diff --git a/resources/Labels.txt b/resources/Labels.txt
index 62821ebc..8255b588 100755
--- a/resources/Labels.txt
+++ b/resources/Labels.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ text.favorite.edit=Below you can rearrange or delete favorites
 text.find=Enter the text to search for
 text.find.notFound=Nothing was found.
 text.find.restart=Would you like to start from the beginning?
+text.scan.new=New scan
+text.scan.confirmation=Are you sure that you want to discard previous scanning results?
 text.scan.finished=Scanning completed
 text.scan.incomplete=Scanning incomplete
 text.scan.time.total=Total time: 
@@ -197,8 +199,9 @@ options.display.list.PORTS=Hosts with open ports only
 options.display.labels=Labels displayed in the results list
 options.display.labels.notAvailable=The value is not available (no results):
 options.display.labels.notScanned=The actual value was not scanned (unknown):
-options.display.stats=Statistics
-options.display.stats.show=Show info dialog after each scan
+options.display.confirmation=Confirmation
+options.display.confirmation.newScan=Ask for confirmation before starting a new scan
+options.display.confirmation.showInfo=Show info dialog after each scan
 exporter.txt=Text file (txt)
 exporter.txt.generated=Generated by 
 exporter.txt.scanned=Scanned %INFO
diff --git a/src/net/azib/ipscan/config/GlobalConfig.java b/src/net/azib/ipscan/config/GlobalConfig.java
index 0e8b77e7..5daa1035 100755
--- a/src/net/azib/ipscan/config/GlobalConfig.java
+++ b/src/net/azib/ipscan/config/GlobalConfig.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public final class GlobalConfig {
 	public String notScannedText;
 	public DisplayMethod displayMethod;
 	public boolean showScanStats;
+	public boolean askScanConfirmation;
 
 	public static enum DisplayMethod {ALL, ALIVE, PORTS}
 	
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public final class GlobalConfig {
 		notScannedText = preferences.get("notScannedText", Labels.getLabel("fetcher.value.notScanned"));
 		displayMethod = DisplayMethod.valueOf(preferences.get("displayMethod", DisplayMethod.ALL.toString()));
 		showScanStats = preferences.getBoolean("showScanStats", true);
+		askScanConfirmation = preferences.getBoolean("askScanConfirmation", true);
 	}
 		
 	/**
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ public final class GlobalConfig {
 		preferences.put("notAvailableText", notAvailableText);
 		preferences.put("notScannedText", notScannedText);
 		preferences.put("displayMethod", displayMethod.toString());
-		preferences.putBoolean("showScanStats", showScanStats); 
+		preferences.putBoolean("showScanStats", showScanStats);
+		preferences.putBoolean("askScanConfirmation", askScanConfirmation);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/OptionsDialog.java b/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/OptionsDialog.java
index c5a1ed5d..8313e6a1 100755
--- a/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/OptionsDialog.java
+++ b/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/OptionsDialog.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public class OptionsDialog extends AbstractModalDialog {
 	private Text notAvailableText;
 	private Text notScannedText;
 	private Button[] displayMethod;
-	private Button showStatisticsCheckbox;
+	private Button showInfoCheckbox;
+	private Button askConfirmationCheckbox;
 	
 	public OptionsDialog(PingerRegistry pingerRegistry, GlobalConfig globalConfig) {
 		this.pingerRegistry = pingerRegistry;
@@ -276,15 +277,16 @@ public class OptionsDialog extends AbstractModalDialog {
 		notScannedText = new Text(labelsGroup, SWT.BORDER);
 		notScannedText.setLayoutData(gridData);
 
+		groupLayout = new GridLayout();
+		groupLayout.numColumns = 1;
 		Group showStatsGroup = new Group(displayTab, SWT.NONE);
 		showStatsGroup.setLayout(groupLayout);
-		showStatsGroup.setText(Labels.getLabel("options.display.stats"));
+		showStatsGroup.setText(Labels.getLabel("options.display.confirmation"));
 		
-		showStatisticsCheckbox = new Button(showStatsGroup, SWT.CHECK);
-		showStatisticsCheckbox.setText(Labels.getLabel("options.display.stats.show"));
-		GridData gridDataWithSpan2 = new GridData();
-		gridDataWithSpan2.horizontalSpan = 2;
-		showStatisticsCheckbox.setLayoutData(gridDataWithSpan2);
+		askConfirmationCheckbox = new Button(showStatsGroup, SWT.CHECK);
+		askConfirmationCheckbox.setText(Labels.getLabel("options.display.confirmation.newScan"));
+		showInfoCheckbox = new Button(showStatsGroup, SWT.CHECK);
+		showInfoCheckbox.setText(Labels.getLabel("options.display.confirmation.showInfo"));
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -377,7 +379,8 @@ public class OptionsDialog extends AbstractModalDialog {
 		notAvailableText.setText(globalConfig.notAvailableText);
 		notScannedText.setText(globalConfig.notScannedText);
 		displayMethod[globalConfig.displayMethod.ordinal()].setSelection(true);
-		showStatisticsCheckbox.setSelection(globalConfig.showScanStats);
+		showInfoCheckbox.setSelection(globalConfig.showScanStats);
+		askConfirmationCheckbox.setSelection(globalConfig.askScanConfirmation);
 	}
 	
 	private void saveOptions() {
@@ -407,7 +410,8 @@ public class OptionsDialog extends AbstractModalDialog {
 			if (displayMethod[i].getSelection())
 				globalConfig.displayMethod = DisplayMethod.values()[i];
 		}
-		globalConfig.showScanStats = showStatisticsCheckbox.getSelection();
+		globalConfig.showScanStats = showInfoCheckbox.getSelection();
+		globalConfig.askScanConfirmation = askConfirmationCheckbox.getSelection();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/actions/StartStopScanningAction.java b/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/actions/StartStopScanningAction.java
index 8a4470d2..133c0ac7 100755
--- a/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/actions/StartStopScanningAction.java
+++ b/src/net/azib/ipscan/gui/actions/StartStopScanningAction.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import net.azib.ipscan.gui.ResultTable;
 import net.azib.ipscan.gui.StatusBar;
 import net.azib.ipscan.gui.feeders.FeederGUIRegistry;
 
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.MessageBox;
 
 /**
  * Start/Stop button action class.
@@ -105,6 +107,15 @@ public class StartStopScanningAction implements SelectionListener, ScanningProgr
 	 * Called when scanning button is clicked
 	 */
 	public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+		// ask for confirmation before erasing scanning results
+		if (stateMachine.inState(ScanningState.IDLE) && globalConfig.askScanConfirmation && resultTable.getItemCount() > 0) {
+			MessageBox box = new MessageBox(e.display.getActiveShell(), SWT.ICON_QUESTION | SWT.YES | SWT.NO);
+			box.setText(Labels.getLabel("text.scan.new"));
+			box.setMessage(Labels.getLabel("text.scan.confirmation"));
+			if (box.open() != SWT.YES) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 		stateMachine.transitionToNext();
 	}