diff --git a/rpm/patchmanager.spec b/rpm/patchmanager.spec
index 5798ee97f..0852de414 100644
--- a/rpm/patchmanager.spec
+++ b/rpm/patchmanager.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Requires:   patch
 Requires:   grep
 Requires:   sed
 Requires:   sailfish-version >= 3.4.0
+Requires:   qml(Nemo.Configuration)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Core)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5DBus)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Qml)
diff --git a/src/qml/PatchManagerPage.qml b/src/qml/PatchManagerPage.qml
index c1434f8a7..920a44cef 100644
--- a/src/qml/PatchManagerPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/PatchManagerPage.qml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Lucien XU <sfietkonstantin@free.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Andrey Kozhevnikov <coderusinbox@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Patchmanager for SailfishOS contributors:
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022, Patchmanager for SailfishOS contributors:
  *                  - olf "Olf0" <https://github.com/Olf0>
  *                  - Peter G. "nephros" <sailfish@nephros.org>
  *                  - Vlad G. "b100dian" <https://github.com/b100dian>
@@ -37,11 +37,26 @@
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import Sailfish.Silica 1.0
+import Nemo.Configuration 1.0
 import org.SfietKonstantin.patchmanager 2.0
 
 Page {
     id: container
 
+    /*
+     * The usual, system-wide configuration values are set via D-Bus plugin by the
+     * Patchmanager daemon, which stores them in /etc/patchmanager2.conf
+     * This configuration group "uisettings" is for settings which *solely* affect
+     * the PM GUI application and consequently also are per-user settings.
+    */
+    ConfigurationGroup {
+        id: uisettings
+        path: "/org/SfietKonstantin/patchmanager/uisettings"
+
+        property bool showUnapplyAll: false
+    }
+
+
     Timer {
         id : startTimer
         interval: 1500
@@ -138,16 +153,16 @@ Page {
         PullDownMenu {
             busy: view.busy
             enabled: !busy
-            
+
             /*
             Disabled due to discussion at https://github.com/sailfishos-patches/patchmanager/pull/272#issuecomment-1047685536
-            
+            */
+
             MenuItem {
                 text: qsTranslate("", "Deactivate all Patches")
                 onClicked: menuRemorse.execute( text, function() { PatchManager.call(PatchManager.unapplyAllPatches()) } )
-                visible: PatchManager.loaded
+                visible: uisettings.showUnapplyAll
             }
-            */
 
             MenuItem {
                 text: qsTranslate("", "About Patchmanager")
diff --git a/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml b/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
index 00c1b7f52..8f3097284 100644
--- a/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/SettingsPage.qml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Lucien XU <sfietkonstantin@free.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Andrey Kozhevnikov <coderusinbox@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Patchmanager for SailfishOS contributors:
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022, Patchmanager for SailfishOS contributors:
  *                  - olf "Olf0" <https://github.com/Olf0>
  *                  - Peter G. "nephros" <sailfish@nephros.org>
  *                  - Vlad G. "b100dian" <https://github.com/b100dian>
@@ -37,9 +37,24 @@
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import Sailfish.Silica 1.0
+import Nemo.Configuration 1.0
 import org.SfietKonstantin.patchmanager 2.0
 
 Page {
+
+    /*
+     * The usual, system-wide configuration values are set via D-Bus plugin by the
+     * Patchmanager daemon, which stores them in /etc/patchmanager2.conf
+     * This configuration group "uisettings" is for settings which *solely* affect
+     * the PM GUI application and consequently also are per-user settings.
+    */
+    ConfigurationGroup {
+        id: uisettings
+        path: "/org/SfietKonstantin/patchmanager/uisettings"
+
+        property bool showUnapplyAll: false
+    }
+
     SilicaFlickable {
         id: flick
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -73,6 +88,14 @@ Page {
                 automaticCheck: false
             }
 
+            TextSwitch {
+                text: qsTranslate("", "Show 'Deactivate all Patches' pulley menu entry")
+                description: qsTranslate("", "Enable an additional pulley menu entry for Patchmanager's main page to deactivate all Patches.")
+                checked: uisettings.showUnapplyAll
+                onClicked: uisettings.showUnapplyAll = !uisettings.showUnapplyAll
+                automaticCheck: false
+            }
+
             TextSwitch {
                 text: qsTranslate("", "Allow incompatible Patches")
                 description: qsTranslate("", "Enable activating Patches, which are not marked as compatible with the installed SailfishOS version. Note that Patches, which are actually incompatible, will not work.")