diff --git a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
index 768910e99..e6c8819a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class Config {
     public boolean showWinrate = true;
     public boolean showVariationGraph = true;
     public boolean showRawBoard = false;
+    public boolean showCaptured = true;
     public boolean handicapInsteadOfWinrate = false;
 
     public boolean showBranch = true;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ public Config() throws IOException {
         showBranch = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-leelaz-variation");
         showWinrate = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-winrate");
         showVariationGraph = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-variation-graph");
+        showCaptured = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-captured");
         showBestMoves = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-best-moves");
         showNextMoves = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-next-moves");
         showSubBoard = uiConfig.getBoolean("show-subboard");
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ private JSONObject createDefaultConfig() {
         ui.put("show-leelaz-variation", true);
         ui.put("show-winrate", true);
         ui.put("show-variation-graph", true);
+        ui.put("show-captured", true);
         ui.put("show-best-moves", true);
         ui.put("show-next-moves", true);
         ui.put("show-subboard", true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/LizzieFrame.java b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/LizzieFrame.java
index 172fc34a3..4d79865ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/LizzieFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/gui/LizzieFrame.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public LizzieFrame() {
         variationTree = new VariationTree();
         winrateGraph = new WinrateGraph();
 
-        setMinimumSize( new Dimension(640,480) );        
+        setMinimumSize( new Dimension(640,480) );
         setLocationRelativeTo(null); // start centered
         JSONArray windowSize = Lizzie.config.uiConfig.getJSONArray("window-size");
         setSize(windowSize.getInt(0), windowSize.getInt(1)); // use config file window size
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ public void paint(Graphics g0) {
                 drawPonderingState(g, resourceBundle.getString("LizzieFrame.display.loading"), loadingX, loadingY, loadingSize);
             }
 
-            drawCaptured(g, capx, capy, capw, caph);
+            if (Lizzie.config.showCaptured)
+                drawCaptured(g, capx, capy, capw, caph);
 
             // cleanup
             g.dispose();