diff --git a/bin/mpdevil b/bin/mpdevil
index 86867a3..91f0134 100755
--- a/bin/mpdevil
+++ b/bin/mpdevil
@@ -826,6 +826,17 @@ class Client(MPDClient):
 		func=getattr(self, option)
 		func(new_state)
 
+	def conditional_previous(self):
+		if self._settings.get_boolean("rewind-mode"):
+			double_click_time=Gtk.Settings.get_default().get_property("gtk-double-click-time")
+			status=self.status()
+			if float(status.get("elapsed", 0))*1000 > double_click_time:
+				self.seekcur(0)
+			else:
+				self.previous()
+		else:
+			self.previous()
+
 	def _main_loop(self, *args):
 		try:
 			status=self.status()
@@ -974,6 +985,7 @@ class GeneralSettings(Gtk.Box):
 			(_("Play selected albums and titles immediately"), "force-mode"),
 			(_("Sort albums by year"), "sort-albums-by-year"),
 			(_("Support “MPRIS”"), "mpris"),
+			(_("Rewind via previous button"), "rewind-mode"),
 		]
 		for label, key in check_buttons_data:
 			check_buttons[key]=Gtk.CheckButton(label=label, margin_start=12)
@@ -1014,6 +1026,7 @@ class GeneralSettings(Gtk.Box):
 		self.pack_start(check_buttons["sort-albums-by-year"], False, False, 0)
 		self.pack_start(check_buttons["send-notify"], False, False, 0)
 		self.pack_start(check_buttons["force-mode"], False, False, 0)
+		self.pack_start(check_buttons["rewind-mode"], False, False, 0)
 		self.pack_start(check_buttons["stop-on-quit"], False, False, 0)
 
 class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
@@ -3567,7 +3580,7 @@ class MPDActionGroup(Gio.SimpleActionGroup):
 		self._client.next()
 
 	def _on_prev(self, action, param):
-		self._client.previous()
+		self._client.conditional_previous()
 
 	def _on_seek_forward(self, action, param):
 		self._client.seekcur("+10")
diff --git a/data/org.mpdevil.mpdevil.gschema.xml b/data/org.mpdevil.mpdevil.gschema.xml
index 040b5c3..aee191d 100644
--- a/data/org.mpdevil.mpdevil.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/org.mpdevil.mpdevil.gschema.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
       <summary>Provide MPRIS</summary>
       <description></description>
     </key>
+    <key type="b" name="rewind-mode">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Classic previous button behavior</summary>
+      <description></description>
+    </key>
     <key type="ai" name="column-permutation">
       <default>[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]</default>
       <summary>Column order in playlist</summary>