diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index d2813af9..bbd524d9 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import { FC } from 'react';
+import { Row } from 'reactstrap';
 import NoMenuLayout from '../common/NoMenuLayout';
 
-const Settings = (RealTimeUpdates: FC) => () => (
+const Settings = (RealTimeUpdates: FC, ShortUrlCreation: FC) => () => (
   <NoMenuLayout>
-    <RealTimeUpdates />
+    <Row>
+      <div className="col-lg-6">
+        <RealTimeUpdates />
+      </div>
+      <div className="col-lg-6">
+        <ShortUrlCreation />
+      </div>
+    </Row>
   </NoMenuLayout>
 );
 
diff --git a/src/settings/ShortUrlCreation.tsx b/src/settings/ShortUrlCreation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afd88c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/ShortUrlCreation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { FC } from 'react';
+import { FormGroup } from 'reactstrap';
+import { SimpleCard } from '../utils/SimpleCard';
+import ToggleSwitch from '../utils/ToggleSwitch';
+import { Settings, ShortUrlCreationSettings } from './reducers/settings';
+
+interface ShortUrlCreationProps {
+  settings: Settings;
+  setShortUrlCreationSettings: (settings: ShortUrlCreationSettings) => void;
+}
+
+export const ShortUrlCreation: FC<ShortUrlCreationProps> = (
+  { settings: { shortUrlCreation }, setShortUrlCreationSettings },
+) => (
+  <SimpleCard title="Short URLs creation">
+    <FormGroup className="mb-0">
+      <ToggleSwitch
+        checked={shortUrlCreation?.validateUrls ?? false}
+        onChange={(validateUrls) => setShortUrlCreationSettings({ validateUrls })}
+      >
+        By default, request validation on long URLs when creating new short URLs.
+        <small className="form-text text-muted">
+          The initial state of the <b>Validate URL</b> checkbox will
+          be <b>{shortUrlCreation?.validateUrls ? 'checked' : 'unchecked'}</b>.
+        </small>
+      </ToggleSwitch>
+    </FormGroup>
+  </SimpleCard>
+);
diff --git a/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts b/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
index 8a21d146..aa1bc929 100644
--- a/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,36 @@
 import { Action } from 'redux';
-import { mergeDeepRight } from 'ramda';
+import { dissoc, mergeDeepRight } from 'ramda';
 import { buildReducer } from '../../utils/helpers/redux';
 import { RecursivePartial } from '../../utils/utils';
 
-export const SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES = 'shlink/realTimeUpdates/SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES';
+export const SET_SETTINGS = 'shlink/realTimeUpdates/SET_SETTINGS';
 
-interface RealTimeUpdates {
+/**
+ * Important! When adding new props in the main Settings interface or any of the nested props, they have to be set as
+ * optional, as old instances of the app will load partial objects from local storage until it is saved again.
+ */
+
+interface RealTimeUpdatesSettings {
   enabled: boolean;
   interval?: number;
 }
 
+export interface ShortUrlCreationSettings {
+  validateUrls: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface Settings {
-  realTimeUpdates: RealTimeUpdates;
+  realTimeUpdates: RealTimeUpdatesSettings;
+  shortUrlCreation?: ShortUrlCreationSettings;
 }
 
 const initialState: Settings = {
   realTimeUpdates: {
     enabled: true,
   },
+  shortUrlCreation: {
+    validateUrls: false,
+  },
 };
 
 type SettingsAction = Action & Settings;
@@ -25,15 +38,20 @@ type SettingsAction = Action & Settings;
 type PartialSettingsAction = Action & RecursivePartial<Settings>;
 
 export default buildReducer<Settings, SettingsAction>({
-  [SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES]: (state, { realTimeUpdates }) => mergeDeepRight(state, { realTimeUpdates }),
+  [SET_SETTINGS]: (state, action) => mergeDeepRight(state, dissoc('type', action)),
 }, initialState);
 
 export const toggleRealTimeUpdates = (enabled: boolean): PartialSettingsAction => ({
-  type: SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES,
+  type: SET_SETTINGS,
   realTimeUpdates: { enabled },
 });
 
