diff --git a/src/musredit/PAdmin.h b/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
index f6258a60..f219c775 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ class PAdmin
     PTheory* getTheoryItem(const unsigned int idx);
     PMsr2DataParam getMsr2DataParam() { return fMsr2DataParam; }
 
+    void setTimeout(const int ival) { fTimeout = ival; }
     void setFontName(const QString str) { fFontName = str; }
     void setFontSize(const int ival) { fFontSize = ival; }
 
   protected:
-    void setTimeout(const int ival) { fTimeout = ival; }
     void setExecPath(const QString str) { fExecPath = str; }
     void setDefaultSavePath(const QString str) { fDefaultSavePath = str; }
     void setTitleFromDataFileFlag(const bool flag) { fTitleFromDataFile = flag; }
diff --git a/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp b/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
index c5127305..65caf976 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * \param enable_musrt0 if true, musrt0 is enabled from within musredit.
  */
 PPrefsDialog::PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const bool title_from_data_file,
-                           const bool enable_musrt0)
+                           const bool enable_musrt0, const int timeout)
 {
   setupUi(this);
 
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ PPrefsDialog::PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const
 
   fTitleFromData_checkBox->setChecked(title_from_data_file);
   fEnableMusrT0_checkBox->setChecked(enable_musrt0);
+
+  QString numStr;
+  numStr.setNum(timeout);
+  fTimeout_lineEdit->setText(numStr);
+  fTimeout_lineEdit->setValidator(new QIntValidator(fTimeout_lineEdit));
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h b/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
index 07832de9..0fa08fcf 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
+++ b/src/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ class PPrefsDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::PPrefsDialog
 
   public:
     PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const bool title_from_data_file,
-                 const bool enable_musrt0);
+                 const bool enable_musrt0, const int timeout);
 
     bool getKeepMinuit2OutputFlag() { return fKeepMn2Output_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getTitleFromDataFileFlag() { return fTitleFromData_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getEnableMusrT0Flag()      { return fEnableMusrT0_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     int  getDump();
+    int  getTimeout() { return fTimeout_lineEdit->text().toInt(); }
 
   public slots:
     void dumpAscii();
diff --git a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index cb108440..9b011492 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrT0()
  */
 void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
 {
-  PPrefsDialog *dlg = new PPrefsDialog(fKeepMinuit2Output, fDump, fTitleFromDataFile, fEnableMusrT0);
+  PPrefsDialog *dlg = new PPrefsDialog(fKeepMinuit2Output, fDump, fTitleFromDataFile, fEnableMusrT0, fAdmin->getTimeout());
   if (dlg == 0) {
     QMessageBox::critical(this, "**ERROR** musrPrefs", "Couldn't invoke Preferences Dialog.");
     return;
@@ -2124,6 +2124,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
     fEnableMusrT0 = dlg->getEnableMusrT0Flag();
     fMusrT0Action->setEnabled(fEnableMusrT0);
     fDump = dlg->getDump();
+    fAdmin->setTimeout(dlg->getTimeout());
   }
 
   delete dlg;
diff --git a/src/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui b/src/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
index 9fff9087..753b0d3a 100644
--- a/src/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
+++ b/src/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
@@ -35,6 +35,46 @@
       <property name="currentIndex">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
+      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
+       <attribute name="title">
+        <string>general</string>
+       </attribute>
+       <widget class="QWidget" name="">
+        <property name="geometry">
+         <rect>
+          <x>10</x>
+          <y>10</y>
+          <width>421</width>
+          <height>25</height>
+         </rect>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="fTimeout_lineEdit"/>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="fTimeout_label">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>timeout</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>208</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </widget>
+      </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
        <attribute name="title">
         <string>musrfit</string>