diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.cpp
index c5e41fb4991..f092150a0e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static const char autoFoldFirstCommentKey[] = "AutoFoldFirstComment";
 static const char centerCursorOnScrollKey[] = "CenterCursorOnScroll";
 static const char openLinksInNextSplitKey[] = "OpenLinksInNextSplitKey";
 static const char displayFileEncodingKey[] = "DisplayFileEncoding";
+static const char displayFileLineEndingKey[] = "DisplayFileLineEnding";
 static const char scrollBarHighlightsKey[] = "ScrollBarHighlights";
 static const char animateNavigationWithinFileKey[] = "AnimateNavigationWithinFile";
 static const char animateWithinFileTimeMaxKey[] = "AnimateWithinFileTimeMax";
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ void DisplaySettings::toSettings(const QString &category, QSettings *s) const
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(centerCursorOnScrollKey), m_centerCursorOnScroll);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(openLinksInNextSplitKey), m_openLinksInNextSplit);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(displayFileEncodingKey), m_displayFileEncoding);
+    s->setValue(QLatin1String(displayFileLineEndingKey), m_displayFileLineEnding);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(scrollBarHighlightsKey), m_scrollBarHighlights);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(animateNavigationWithinFileKey), m_animateNavigationWithinFile);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(displayAnnotationsKey), m_displayAnnotations);
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ void DisplaySettings::fromSettings(const QString &category, const QSettings *s)
     m_centerCursorOnScroll = s->value(group + QLatin1String(centerCursorOnScrollKey), m_centerCursorOnScroll).toBool();
     m_openLinksInNextSplit = s->value(group + QLatin1String(openLinksInNextSplitKey), m_openLinksInNextSplit).toBool();
     m_displayFileEncoding = s->value(group + QLatin1String(displayFileEncodingKey), m_displayFileEncoding).toBool();
+    m_displayFileLineEnding = s->value(group + QLatin1String(displayFileLineEndingKey), m_displayFileLineEnding).toBool();
     m_scrollBarHighlights = s->value(group + QLatin1String(scrollBarHighlightsKey), m_scrollBarHighlights).toBool();
     m_animateNavigationWithinFile = s->value(group + QLatin1String(animateNavigationWithinFileKey), m_animateNavigationWithinFile).toBool();
     m_animateWithinFileTimeMax = s->value(group + QLatin1String(animateWithinFileTimeMaxKey), m_animateWithinFileTimeMax).toInt();
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ bool DisplaySettings::equals(const DisplaySettings &ds) const
         && m_openLinksInNextSplit == ds.m_openLinksInNextSplit
         && m_forceOpenLinksInNextSplit == ds.m_forceOpenLinksInNextSplit
         && m_displayFileEncoding == ds.m_displayFileEncoding
+        && m_displayFileLineEnding == ds.m_displayFileLineEnding
         && m_scrollBarHighlights == ds.m_scrollBarHighlights
         && m_animateNavigationWithinFile == ds.m_animateNavigationWithinFile
         && m_animateWithinFileTimeMax == ds.m_animateWithinFileTimeMax
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.h
index ae87f76dfbd..97b716a8fc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettings.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     bool m_openLinksInNextSplit = false;
     bool m_forceOpenLinksInNextSplit = false;
     bool m_displayFileEncoding = false;
+    bool m_displayFileLineEnding = true;
     bool m_scrollBarHighlights = true;
     bool m_animateNavigationWithinFile = false;
     int m_animateWithinFileTimeMax = 333; // read only setting
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.cpp
index fa551504211..f972e1735a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void DisplaySettingsWidget::settingsFromUI(DisplaySettings &displaySettings,
     displaySettings.m_centerCursorOnScroll = m_ui.centerOnScroll->isChecked();
     displaySettings.m_openLinksInNextSplit = m_ui.openLinksInNextSplit->isChecked();
     displaySettings.m_displayFileEncoding = m_ui.displayFileEncoding->isChecked();
+    displaySettings.m_displayFileLineEnding = m_ui.displayFileLineEnding->isChecked();
     displaySettings.m_scrollBarHighlights = m_ui.scrollBarHighlights->isChecked();
     displaySettings.m_animateNavigationWithinFile = m_ui.animateNavigationWithinFile->isChecked();
     displaySettings.m_displayAnnotations = m_ui.displayAnnotations->isChecked();
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ void DisplaySettingsWidget::settingsToUI()
     m_ui.centerOnScroll->setChecked(displaySettings.m_centerCursorOnScroll);
     m_ui.openLinksInNextSplit->setChecked(displaySettings.m_openLinksInNextSplit);
     m_ui.displayFileEncoding->setChecked(displaySettings.m_displayFileEncoding);
+    m_ui.displayFileLineEnding->setChecked(displaySettings.m_displayFileLineEnding);
     m_ui.scrollBarHighlights->setChecked(displaySettings.m_scrollBarHighlights);
     m_ui.animateNavigationWithinFile->setChecked(displaySettings.m_animateNavigationWithinFile);
     m_ui.displayAnnotations->setChecked(displaySettings.m_displayAnnotations);
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.ui b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.ui
index c7d49ac0692..29dea5649a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/displaysettingspage.ui
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="7" column="1">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="displayFileLineEnding">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Display file line ending</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="2" column="1">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="animateMatchingParentheses">
         <property name="text">
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="7" column="1">
+      <item row="8" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="animateNavigationWithinFile">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Animate navigation within file</string>
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index eb33c6de6a3..22c23387d3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ public:
     void slotSelectionChanged();
     void _q_animateUpdate(const QTextCursor &cursor, QPointF lastPos, QRectF rect);
     void updateCodeFoldingVisible();
+    void updateFileLineEndingVisible();
 
     void reconfigure();
     void updateSyntaxInfoBar(const Highlighter::Definitions &definitions, const QString &fileName);
@@ -952,10 +953,9 @@ TextEditorWidgetPrivate::TextEditorWidgetPrivate(TextEditorWidget *parent)
     m_fileLineEnding->addItems(ExtraEncodingSettings::lineTerminationModeNames());
     m_fileLineEnding->setContentsMargins(spacing, 0, spacing, 0);
     m_fileLineEndingAction = m_toolBar->addWidget(m_fileLineEnding);
-    m_fileLineEndingAction->setVisible(!q->isReadOnly());
-    connect(q, &TextEditorWidget::readOnlyChanged, this, [this] {
-        m_fileLineEndingAction->setVisible(!q->isReadOnly());
-    });
+    updateFileLineEndingVisible();
+    connect(q, &TextEditorWidget::readOnlyChanged,
+            this, &TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateFileLineEndingVisible);
 
     m_fileEncodingLabel = new FixedSizeClickLabel;
     m_fileEncodingLabel->setContentsMargins(spacing, 0, spacing, 0);
@@ -3225,6 +3225,11 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateCodeFoldingVisible()
     }
 }
 
+void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateFileLineEndingVisible()
+{
+    m_fileLineEndingAction->setVisible(m_displaySettings.m_displayFileLineEnding && !q->isReadOnly());
+}
+
 void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::reconfigure()
 {
     m_document->setMimeType(Utils::mimeTypeForFile(m_document->filePath()).name());
@@ -7211,6 +7216,7 @@ void TextEditorWidget::setDisplaySettings(const DisplaySettings &ds)
     }
 
     d->updateCodeFoldingVisible();
+    d->updateFileLineEndingVisible();
     d->updateHighlights();
     d->setupScrollBar();
     viewport()->update();