diff --git a/apps/fastload/README.md b/apps/fastload/README.md
index be4175f55..d82e13461 100644
--- a/apps/fastload/README.md
+++ b/apps/fastload/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This allows fast loading of all apps with two conditions:
 * If Quick Launch is installed it can be excluded from app history
 * Allows to redirect all loads usually loading the clock to the launcher instead
 * The "Fastloading..." screen can be switched off
+* Enable checking `setting.json` and force a complete load on changes
 
 ## App history
 
diff --git a/apps/fastload/boot.js b/apps/fastload/boot.js
index c7fc2fd86..baa5a517c 100644
--- a/apps/fastload/boot.js
+++ b/apps/fastload/boot.js
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ let loadingScreen = function(){
 
 let cache = s.readJSON("fastload.cache") || {};
 
-let checkApp = function(n){
+const SYS_SETTINGS="setting.json";
+
+let appFastloadPossible = function(n){
+  if(SETTINGS.detectSettingsChange && (!cache[SYS_SETTINGS] || E.CRC32(SYS_SETTINGS) != cache[SYS_SETTINGS])){
+    cache[SYS_SETTINGS] = E.CRC32(SYS_SETTINGS);
+    s.writeJSON("fastload.cache", cache);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // no widgets, no problem
   if (!global.WIDGETS) return true;
   let app = s.read(n);
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ let slowload = function(n){
 };
 
 let fastload = function(n){
-  if (!n || checkApp(n)){
+  if (!n || appFastloadPossible(n)){
     // Bangle.load can call load, to prevent recursion this must be the system load
     global.load = slowload;
     Bangle.load(n);
diff --git a/apps/fastload/settings.js b/apps/fastload/settings.js
index 1265d5e72..15c135fe4 100644
--- a/apps/fastload/settings.js
+++ b/apps/fastload/settings.js
@@ -52,12 +52,19 @@
         }
       };
 
-      mainmenu['Hide "Fastloading..."'] = {
-          value: !!settings.hideLoading,
-          onchange: v => {
-            writeSettings("hideLoading",v);
-          }
-        };
+    mainmenu['Hide "Fastloading..."'] = {
+        value: !!settings.hideLoading,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("hideLoading",v);
+        }
+      };
+
+      mainmenu['Detect settings changes'] = {
+         value: !!settings.detectSettingsChange,
+         onchange: v => {
+           writeSettings("detectSettingsChange",v);
+         }
+      };
 
     return mainmenu;
   }