diff --git a/src/config/theme.c b/src/config/theme.c
index f081bd21..f7842bab 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.c
+++ b/src/config/theme.c
@@ -483,6 +483,14 @@ _load_preferences(void)
         }
     }
 
+    if (g_key_file_has_key(theme, "ui", "correction.char", NULL)) {
+        gchar *ch = g_key_file_get_string(theme, "ui", "correction.char", NULL);
+        if (ch && strlen(ch) > 0) {
+            prefs_set_omemo_char(ch[0]);
+            g_free(ch);
+        }
+    }
+
     // load window positions
     if (g_key_file_has_key(theme, "ui", "titlebar.position", NULL) &&
             g_key_file_has_key(theme, "ui", "mainwin.position", NULL) &&
diff --git a/theme_template b/theme_template
index 55de8521..3a512936 100644
--- a/theme_template
+++ b/theme_template
@@ -149,3 +149,4 @@ console.muc=
 console.chat=
 console.private=
 inputwin.position=
+correction.char=
diff --git a/themes/boothj5 b/themes/boothj5
index fee2a7d7..3955da6a 100644
--- a/themes/boothj5
+++ b/themes/boothj5
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ statusbar.tabs=10
 statusbar.tablen=7
 statusbar.show.name=true
 statusbar.show.number=true
+correction.char=+