diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
index 9cc7d3e861..641a817fe0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $budgetMax         = Preferences::get('budgetMaximum', 1000);
         $language          = Preferences::get('language', env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en_US'))->data;
         $budgetMaximum     = $budgetMax->data;
+        $customFiscalYear  = Preferences::get('customFiscalYear', 0)->data;
 
         $showIncomplete = env('SHOW_INCOMPLETE_TRANSLATIONS', 'false') == 'true';
 
-        return view('preferences.index', compact('budgetMaximum', 'language', 'accounts', 'frontPageAccounts', 'viewRange', 'showIncomplete'));
+        return view('preferences.index', compact('budgetMaximum', 'language', 'accounts', 'frontPageAccounts', 'viewRange', 'customFiscalYear', 'showIncomplete'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $budgetMaximum = intval(Input::get('budgetMaximum'));
         Preferences::set('budgetMaximum', $budgetMaximum);
 
+        // custom fiscal year
+        $customFiscalYear = (int) Input::get('customFiscalYear');
+        Preferences::set('customFiscalYear', $customFiscalYear);
+
         // language:
         $lang = Input::get('language');
         if (in_array($lang, array_keys(Config::get('firefly.languages')))) {
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 6143ad0d6d..2aaa1dbe18 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ return [
     'pref_6M'                                => 'Six months',
     'pref_languages'                         => 'Languages',
     'pref_languages_help'                    => 'Firefly III supports several languages. Which one do you prefer?',
+    'pref_custom_fiscal_year'                => 'Fiscal year settings',
+    'pref_custom_fiscal_year_label'          => 'Enabled',
+    'pref_custom_fiscal_year_help'           => 'In countries that use a financial year other than January 1 to December 31, you can switch this on and specify start / end days of the fiscal year',
     'pref_save_settings'                     => 'Save settings',
 
     // profile:
diff --git a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
index f847fa1f6d..42aaba1292 100644
--- a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@
                     {{ ExpandedForm.amount('budgetMaximum',budgetMaximum,{'label' : 'Budget maximum'}) }}
                 </div>
             </div>
+            <div class="box">
+                <div class="box-header with-border">
+                    <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'pref_custom_fiscal_year'|_ }}</h3>
+                </div>
+                <div class="box-body">
+                    <p class="text-info">
+                        {{ 'pref_custom_fiscal_year_help'|_ }}
+                    </p>
+                    {% set isCustomFiscalYear = customFiscalYear == 1 ? true : false %}
+                    {{ ExpandedForm.checkbox('customFiscalYear','1',isCustomFiscalYear,{ 'label' : 'pref_custom_fiscal_year_label'|_ }) }}
+                </div>
+            </div>
 
         </div>
         <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6">