diff --git a/DisplayOptionsPanel.c b/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
index dd26989f..e945edd9 100644
--- a/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
+++ b/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ DisplayOptionsPanel* DisplayOptionsPanel_new(Settings* settings, ScreenManager*
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("Show custom thread names", &(settings->showThreadNames)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("Show program path", &(settings->showProgramPath)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("Highlight program \"basename\"", &(settings->highlightBaseName)));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("Highlight out-dated/removed programs", &(settings->highlightDeletedExe)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("Merge exe, comm and cmdline in Command", &(settings->showMergedCommand)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("- Try to find comm in cmdline (when Command is merged)", &(settings->findCommInCmdline)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef("- Try to strip exe from cmdline (when Command is merged)", &(settings->stripExeFromCmdline)));
diff --git a/Process.c b/Process.c
index 5236c8b1..f134be53 100644
--- a/Process.c
+++ b/Process.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ void Process_writeCommand(const Process* this, int attr, int baseAttr, RichStrin
 
    const bool highlightBaseName = this->settings->highlightBaseName;
    const bool highlightSeparator = true;
-   const bool highlightDeleted = true;
+   const bool highlightDeleted = this->settings->highlightDeletedExe;
 
    if (!this->mergedCommand.str) {
       int len = 0;
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void Process_writeField(const Process* this, RichString* str, ProcessField field
       const char* procExe;
       if (this->procExe) {
          attr = CRT_colors[Process_isUserlandThread(this) ? PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME : PROCESS_BASENAME];
-         if (this->procExeDeleted)
+         if (this->procExeDeleted && this->settings->highlightDeletedExe)
             attr = CRT_colors[FAILED_READ];
          procExe = this->procExe + this->procExeBasenameOffset;
       } else {
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 92d96dd5..acb3edfa 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName, unsigned int ini
          this->showProgramPath = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "highlight_base_name")) {
          this->highlightBaseName = atoi(option[1]);
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "highlight_deleted_exe")) {
+         this->highlightDeletedExe = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "highlight_megabytes")) {
          this->highlightMegabytes = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "highlight_threads")) {
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ int Settings_write(const Settings* this, bool onCrash) {
    fprintf(fd, "show_thread_names=%d\n", (int) this->showThreadNames);
    fprintf(fd, "show_program_path=%d\n", (int) this->showProgramPath);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_base_name=%d\n", (int) this->highlightBaseName);
+   fprintf(fd, "highlight_deleted_exe=%d\n", (int) this->highlightDeletedExe);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_megabytes=%d\n", (int) this->highlightMegabytes);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_threads=%d\n", (int) this->highlightThreads);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_changes=%d\n", (int) this->highlightChanges);
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ Settings* Settings_new(unsigned int initialCpuCount) {
    this->treeView = false;
    this->allBranchesCollapsed = false;
    this->highlightBaseName = false;
+   this->highlightDeletedExe = true;
    this->highlightMegabytes = false;
    this->detailedCPUTime = false;
    this->countCPUsFromOne = false;
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index fb621adb..6cda3a92 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool hideKernelThreads;
    bool hideUserlandThreads;
    bool highlightBaseName;
+   bool highlightDeletedExe;
    bool highlightMegabytes;
    bool highlightThreads;
    bool highlightChanges;