diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
index e0303a261..bec231152 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
@@ -233,7 +233,19 @@ public static void applyDefaultUnit() {
             }
         }
     }
+    public static TemperatureUnit getTemperatureUnit() {
+        final String TEMPERATURE_UNIT_DEFAULT = resources.getString(R.string.temperature_unit_default);
 
+        final String VALUE = getString(R.string.temperature_unit_key, TEMPERATURE_UNIT_DEFAULT);
+        return Arrays.stream(TemperatureUnit.values())
+                .filter(d -> VALUE.equals(resources.getString(d.getPreferenceId(), TEMPERATURE_UNIT_DEFAULT)))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElse(TemperatureUnit.defaultTemperatureUnit());
+    }
+
+    public static void setTemperatureUnit(TemperatureUnit temperatureUnit) {
+        setString(R.string.temperature_unit_key, temperatureUnit.getPreferenceId());
+    }
     public static boolean isReportSpeed(String activityTypeLocalized) {
         final String STATS_RATE_DEFAULT = resources.getString(R.string.stats_rate_default);
         String currentStatsRate = getString(R.string.stats_rate_key, STATS_RATE_DEFAULT);