diff --git a/calibre-plugin/config.py b/calibre-plugin/config.py
index f04c9fdf..2929b2a2 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/config.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/config.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(QWidget):
         prefs['imapmarkread'] = self.imap_tab.imapmarkread.isChecked()
         prefs['imapsessionpass'] = self.imap_tab.imapsessionpass.isChecked()
         prefs['auto_reject_from_email'] = self.imap_tab.auto_reject_from_email.isChecked()
+        prefs['download_from_email_immediately'] = self.imap_tab.download_from_email_immediately.isChecked()
         
         prefs.save_to_db()
 
@@ -1414,6 +1415,12 @@ class ImapTab(QWidget):
         self.l.addWidget(self.auto_reject_from_email,row,0,1,-1)
         row+=1
         
+        self.download_from_email_immediately = QCheckBox(_('Download from Email Immediately'),self)
+        self.download_from_email_immediately.setToolTip(_('If checked, FanFicFare will start downloading story URLs from emails immediately.<br>Otherwise the usual Download from URLs dialog will appear.'))
+        self.download_from_email_immediately.setChecked(prefs['download_from_email_immediately'])
+        self.l.addWidget(self.download_from_email_immediately,row,0,1,-1)
+        row+=1
+        
         label = QLabel(_("<b>It's safest if you create a separate email account that you use only "
                          "for your story update notices.  FanFicFare and calibre cannot guarantee that "
                          "malicious code cannot get your email password once you've entered it. "
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/dialogs.py b/calibre-plugin/dialogs.py
index 3b358213..61e87cac 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/dialogs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/dialogs.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class AddNewDialog(SizePersistedDialog):
         self.l.addWidget(self.url)
 
         self.merge = self.newmerge = False
+        self.extraoptions = {}
         
         # elements to hide when doing merge.
         self.mergehide = []
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
index 37ddde31..e5fa3d40 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
@@ -460,21 +460,29 @@ class FanFicFarePlugin(InterfaceAction):
             reject_list = set([x for x in url_list if rejecturllist.check(adapters.getNormalStoryURLSite(x)[0])])
         url_list = url_list - reject_list
 
-        self.gui.status_bar.show_message(_('Finished Fetching Story URLs from Email.'),3000)
+        self.gui.status_bar.show_message(_('No Valid Story URLs Found in Unread Emails.'),3000)
         self.restore_cursor()
-        
-        if url_list:
-            self.add_dialog("\n".join(url_list),merge=False)
-        else:
-            
-            msg = _('No Valid Story URLs Found in Unread Emails.')
-            if reject_list:
-                msg = msg + '<p>'+(_('(%d Story URLs Skipped, on Rejected URL List)')%len(reject_list))+'</p>'
-            info_dialog(self.gui, _('Get Story URLs from Email'),
-                        msg,
-                        show=True,
-                        show_copy_button=False)
 
+        if prefs['download_from_email_immediately']:
+            ## do imap fetch w/o GUI elements
+            if url_list:
+                self.prep_downloads(self.add_new_dialog.get_fff_options(),
+                                    "\n".join(url_list))
+            else:
+                self.gui.status_bar.show_message(_('Finished Fetching Story URLs from Email.'),3000)
+                
+        else:
+            if url_list:
+                self.add_dialog("\n".join(url_list),merge=False)
+            else:            
+                msg = _('No Valid Story URLs Found in Unread Emails.')
+                if reject_list:
+                    msg = msg + '<p>'+(_('(%d Story URLs Skipped, on Rejected URL List)')%len(reject_list))+'</p>'
+                info_dialog(self.gui, _('Get Story URLs from Email'),
+                            msg,
+                            show=True,
+                            show_copy_button=False)
+    
     def get_urls_from_page_menu(self,anthology=False):
 
         urltxt = ""
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/prefs.py b/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
index cc5350f7..a8eaabcf 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ default_prefs['imapsessionpass'] = False
 default_prefs['imapfolder'] = 'INBOX'
 default_prefs['imapmarkread'] = True
 default_prefs['auto_reject_from_email'] = False
+default_prefs['download_from_email_immediately'] = False
 
 def set_library_config(library_config,db):
     db.prefs.set_namespaced(PREFS_NAMESPACE,