 export const setRealTimeUpdatesInterval = (interval: number): PartialSettingsAction => ({
-  type: SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES,
+  type: SET_SETTINGS,
   realTimeUpdates: { interval },
 });
+
+export const setShortUrlCreationSettings = (settings: ShortUrlCreationSettings): PartialSettingsAction => ({
+  type: SET_SETTINGS,
+  shortUrlCreation: settings,
+});
diff --git a/src/settings/services/provideServices.ts b/src/settings/services/provideServices.ts
index 5da9eca1..393ccefc 100644
--- a/src/settings/services/provideServices.ts
+++ b/src/settings/services/provideServices.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 import Bottle from 'bottlejs';
 import RealTimeUpdates from '../RealTimeUpdates';
 import Settings from '../Settings';
-import { setRealTimeUpdatesInterval, toggleRealTimeUpdates } from '../reducers/settings';
+import { setRealTimeUpdatesInterval, setShortUrlCreationSettings, toggleRealTimeUpdates } from '../reducers/settings';
 import { ConnectDecorator } from '../../container/types';
 import { withoutSelectedServer } from '../../servers/helpers/withoutSelectedServer';
+import { ShortUrlCreation } from '../ShortUrlCreation';
 
 const provideServices = (bottle: Bottle, connect: ConnectDecorator) => {
   // Components
-  bottle.serviceFactory('Settings', Settings, 'RealTimeUpdates');
+  bottle.serviceFactory('Settings', Settings, 'RealTimeUpdates', 'ShortUrlCreation');
   bottle.decorator('Settings', withoutSelectedServer);
   bottle.decorator('Settings', connect(null, [ 'resetSelectedServer' ]));
 
-  // Services
   bottle.serviceFactory('RealTimeUpdates', () => RealTimeUpdates);
   bottle.decorator(
     'RealTimeUpdates',
     connect([ 'settings' ], [ 'toggleRealTimeUpdates', 'setRealTimeUpdatesInterval' ]),
   );
 
+  bottle.serviceFactory('ShortUrlCreation', () => ShortUrlCreation);
+  bottle.decorator('ShortUrlCreation', connect([ 'settings' ], [ 'setShortUrlCreationSettings' ]));
+
   // Actions
   bottle.serviceFactory('toggleRealTimeUpdates', () => toggleRealTimeUpdates);
   bottle.serviceFactory('setRealTimeUpdatesInterval', () => setRealTimeUpdatesInterval);
+  bottle.serviceFactory('setShortUrlCreationSettings', () => setShortUrlCreationSettings);
 };
 
 export default provideServices;
diff --git a/src/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.tsx b/src/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.tsx
index 64c3926f..7bf2fe1f 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.tsx
+++ b/src/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isEmpty, pipe, replace, trim } from 'ramda';
-import { FC, useState } from 'react';
+import { FC, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, FormGroup, Input } from 'reactstrap';
 import { InputType } from 'reactstrap/lib/Input';
 import * as m from 'moment';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { formatIsoDate } from '../utils/helpers/date';
 import { TagsSelectorProps } from '../tags/helpers/TagsSelector';
 import { DomainSelectorProps } from '../domains/DomainSelector';
 import { SimpleCard } from '../utils/SimpleCard';
+import { Settings, ShortUrlCreationSettings } from '../settings/reducers/settings';
 import { ShortUrlData } from './data';
 import { ShortUrlCreation } from './reducers/shortUrlCreation';
 import UseExistingIfFoundInfoIcon from './UseExistingIfFoundInfoIcon';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export interface CreateShortUrlProps {
 }
 
 interface CreateShortUrlConnectProps extends CreateShortUrlProps {
+  settings: Settings;
   shortUrlCreationResult: ShortUrlCreation;
   selectedServer: SelectedServer;
   createShortUrl: (data: ShortUrlData) => Promise<void>;
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ interface CreateShortUrlConnectProps extends CreateShortUrlProps {
 
 export const normalizeTag = pipe(trim, replace(/ /g, '-'));
 
