diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui b/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
index 241c8e944..e16c6ae46 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/forms/form_tab_plot.ui
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
      </rect>
     </property>
     <property name="currentIndex">
-     <number>0</number>
+     <number>4</number>
     </property>
     <widget class="QWidget" name="page_6">
      <widget class="QWidget" name="gridLayoutWidget_5">
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
        <rect>
         <x>25</x>
         <y>5</y>
-        <width>314</width>
+        <width>335</width>
         <height>26</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Displays minimum, maximum and sum of values for each plot.
          </property>
          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
-           <width>100</width>
+           <width>10</width>
            <height>10</height>
           </size>
          </property>
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ Displays minimum, maximum and sum of values for each plot.
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkGainPlot">
          <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>true</bool>
+          <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
          <property name="sizePolicy">
           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -614,6 +614,43 @@ Displays minimum, maximum and sum of values for each plot.
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_22">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeType">
+          <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>10</width>
+           <height>10</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkGapPixels">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>&lt;nobr&gt;
+Displays minimum, maximum and sum of values for each plot.
+&lt;nobr&gt;</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Gap Pixels</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
@@ -1695,7 +1732,7 @@ Displays minimum, maximum and sum of values for each plot.
      <rect>
       <x>10</x>
       <y>20</y>
-      <width>331</width>
+      <width>357</width>
       <height>26</height>
      </rect>
     </property>
@@ -2522,7 +2559,7 @@ Interval between plots has 2 modes. A condition to be satisfied, in order to avo
      <rect>
       <x>10</x>
       <y>12</y>
-      <width>331</width>
+      <width>365</width>
       <height>36</height>
      </rect>
     </property>
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
index 92fcae92a..b2dbbd208 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ private slots:
 	/** Set histogram options */
 	void SetHistogramOptions();
 
+	/** Enable Gap pixels */
+	void EnableGapPixels(bool enable);
+
 signals:
 	void DisableZoomSignal(bool);
 	void ResetZMinZMaxSignal(bool,bool,double,double);
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
index 3f599ed78..cbcda6ec5 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ void qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
 	stackedWidget_2->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
-	//gain plot
-	chkGainPlot->setEnabled(false);
-
 	// Depending on whether the detector is 1d or 2d
 	switch(myDet->getDetectorsType()){
 	case slsDetectorDefs::MYTHEN:
@@ -174,6 +171,7 @@ void qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 		pagePedestal_2->setEnabled(false);
 		chkBinary->setEnabled(false);
 		chkBinary_2->setEnabled(false);
+		chkGapPixels->setEnabled(true);
 		break;
 	case slsDetectorDefs::GOTTHARD:
 		isOriginallyOneD = true;
@@ -202,6 +200,12 @@ void qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	//disable histogram initially
 	boxHistogram->hide();
 
+    if (chkGapPixels->isEnabled()) {
+        int ret =  myDet->enableGapPixels(-1);
+        qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow");
+        chkGapPixels->setChecked((ret == 1) ? true : false);
+    }
+
 	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow");
 }
 
@@ -376,6 +380,10 @@ void qTabPlot::Initialization(){
 	//gainplot
 	if (chkGainPlot->isEnabled())
 		connect(chkGainPlot, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),myPlot, SIGNAL(GainPlotSignal(bool)));
+
+	// gap pixels
+    if (chkGapPixels->isEnabled())
+        connect(chkGapPixels, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(EnableGapPixels(bool)));
 }
 
 
@@ -1471,6 +1479,24 @@ void qTabPlot::SetHistogramOptions(){
 
 
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+void qTabPlot::EnableGapPixels(bool enable) {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+    cout  << "Setting Gap pixels to " << enable << endl;
+#endif
+    disconnect(chkGapPixels, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(EnableGapPixels(bool)));
+
+    myDet->enableGapPixels(enable);
+    int ret =  myDet->enableGapPixels(-1);
+    qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabPlot::SetScanArgument");
+    chkGapPixels->setChecked((ret == 1) ? true : false);
+
+    connect(chkGapPixels, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(EnableGapPixels(bool)));
+}
+
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1487,6 +1513,14 @@ void qTabPlot::Refresh(){
 			comboFrequency->setCurrentIndex(1);*/
 		SetFrequency();
 
+	    if (chkGapPixels->isEnabled()) {
+	        disconnect(chkGapPixels, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(EnableGapPixels(bool)));
+	        int ret =  myDet->enableGapPixels(-1);
+	        qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabPlot::Refresh");
+	        chkGapPixels->setChecked((ret == 1) ? true : false);
+	        connect(chkGapPixels, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),this, SLOT(EnableGapPixels(bool)));
+	    }
+
 	}else{
 		boxFrequency->setEnabled(false);
 		disconnect(boxScan,	  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),				   this, SLOT(EnableScanBox()));