diff --git a/public/sass/style.scss b/public/sass/style.scss
index 3c42fce..88354a7 100644
--- a/public/sass/style.scss
+++ b/public/sass/style.scss
@@ -183,6 +183,36 @@
   }
 }
 
+/*
+http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4148499/how-to-style-checkbox-using-css
+*/
+
+#q-cutoff-field {
+  display: none;
+  + label span { 
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    background-color: white;
+    width: 12px;
+    height: 12px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin-right: .3em;
+    :hover {
+      border-color: white;
+    }
+  }
+  &:checked + label span { 
+    :after {
+      content:"\f00c";
+      color: $light-green;
+      font-family: FontAwesome; 
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #q-field {
   border: 2px solid white;
   padding: 3px;
@@ -322,4 +352,4 @@
       border-left-color: red;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/templates/layouts/default.html.ep b/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
index 2c2030c..71c56b3 100644
--- a/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
+++ b/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@
   <div class="select">
     %= select_field ql => [[Poliqarp => 'poliqarp'], ['Cosmas II' => 'cosmas2'], ['Annis' => 'annis'], ['CQL v1.2' => 'cql']], id => 'ql-field'
   </div>
-%= hidden_field 'cutoff' => 0, id => 'q-cutoff-field'
 
 <div id="button-right">
+% unless (param('q')) { param(cutoff => 1) };
+%= check_box cutoff => 1, id => 'q-cutoff-field'
+<label for="q-cutoff-field"><span></span>Quick</label>
 % unless (current_route 'tutorial') {
 <button type="button" title="Tutorial" onclick="openTutorial()"><i class="fa fa-graduation-cap"></i></button>
 % };
diff --git a/templates/partial/javascript.html.ep b/templates/partial/javascript.html.ep
index 055ddf2..cad5ac7 100644
--- a/templates/partial/javascript.html.ep
+++ b/templates/partial/javascript.html.ep
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@
   var q = o.getAttribute("data-query");
   var ql = o.getAttribute("data-query-language");
   var qc = o.getAttribute("data-query-cutoff");
-  if (qc === null)
-    qc = 0;
+  if (qc !== 0 && qc !== "0" && qc !== "off" && qc !== null)
+    $("#q-cutoff-field").prop('checked', true);
+
   $("#ql-field").val(ql);
   $("#q-field").val(q);
-  $("#q-cutoff-field").val(qc);
+
   closeTutorial();
 };