-const initialState: ShortUrlData = {
+const getInitialState = (settings?: ShortUrlCreationSettings): ShortUrlData => ({
   longUrl: '',
   tags: [],
   customSlug: '',
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ const initialState: ShortUrlData = {
   validUntil: undefined,
   maxVisits: undefined,
   findIfExists: false,
-  validateUrl: true,
-};
+  validateUrl: settings?.validateUrls ?? false,
+});
 
 type NonDateFields = 'longUrl' | 'customSlug' | 'shortCodeLength' | 'domain' | 'maxVisits';
 type DateFields = 'validSince' | 'validUntil';
@@ -58,9 +60,10 @@ const CreateShortUrl = (
   resetCreateShortUrl,
   selectedServer,
   basicMode = false,
+  settings: { shortUrlCreation: shortUrlCreationSettings },
 }: CreateShortUrlConnectProps) => {
+  const initialState = useMemo(() => getInitialState(shortUrlCreationSettings), [ shortUrlCreationSettings ]);
   const [ shortUrlCreation, setShortUrlCreation ] = useState(initialState);
-
   const changeTags = (tags: string[]) => setShortUrlCreation({ ...shortUrlCreation, tags: tags.map(normalizeTag) });
   const reset = () => setShortUrlCreation(initialState);
   const save = handleEventPreventingDefault(() => {
diff --git a/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts b/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
index 93d987b0..e40fd84f 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
+++ b/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const provideServices = (bottle: Bottle, connect: ConnectDecorator) => {
   );
   bottle.decorator(
     'CreateShortUrl',
-    connect([ 'shortUrlCreationResult', 'selectedServer' ], [ 'createShortUrl', 'resetCreateShortUrl' ]),
+    connect([ 'shortUrlCreationResult', 'selectedServer', 'settings' ], [ 'createShortUrl', 'resetCreateShortUrl' ]),
   );
 
   bottle.serviceFactory('DeleteShortUrlModal', () => DeleteShortUrlModal);
diff --git a/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts b/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
index 9018b311..42b012af 100644
--- a/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
+++ b/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import reducer, { SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES, toggleRealTimeUpdates, setRealTimeUpdatesInterval } from '../../../src/settings/reducers/settings';
+import reducer, { SET_SETTINGS, toggleRealTimeUpdates, setRealTimeUpdatesInterval } from '../../../src/settings/reducers/settings';
 
 describe('settingsReducer', () => {
   const realTimeUpdates = { enabled: true };
+  const shortUrlCreation = { validateUrls: false };
+  const settings = { realTimeUpdates, shortUrlCreation };
 
   describe('reducer', () => {
     it('returns realTimeUpdates when action is SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES', () => {
-      expect(reducer(undefined, { type: SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES, realTimeUpdates })).toEqual({ realTimeUpdates });
+      expect(reducer(undefined, { type: SET_SETTINGS, realTimeUpdates })).toEqual(settings);
     });
   });
 
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ describe('settingsReducer', () => {
     it.each([[ true ], [ false ]])('updates settings with provided value and then loads updates again', (enabled) => {
       const result = toggleRealTimeUpdates(enabled);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES, realTimeUpdates: { enabled } });
+      expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_SETTINGS, realTimeUpdates: { enabled } });
     });
   });
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ describe('settingsReducer', () => {
     it.each([[ 0 ], [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 10 ]])('updates settings with provided value and then loads updates again', (interval) => {
       const result = setRealTimeUpdatesInterval(interval);
 
-      expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_REAL_TIME_UPDATES, realTimeUpdates: { interval } });
+      expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_SETTINGS, realTimeUpdates: { interval } });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.test.tsx b/test/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.test.tsx
index e4d0d5ab..ca36661f 100644
--- a/test/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.test.tsx
+++ b/test/short-urls/CreateShortUrl.test.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { Input } from 'reactstrap';
 import createShortUrlsCreator from '../../src/short-urls/CreateShortUrl';
 import DateInput from '../../src/utils/DateInput';
 import { ShortUrlCreation } from '../../src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlCreation';
+import { Settings } from '../../src/settings/reducers/settings';
 
 describe('<CreateShortUrl />', () => {
   let wrapper: ShallowWrapper;
   const TagsSelector = () => null;
+  const shortUrlCreation = { validateUrls: true };
   const shortUrlCreationResult = Mock.all<ShortUrlCreation>();
   const createShortUrl = jest.fn(async () => Promise.resolve());
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ describe('<CreateShortUrl />', () => {
         createShortUrl={createShortUrl}
         selectedServer={null}
         resetCreateShortUrl={() => {}}
+        settings={Mock.of<Settings>({ shortUrlCreation })}
       />,
     );
   });