diff --git a/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.cpp b/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.cpp
index 9411ddd88..c1d74fb3a 100644
--- a/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../libdivecomputer.h"
 #include "../helpers.h"
 #include "../display.h"
+#include "../divelist.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ namespace DownloadFromDcGlobal{
 	const char *err_string;
 };
 
+DownloadFromDCWidget *DownloadFromDCWidget::instance()
+{
+	static DownloadFromDCWidget *dialog = new DownloadFromDCWidget();
+	return dialog;
+}
+
 DownloadFromDCWidget::DownloadFromDCWidget(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f) :
 	QDialog(parent, f), ui(new Ui::DownloadFromDiveComputer), thread(0), downloading(false)
 {
@@ -54,6 +62,12 @@ DownloadFromDCWidget::DownloadFromDCWidget(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f) :
 		ui->device->setText(default_dive_computer_device);
 }
 
+void DownloadFromDCWidget::runDialog()
+{
+	ui->progressBar->hide();
+	show();
+}
+
 void DownloadFromDCWidget::on_vendor_currentIndexChanged(const QString& vendor)
 {
 	QAbstractItemModel *currentModel = ui->product->model();
@@ -151,13 +165,20 @@ void DownloadFromDCWidget::on_ok_clicked()
 	downloading = true;
 }
 
+bool DownloadFromDCWidget::preferDownloaded()
+{
+	return ui->preferDownloaded->isChecked();
+}
+
 DownloadThread::DownloadThread(device_data_t* data): data(data)
 {
 }
 
 void DownloadThread::run()
 {
+	DownloadFromDCWidget *dfdcw = DownloadFromDCWidget::instance();
 	do_libdivecomputer_import(data);
+	process_dives(TRUE, dfdcw->preferDownloaded());
 }
 
 InterfaceThread::InterfaceThread(QObject* parent, device_data_t* data): QThread(parent), data(data)
@@ -167,7 +188,8 @@ InterfaceThread::InterfaceThread(QObject* parent, device_data_t* data): QThread(
 void InterfaceThread::run()
 {
 	DownloadThread *download = new DownloadThread(data);
-
+	MainWindow *w = mainWindow();
+	connect(download, SIGNAL(finished()), w, SLOT(refreshDisplay()));
 	download->start();
 	while (download->isRunning()) {
 		msleep(200);
diff --git a/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.h b/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.h
index fdc730753..27e64c96f 100644
--- a/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.h
+++ b/qt-ui/downloadfromdivecomputer.h
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ class DownloadFromDCWidget : public QDialog{
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
 	explicit DownloadFromDCWidget(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = 0);
-
+	static DownloadFromDCWidget *instance();
 public slots:
 	void on_ok_clicked();
 	void on_cancel_clicked();
-
+	void runDialog();
 	void on_vendor_currentIndexChanged(const QString& vendor);
 private:
 	Ui::DownloadFromDiveComputer *ui;
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private:
 	QStringListModel *vendorModel;
 	QStringListModel *productModel;
 	void fill_computer_list();
+public:
+	bool preferDownloaded();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp b/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
index 8c600ea19..14958b50f 100644
--- a/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() : ui(new Ui::MainWindow())
 	instance = this;
 }
 
+// this gets called after we download dives from a divecomputer
+void MainWindow::refreshDisplay()
+{
+	if (!selected_dive)
+		current_dive_changed(dive_table.nr - 1);
+	ui->ListWidget->reload();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::current_dive_changed(int divenr)
 {
 	select_dive(divenr);
@@ -162,8 +170,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionQuit_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionDownloadDC_triggered()
 {
-	DownloadFromDCWidget* downloadWidget = new DownloadFromDCWidget();
-	downloadWidget->show();
+	DownloadFromDCWidget* downloadWidget = DownloadFromDCWidget::instance();
+	downloadWidget->runDialog();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionDownloadWeb_triggered()
diff --git a/qt-ui/mainwindow.h b/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
index 2366617c6..36b174284 100644
--- a/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ protected:
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
 	void readSettings();
+	void refreshDisplay();
 
 private:
 	Ui::MainWindow *ui;