestures</string>
@@ -706,6 +706,27 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
+           <item row="2" column="0">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkEnableJavascript">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Enable JavaScript</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="3" column="0">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkEnablePlugins">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Enable external plugins based on NPAPI</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="4" column="0">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkAutoLoadImages">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Auto-load images</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="m_tabExternalBrowser">
@@ -1049,13 +1070,26 @@ Authors of this application are NOT responsible for lost data.</string>
            <item row="3" column="1">
             <widget class="QComboBox" name="m_cmbCountsFeedList">
              <property name="toolTip">
-              <string>Enter format for count of messages displayed next to each feed/category in feed list. Use &quot;%all&quot; and &quot;%unread&quot; placeholders.</string>
+              <string notr="true"/>
              </property>
              <property name="editable">
               <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Enter format for count of messages displayed next to each feed/category in feed list. Use &quot;%all&quot; and &quot;%unread&quot; strings which are placeholders for the actual count of all (or unread) messages.</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="wordWrap">
+              <bool>true</bool>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="m_tabMessages">