diff --git a/public/configStore.js b/public/configStore.js
index 3ac70a3a..d540dd57 100644
--- a/public/configStore.js
+++ b/public/configStore.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const defaults = {
     customOutDir: undefined,
     keyframeCut: true,
     autoMerge: false,
+    autoDeleteMergedSegments: true,
     timecodeShowFrames: false,
     invertCutSegments: false,
     autoExportExtraStreams: true,
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 027b152d..9a20560d 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ const App = memo(() => {
   useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('hideNotifications', hideNotifications), [hideNotifications]);
   const [autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode] = useState(configStore.get('autoLoadTimecode'));
   useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('autoLoadTimecode', autoLoadTimecode), [autoLoadTimecode]);
+  const [autoDeleteMergedSegments, setAutoDeleteMergedSegments] = useState(configStore.get('autoDeleteMergedSegments'));
+  useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('autoDeleteMergedSegments', autoDeleteMergedSegments), [autoDeleteMergedSegments]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     i18n.changeLanguage(language || fallbackLng).catch(console.error);
@@ -1031,6 +1033,7 @@ const App = memo(() => {
           ffmpegExperimental,
           preserveMovData,
           onProgress: setCutProgress,
+          autoDeleteMergedSegments,
         });
       }
 
@@ -1061,7 +1064,7 @@ const App = memo(() => {
       setWorking();
       setCutProgress();
     }
-  }, [autoMerge, copyFileStreams, customOutDir, duration, effectiveRotation, exportExtraStreams, ffmpegExperimental, fileFormat, fileFormatData, filePath, handleCutFailed, isCustomFormatSelected, isRotationSet, keyframeCut, mainStreams, nonCopiedExtraStreams, outSegments, outputDir, shortestFlag, working, preserveMovData, avoidNegativeTs, numStreamsToCopy, hideAllNotifications, currentSegIndexSafe]);
+  }, [autoMerge, copyFileStreams, customOutDir, duration, effectiveRotation, exportExtraStreams, ffmpegExperimental, fileFormat, fileFormatData, filePath, handleCutFailed, isCustomFormatSelected, isRotationSet, keyframeCut, mainStreams, nonCopiedExtraStreams, outSegments, outputDir, shortestFlag, working, preserveMovData, avoidNegativeTs, numStreamsToCopy, hideAllNotifications, currentSegIndexSafe, autoDeleteMergedSegments]);
 
   const capture = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!filePath || !isDurationValid(duration)) return;
@@ -1892,12 +1895,14 @@ const App = memo(() => {
       setHideNotifications={setHideNotifications}
       autoLoadTimecode={autoLoadTimecode}
       setAutoLoadTimecode={setAutoLoadTimecode}
+      autoDeleteMergedSegments={autoDeleteMergedSegments}
+      setAutoDeleteMergedSegments={setAutoDeleteMergedSegments}
 
       AutoExportToggler={AutoExportToggler}
       renderCaptureFormatButton={renderCaptureFormatButton}
       onWheelTunerRequested={onWheelTunerRequested}
     />
-  ), [AutoExportToggler, askBeforeClose, autoMerge, autoSaveProjectFile, customOutDir, invertCutSegments, keyframeCut, renderCaptureFormatButton, timecodeShowFrames, changeOutDir, onWheelTunerRequested, language, invertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental, enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction, hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode]);
+  ), [AutoExportToggler, askBeforeClose, autoMerge, autoSaveProjectFile, customOutDir, invertCutSegments, keyframeCut, renderCaptureFormatButton, timecodeShowFrames, changeOutDir, onWheelTunerRequested, language, invertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental, enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction, hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode, autoDeleteMergedSegments, setAutoDeleteMergedSegments]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isStoreBuild) loadMifiLink().then(setMifiLink);
diff --git a/src/Settings.jsx b/src/Settings.jsx
index d6d5ae82..0a86439b 100644
--- a/src/Settings.jsx
+++ b/src/Settings.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const Settings = memo(({
   AutoExportToggler, renderCaptureFormatButton, onWheelTunerRequested, language, setLanguage,
   invertTimelineScroll, setInvertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental,
   enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction,
-  hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode
+  hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode, autoDeleteMergedSegments, setAutoDeleteMergedSegments,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ const Settings = memo(({
         </Table.TextCell>
       </Row>
 
+      <Row>
+        <KeyCell>{t('Auto delete segment files after merge?')}</KeyCell>
+        <Table.TextCell>
+          <Checkbox
+            label={t('Auto delete segments')}
+            checked={autoDeleteMergedSegments}
+            onChange={e => setAutoDeleteMergedSegments(e.target.checked)}
+          />
+        </Table.TextCell>
+      </Row>
+
       <Row>
         <KeyCell>
           {t('Keyframe cut mode')}<br />
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.js b/src/ffmpeg.js
index 17dd0abc..1c0ab7f5 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.js
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.js
@@ -533,13 +533,13 @@ export async function mergeFiles({ paths, outPath, allStreams, outFormat, ffmpeg
   await transferTimestamps(paths[0], outPath);
 }
 
-export async function autoMergeSegments({ customOutDir, sourceFile, isCustomFormatSelected, outFormat, segmentPaths, ffmpegExperimental, onProgress, preserveMovData }) {
+export async function autoMergeSegments({ customOutDir, sourceFile, isCustomFormatSelected, outFormat, segmentPaths, ffmpegExperimental, onProgress, preserveMovData, autoDeleteMergedSegments }) {
   const ext = getOutFileExtension({ isCustomFormatSelected, outFormat, filePath: sourceFile });
   const fileName = `cut-merged-${new Date().getTime()}${ext}`;
   const outPath = getOutPath(customOutDir, sourceFile, fileName);
 
   await mergeFiles({ paths: segmentPaths, outPath, outFormat, allStreams: true, ffmpegExperimental, onProgress, preserveMovData });
-  await pMap(segmentPaths, path => fs.unlink(path), { concurrency: 5 });
+  if (autoDeleteMergedSegments) await pMap(segmentPaths, path => fs.unlink(path), { concurrency: 5 });
 }
 
 /**