diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 23c52dbc0f..6623abcc4d 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_bootinfo():
 	load_translations(bootinfo)
 	add_timezone_info(bootinfo)
 	load_conf_settings(bootinfo)
-	load_print_css(bootinfo)
+	load_print(bootinfo, doclist)
 
 	# ipinfo
 	if frappe.session['data'].get('ipinfo'):
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ def add_timezone_info(bootinfo):
 		frappe.utils.momentjs.update(user, bootinfo.timezone_info)
 		frappe.utils.momentjs.update(system, bootinfo.timezone_info)
 
-def load_print_css(bootinfo):
-	bootinfo.print_css = frappe.get_attr("frappe.templates.pages.print.get_print_style")(frappe.db.get_single_value("Print Settings",
-		"print_style") or "Modern")
+def load_print(bootinfo, doclist):
+	print_settings = frappe.db.get_singles_dict("Print Settings")
+	print_settings.doctype = ":Print Settings"
+	doclist.append(print_settings)
+	load_print_css(bootinfo, print_settings)
+
+def load_print_css(bootinfo, print_settings):
+	bootinfo.print_css = frappe.get_attr("frappe.templates.pages.print.get_print_style")(print_settings.print_style or "Modern")
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/print_settings/print_settings.json b/frappe/core/doctype/print_settings/print_settings.json
index edfb5f6276..4299d79e17 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/print_settings/print_settings.json
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/print_settings/print_settings.json
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@
    "label": "Font Size", 
    "permlevel": 0
   }, 
+  {
+   "default": "1", 
+   "description": "Print with Letterhead, unless unchecked in a particular Document", 
+   "fieldname": "with_letterhead", 
+   "fieldtype": "Check", 
+   "label": "With Letterhead", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0
+  }, 
   {
    "fieldname": "section_break_8", 
    "fieldtype": "Section Break", 
@@ -67,7 +76,7 @@
  ], 
  "icon": "icon-cog", 
  "issingle": 1, 
- "modified": "2014-07-31 06:25:45.297096", 
+ "modified": "2014-07-31 07:43:54.550258", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Core", 
  "name": "Print Settings", 
diff --git a/frappe/patches.txt b/frappe/patches.txt
index a23f61b899..dd4be43bdf 100644
--- a/frappe/patches.txt
+++ b/frappe/patches.txt
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ frappe.patches.v4_1.enable_print_as_pdf #2014-06-17
 execute:frappe.db.sql("""update `tabDocPerm` set email=1 where parent='User' and permlevel=0 and `role`='All' and `read`=1 and apply_user_permissions=1""") #2014-07-15
 execute:frappe.db.sql("""update `tabPrint Format` set print_format_type='Client' where ifnull(print_format_type, '')=''""") #2014-07-28
 frappe.patches.v4_1.file_manager_fix
+frappe.patches.v4_2.print_with_letterhead
diff --git a/frappe/patches/v4_2/print_with_letterhead.py b/frappe/patches/v4_2/print_with_letterhead.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad2a144d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/patches/v4_2/print_with_letterhead.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Web Notes Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# MIT License. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doc("core", "doctype", "print_settings")
+	print_settings = frappe.get_doc("Print Settings")
+	print_settings.with_letterhead = 1
+	print_settings.save()
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
index 5488415847..e949d42fb5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.PrintPreview = Class.extend({
 				<div class="col-xs-3">\
 					<select class="print-preview-select form-control"></select></div>\
 				<div class="col-xs-3">\
-					<div class="checkbox"><label><input type="checkbox" class="print-letterhead" checked/> Letterhead</label></div></div>\
+					<div class="checkbox"><label><input type="checkbox" class="print-letterhead" /> Letterhead</label></div></div>\
 				<div class="col-xs-6 text-right" style="padding-top: 7px;">\
 					<a style="margin-right: 7px;" class="btn-print-preview text-muted small">Preview</a>\
 					<a style="margin-right: 7px;" class="btn-download-pdf text-muted small">Download PDF</a>\
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ frappe.ui.form.PrintPreview = Class.extend({
 		this.print_formats = frappe.meta.get_print_formats(this.frm.meta.name);
 		this.print_letterhead = this.wrapper
 			.find(".print-letterhead")
-			.on("change", function() { me.print_sel.trigger("change"); });
+			.on("change", function() { me.print_sel.trigger("change"); })
+			.prop("checked", cint(
+				(frappe.model.get_doc(":Print Settings", "Print Settings")
+					|| {with_letterhead: 1}).with_letterhead) ? true : false);
 		this.print_sel = this.wrapper
 			.find(".print-preview-select")
 			.on("change", function() {
@@ -72,7 +75,8 @@ frappe.ui.form.PrintPreview = Class.extend({
 				var w = window.open("/api/method/frappe.templates.pages.print.download_pdf?"
 					+"doctype="+encodeURIComponent(me.frm.doc.doctype)
 					+"&name="+encodeURIComponent(me.frm.doc.name)
-					+"&format="+me.selected_format());
+					+"&format="+me.selected_format()
+					+"&no_letterhead="+(me.with_letterhead() ? "0" : "1"));
 				if(!w) {
 					msgprint(__("Please enable pop-ups")); return;
 				}
diff --git a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
index 1eff280f63..51e780cbac 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
+++ b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ def get_context(context):
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_html(doc, name=None, print_format=None, meta=None,
-	no_letterhead=False, trigger_print=False):
+	no_letterhead=None, trigger_print=False):
 
 	if isinstance(no_letterhead, basestring):
 		no_letterhead = cint(no_letterhead)
+	elif no_letterhead is None:
+		no_letterhead = not cint(frappe.db.get_single_value("Print Settings", "with_letterhead"))
 
 	if isinstance(doc, basestring) and isinstance(name, basestring):
 		doc = frappe.get_doc(doc, name)