diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
index 93ec9156783..4e92debba17 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class pos_config(osv.osv):
         'iface_precompute_cash': fields.boolean('Prefill Cash Payment',  help='The payment input will behave similarily to bank payment input, and will be prefilled with the exact due amount'),
         'iface_tax_included':   fields.boolean('Include Taxes in Prices', help='The displayed prices will always include all taxes, even if the taxes have been setup differently'),
         'iface_start_categ_id': fields.many2one('pos.category','Start Category', help='The point of sale will display this product category by default. If no category is specified, all available products will be shown'),
+        'iface_display_categ_images': fields.boolean('Display Category Pictures', help="The product categories will be displayed with pictures."),
         'receipt_header': fields.text('Receipt Header',help="A short text that will be inserted as a header in the printed receipt"),
         'receipt_footer': fields.text('Receipt Footer',help="A short text that will be inserted as a footer in the printed receipt"),
         'proxy_ip':       fields.char('IP Address', help='The hostname or ip address of the hardware proxy, Will be autodetected if left empty', size=45),
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_view.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_view.xml
index 3a1e0bc6931..db9a92d2f62 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_view.xml
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@
                                 <field name="iface_fullscreen" />
                                 <field name="iface_big_scrollbars" />
                                 <field name="iface_print_auto" />
+                                <field name="iface_display_categ_images" />
                                 <field name="iface_print_skip_screen"  attrs="{'invisible' : [('iface_print_auto', '=', False)]}" />
                             </group>
                         </group>
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/css/pos.css b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/css/pos.css
index d534b3fead6..b301995fb95 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/css/pos.css
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/css/pos.css
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ td {
     vertical-align: top;
     display: inline-block;
     font-size: 11px;
-    margin: 5px !important;
+    margin: 8px !important;
     width: 120px;
     height:120px;
     background:#fff;
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
index a8560479c52..299274f5679 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ exports.PosModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
         },
     },{
         model:  'pos.category',
-        fields: ['id','name','parent_id','child_id'],
+        fields: ['id','name','parent_id','child_id','image'],
         domain: null,
         loaded: function(self, categories){
             self.db.add_categories(categories);
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
index 52a0f9d5fcd..aed5e21e6e4 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
@@ -671,25 +671,17 @@ var ProductCategoriesWidget = PosBaseWidget.extend({
 
         this.el = el_node;
 
-        var hasimages = false;  //if none of the subcategories have images, we don't display buttons with icons
-        /*
-        for(var i = 0; i < this.subcategories.length; i++){
-            if(this.subcategories[i].image){
-                hasimages = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        */
+        var withpics = this.pos.config.iface_display_categ_images;
 
         var list_container = el_node.querySelector('.category-list');
         if (list_container) { 
-            if (!hasimages) {
+            if (!withpics) {
                 list_container.classList.add('simple');
             } else {
                 list_container.classList.remove('simple');
             }
             for(var i = 0, len = this.subcategories.length; i < len; i++){
-                list_container.appendChild(this.render_category(this.subcategories[i],hasimages));
+                list_container.appendChild(this.render_category(this.subcategories[i],withpics));
             }
         }