diff --git a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/preference/ChkBoxPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/preference/ChkBoxPreference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58c8fce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/preference/ChkBoxPreference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+ * Copyright © 2020 Skyline Team and Contributors (https://github.com/skyline-emu/)
+ */
+
+package emu.skyline.preference
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import androidx.preference.CheckBoxPreference
+import androidx.preference.R
+import emu.skyline.di.getSettings
+
+/**
+ * This preference is used with checkboxes that need to refresh the main activity when changed
+ */
+class ChkBoxPreference @JvmOverloads constructor(context : Context, attrs : AttributeSet? = null, defStyleAttr : Int = R.attr.checkBoxPreferenceStyle) : CheckBoxPreference(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) {
+
+    override fun onClick() {
+        context?.getSettings()?.refreshRequired = true
+        super.onClick()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 7793cb06..cea9e6ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             app:key="layout_type"
             app:title="@string/layout_type"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
-        <CheckBoxPreference
+        <emu.skyline.preference.ChkBoxPreference
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:summaryOff="@string/group_by_format_desc_off"
             android:summaryOn="@string/group_by_format_desc_on"