diff --git a/src/maindialog.h b/src/maindialog.h
index 7e86c66..03b1057 100644
--- a/src/maindialog.h
+++ b/src/maindialog.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
   void on_fixed_monitor_valueChanged(int newValue);
   void on_focus_new_toggled(bool checked);
   void on_place_mouse_toggled(bool checked);
+  void on_place_center_toggled(bool checked);
 
   void on_place_active_popup_currentIndexChanged(int index);
   void on_primary_monitor_popup_currentIndexChanged(int index);
diff --git a/src/windows.cpp b/src/windows.cpp
index df0cee3..354bec5 100644
--- a/src/windows.cpp
+++ b/src/windows.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extern RrInstance* rrinst; // defined in obconf-qt.cpp
 void MainDialog::windows_setup_tab() {
   gchar* s;
   ui.focus_new->setChecked(tree_get_bool("focus/focusNew", TRUE));
+  ui.place_center->setChecked(tree_get_bool("placement/center",TRUE));
 
   s = tree_get_string("placement/policy", "Smart");
   ui.place_mouse->setChecked(!g_ascii_strcasecmp(s, "UnderMouse"));
@@ -111,7 +112,9 @@ void MainDialog::on_fixed_monitor_valueChanged(int newValue) {
 void MainDialog::on_focus_new_toggled(bool checked) {
   tree_set_bool("focus/focusNew", checked);
 }
-
+void MainDialog::on_place_center_toggled(bool checked){
+    tree_set_bool("placement/center", checked);
+}
 void MainDialog::on_place_mouse_toggled(bool checked) {
   tree_set_string("placement/policy",
                   (checked ?