diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-import.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-import.glade
index 71f7dac7b5..76d6a6e497 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-import.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-import.glade
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
         <property name="halign">center</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="show_source_account_button">
-            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show the _Account column</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _Account column</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
             <property name="receives_default">False</property>
@@ -940,6 +940,22 @@
             <property name="position">0</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="show_memo_column_button">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _Memo column</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+            <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+            <property name="halign">center</property>
+            <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="show_matched_info_button">
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _matched information</property>
@@ -952,7 +968,7 @@
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">1</property>
+            <property name="position">2</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
         <child>
@@ -967,7 +983,7 @@
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">2</property>
+            <property name="position">3</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
       </object>
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.c b/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.c
index 26ffa744a8..d30c9b3dd0 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct _main_matcher_info
     gpointer user_data;
     GNCImportPendingMatches *pending_matches;
     GtkTreeViewColumn *account_column;
+    GtkTreeViewColumn *memo_column;
     GtkWidget         *show_account_column;
     GtkWidget         *show_matched_info;
     GtkWidget         *reconcile_after_close;
@@ -1040,7 +1041,7 @@ gnc_gen_trans_init_view (GNCImportMainMatcher *info,
     gtk_tree_view_column_set_visible (info->account_column, show_account);
     add_text_column (view, _("Amount"), DOWNLOADED_COL_AMOUNT, FALSE);
     add_text_column (view, _("Description"), DOWNLOADED_COL_DESCRIPTION, FALSE);
-    add_text_column (view, _("Memo"), DOWNLOADED_COL_MEMO, TRUE);
+    info->memo_column = add_text_column (view, _("Memo"), DOWNLOADED_COL_MEMO, TRUE);
     add_toggle_column (view,
                        C_("Column header for 'Adding transaction'", "A"), DOWNLOADED_COL_ACTION_ADD,
                        G_CALLBACK(gnc_gen_trans_add_toggled_cb), info);
@@ -1096,6 +1097,14 @@ show_account_column_toggled_cb (GtkToggleButton *togglebutton,
         gtk_toggle_button_get_active (togglebutton));
 }
 
+static void
+show_memo_column_toggled_cb (GtkToggleButton *togglebutton,
+                             GNCImportMainMatcher *info)
+{
+    gtk_tree_view_column_set_visible (info->memo_column,
+        gtk_toggle_button_get_active (togglebutton));
+}
+
 static void
 show_matched_info_toggled_cb (GtkToggleButton *togglebutton,
                                 GNCImportMainMatcher *info)
@@ -1123,7 +1132,7 @@ gnc_gen_trans_common_setup (GNCImportMainMatcher *info,
 {
     GtkStyleContext *stylectxt;
     GdkRGBA color;
-    GtkWidget *heading_label;
+    GtkWidget *heading_label, *button;
     gboolean show_update;
 
     info->pending_matches = gnc_import_PendingMatches_new ();
@@ -1145,6 +1154,11 @@ gnc_gen_trans_common_setup (GNCImportMainMatcher *info,
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(info->show_account_column), "toggled",
                       G_CALLBACK(show_account_column_toggled_cb), info);
 
+    button = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "show_memo_column_button"));
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(button), TRUE);
+    g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(button), "toggled",
+                      G_CALLBACK(show_memo_column_toggled_cb), info);
+
     info->show_matched_info = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "show_matched_info_button"));
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(info->show_matched_info), "toggled",
                       G_CALLBACK(show_matched_info_toggled_cb), info);
@@ -1158,6 +1172,7 @@ gnc_gen_trans_common_setup (GNCImportMainMatcher *info,
     g_assert (heading_label != NULL);
 
     if (heading)
+        gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL(heading_label), heading);
 
     info->transaction_processed_cb = NULL;
 
@@ -1596,6 +1611,7 @@ refresh_model_row (GNCImportMainMatcher *gui,
             GtkTreePath *path = gtk_tree_model_get_path (model, iter);
 
             gtk_tree_view_column_set_visible (gui->account_column, TRUE);
+            gtk_tree_view_column_set_visible (gui->memo_column, TRUE);
 
             gtk_tree_view_expand_row (GTK_TREE_VIEW(gui->view), path, TRUE);
             gtk_tree_path_free (path);