diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ServerConfigDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ServerConfigDialog.qml
index d5304e064..2d779b97b 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ServerConfigDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ServerConfigDialog.qml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ ElDialog {
             onClicked: {
                 Config.autoConnect = serverconfig.auto_connect
                 Network.server = serverconfig.address
+                Network.oneServer = serverconfig.auto_connect
+                    ? false
+                    : serverconfig.one_server
                 rootItem.close()
             }
         }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
index 9c7160489..12227d03b 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Item {
     property bool showAutoselectServer: true
     property alias auto_connect: auto_server_cb.checked
     property alias address: address_tf.text
+    property alias one_server: one_server_cb.checked
 
     implicitHeight: rootLayout.height
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Item {
             id: auto_server_cb
             visible: showAutoselectServer
             text: qsTr('Select server automatically')
-            checked: true
+            checked: !showAutoselectServer
         }
 
         Label {
@@ -45,6 +46,22 @@ Item {
             }
         }
 
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            visible: !auto_server_cb.checked && address_tf.text
+
+            CheckBox {
+                id: one_server_cb
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                text: qsTr('One server')
+            }
+
+            HelpButton {
+                heading: qsTr('One server')
+                helptext: qsTr('Connect only to a single Electrum Server. This can help with privacy, but at the cost of detecting lagging and forks')
+            }
+        }
+
         ColumnLayout {
             Heading {
                 text: qsTr('Servers')
@@ -96,6 +113,7 @@ Item {
     Component.onCompleted: {
         root.auto_connect = Config.autoConnectDefined ? Config.autoConnect : false
         root.address = Network.server
+        one_server_cb.checked = Network.oneServer
         // TODO: initial setup should not connect already, is Network.server defined?
     }
 }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCServerConfig.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCServerConfig.qml
index df114f84a..a48a1bd70 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCServerConfig.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCServerConfig.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ WizardComponent {
     function apply() {
         wizard_data['autoconnect'] = sc.address.trim() == ""
         wizard_data['server'] = sc.address
+        wizard_data['one_server'] = sc.one_server
     }
 
     ColumnLayout {
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
index 25dc1c24f..a8074647e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@ class QENetwork(QObject, QtEventListener):
     def isProxyTor(self):
         return bool(self.network.is_proxy_tor)
 
+    @pyqtProperty(bool, notify=statusChanged)
+    def oneServer(self):
+        return self.network.oneserver
+
+    @oneServer.setter
+    def oneServer(self, one_server: bool):
+        if one_server != self.network.oneserver:
+            net_params = self.network.get_parameters()
+            net_params = net_params._replace(oneserver=one_server)
+            self.network.run_from_another_thread(self.network.set_parameters(net_params))
+            self.statusChanged.emit()
+
     @pyqtProperty('QVariant', notify=feeHistogramUpdated)
     def feeHistogram(self):
         return self._fee_histogram
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/wizard/server_connect.py b/electrum/gui/qt/wizard/server_connect.py
index cebe6f146..0c6b88b36 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/wizard/server_connect.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/wizard/server_connect.py
@@ -96,3 +96,4 @@ class WCServerConfig(WizardComponent):
     def apply(self):
         self.wizard_data['autoconnect'] = self.sw.server_e.text().strip() == ''
         self.wizard_data['server'] = self.sw.server_e.text()
+        self.wizard_data['one_server'] = False
diff --git a/electrum/wizard.py b/electrum/wizard.py
index c5e748013..0fae46537 100644
--- a/electrum/wizard.py
+++ b/electrum/wizard.py
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ class ServerConnectWizard(AbstractWizard):
         self._logger.debug(f'configuring server: {wizard_data!r}')
         net_params = self._daemon.network.get_parameters()
         server = ''
+        oneserver = wizard_data.get('one_server', False)
         if not wizard_data['autoconnect']:
             try:
                 server = ServerAddr.from_str_with_inference(wizard_data['server'])
@@ -752,7 +753,9 @@ class ServerConnectWizard(AbstractWizard):
                     raise Exception('failed to parse server %s' % wizard_data['server'])
             except Exception:
                 return
-        net_params = net_params._replace(server=server, auto_connect=wizard_data['autoconnect'])
+        else:
+            oneserver = False
+        net_params = net_params._replace(server=server, auto_connect=wizard_data['autoconnect'], oneserver=oneserver)
         self._daemon.network.run_from_another_thread(self._daemon.network.set_parameters(net_params))
 
     def do_configure_autoconnect(self, wizard_data: dict):