diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
index 5dd84392b4..358a357d3e 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ class LayerView(View):
         self._activity = False
 
         Preferences.getInstance().addPreference("view/top_layer_count", 5)
+        Preferences.getInstance().addPreference("view/only_show_top_layers", False)
         Preferences.getInstance().preferenceChanged.connect(self._onPreferencesChanged)
 
         self._solid_layers = int(Preferences.getInstance().getValue("view/top_layer_count"))
-
+        self._only_show_top_layers = bool(Preferences.getInstance().getValue("view/only_show_top_layers"))
         self._busy = False
 
     def getActivity(self):
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class LayerView(View):
                         continue
 
                     # Render all layers below a certain number as line mesh instead of vertices.
-                    if self._current_layer_num - self._solid_layers > -1:
+                    if self._current_layer_num - self._solid_layers > -1 and not self._only_show_top_layers:
                         start = 0
                         end = 0
                         element_counts = layer_data.getElementCounts()
@@ -206,12 +207,12 @@ class LayerView(View):
         self._top_layers_job = None
 
     def _onPreferencesChanged(self, preference):
-        if preference != "view/top_layer_count":
+        if preference != "view/top_layer_count" and preference != "view/only_show_top_layers":
             return
 
         self._solid_layers = int(Preferences.getInstance().getValue("view/top_layer_count"))
+        self._only_show_top_layers = bool(Preferences.getInstance().getValue("view/only_show_top_layers"))
 
-        self.resetLayerData()
         self._startUpdateTopLayers()
 
 class _CreateTopLayersJob(Job):
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
index 7e5b4efadc..223b7eda85 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ UM.PreferencesPage
             }
         }
 
+
         UM.TooltipArea {
             width: childrenRect.width;
             height: childrenRect.height;
@@ -215,6 +216,19 @@ UM.PreferencesPage
                 }
             }
         }
+        UM.TooltipArea {
+            width: childrenRect.width
+            height: childrenRect.height
+            text: catalog.i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Should only the top layers be displayed in layerview?")
+
+            CheckBox
+            {
+                id: topLayersOnlyCheckbox
+                text: catalog.i18nc("@option:check", "Only display top layer(s) in layer view")
+                checked: boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("view/only_show_top_layers"))
+                onCheckedChanged: UM.Preferences.setValue("view/only_show_top_layers", checked)
+            }
+        }
 
         Item
         {