diff --git a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
index b233329e3..4810867af 100755
--- a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
@@ -416,7 +416,13 @@ void CropWindow::buttonRelease (int button, int num, int bstate, int x, int y) {
 
     bool needRedraw = false;
     if (state==SCropWinResize) {
-        setSize (press_x + x - action_x, press_y + y - action_y);
+		int newWidth = press_x + x - action_x;
+		int newHeight = press_y + y - action_y;
+		setSize(newWidth, newHeight);
+		if (decorated) {
+			options.detailWindowWidth = newWidth;
+			options.detailWindowHeight = newHeight;
+	    }
         state = SNormal;
         for (std::list<CropWindowListener*>::iterator i=listeners.begin(); i!=listeners.end(); i++)
             (*i)->cropWindowSizeChanged (this);
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.cc b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
index dba3d68f5..7aad0146b 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.cc
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
@@ -357,6 +357,14 @@ void ImageArea::addCropWindow () {
     cw->setCropGUIListener (cropgl);
     cw->setPointerMotionListener (pmlistener);
     cw->setPointerMotionHListener (pmhlistener);
+    int lastWidth = options.detailWindowWidth;
+    int lastHeight = options.detailWindowHeight;
+    if(!cropWins.empty()) {
+		CropWindow *lastCrop;
+		lastCrop = cropWins.front();
+		if(lastCrop)
+			lastCrop->getSize(lastWidth,lastHeight);
+    }
     cropWins.push_front (cw);
 
     // Position the new crop window in a checkerboard, or used the last position
@@ -370,8 +378,13 @@ void ImageArea::addCropWindow () {
         int col = K-1 - (N % (K*K)) % K;
         int cropwidth, cropheight;
         
-        cropwidth = get_width()/K - hBorder;
-        cropheight = get_height()/K - vBorder;
+        if(lastWidth == -1) {
+			cropwidth = get_width()/K - hBorder;
+			cropheight = get_height()/K - vBorder;
+        } else {
+			cropwidth = lastWidth;
+			cropheight = lastHeight;
+        }
 
         if (options.squareDetailWindow){
 			// force square CropWindow (this is faster as area is smaller)
@@ -396,7 +409,8 @@ void ImageArea::addCropWindow () {
     cw->setCropPosition(x0+w/2-wc/2,y0+h/2-hc/2);
     mainCropWindow->setObservedCropWin (cropWins.front());
 
-    ipc->startProcessing(M_HIGHQUAL);
+	if(cropWins.size()==1) // after first detail window we already have high quality
+		ipc->startProcessing(M_HIGHQUAL);
 
 //    queue_draw (); 
 }
diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index 8bc294d41..d849ccbc8 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ void Options::setDefaults () {
     adjusterDelay = 0;
     startupDir = STARTUPDIR_LAST;
     startupPath = "";
-    useBundledProfiles = true;
+    useBundledProfiles = true;
+    detailWindowWidth = -1;
+    detailWindowHeight = -1;
     dirBrowserWidth = 260;
     dirBrowserHeight = 350;
     preferencesWidth = 800;
@@ -702,7 +704,9 @@ if (keyFile.has_group ("GUI")) {
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "Font"))            font            = keyFile.get_string  ("GUI", "Font");
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "WindowWidth"))     windowWidth     = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "WindowWidth");
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "WindowHeight"))    windowHeight    = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "WindowHeight");
-    if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "WindowMaximized")) windowMaximized = keyFile.get_boolean ("GUI", "WindowMaximized");
+    if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "WindowMaximized")) windowMaximized = keyFile.get_boolean ("GUI", "WindowMaximized");
+    if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "DetailWindowWidth"))   detailWindowWidth        = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "DetailWindowWidth");
+    if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "DetailWindowHeight"))  detailWindowHeight       = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "DetailWindowHeight");
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "DirBrowserWidth"))     dirBrowserWidth          = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "DirBrowserWidth");
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "DirBrowserHeight"))    dirBrowserHeight         = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "DirBrowserHeight");
     if (keyFile.has_key ("GUI", "PreferencesWidth"))    preferencesWidth         = keyFile.get_integer ("GUI", "PreferencesWidth");
@@ -993,6 +997,8 @@ int Options::saveToFile (Glib::ustring fname) {
     keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "WindowWidth", windowWidth);
     keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "WindowHeight", windowHeight);
     keyFile.set_boolean ("GUI", "WindowMaximized", windowMaximized);
+    keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "DetailWindowWidth", detailWindowWidth);
+    keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "DetailWindowHeight", detailWindowHeight);
     keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "DirBrowserWidth", dirBrowserWidth);
     keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "DirBrowserHeight", dirBrowserHeight);
     keyFile.set_integer ("GUI", "PreferencesWidth", preferencesWidth);
@@ -1278,7 +1284,7 @@ bool Options::load () {
 }
 
 void Options::save () {
-
+
     if (options.multiUser==false) {
         options.saveToFile (Glib::build_filename(argv0, "options"));
     }
diff --git a/rtgui/options.h b/rtgui/options.h
index 9b97b541a..46aa25a25 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.h
+++ b/rtgui/options.h
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ class Options {
     Glib::ustring font;
     int windowWidth;
     int windowHeight;
-    bool windowMaximized;
+    bool windowMaximized;
+    int detailWindowWidth;
+    int detailWindowHeight;
     int dirBrowserWidth;
     int dirBrowserHeight;
     int preferencesWidth;