diff --git a/src/Spell.py b/src/Spell.py
index 6dd2a583f..9bbd6c26a 100644
--- a/src/Spell.py
+++ b/src/Spell.py
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAVE_GTKSPELL = False
 
-if not HAVE_GTKSPELL:
-    LOG.warn(_("Spelling checker is not installed"))
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # GRAMPS classes
@@ -66,6 +63,9 @@ if not HAVE_GTKSPELL:
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import config
 
+if (not config.get('behavior.ignore-spellcheck')) and (not HAVE_GTKSPELL):
+    LOG.warn(_("Spelling checker is not installed"))
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Constants
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index c2afc7833..1210e6f6c 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ register('behavior.date-about-range', 50)
 register('behavior.date-after-range', 50)
 register('behavior.date-before-range', 50)
 register('behavior.generation-depth', 15)
+register('behavior.ignore-gexiv2', False)
+register('behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap', False)
+register('behavior.ignore-spellcheck', False)
+register('behavior.ignore-sdn', False)
 register('behavior.max-age-prob-alive', 110)
 register('behavior.max-sib-age-diff', 20)
 register('behavior.min-generation-years', 13)
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/calendar.py b/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
index bd25d4b77..bfb1a1ca7 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
@@ -581,7 +581,9 @@ try:
     #TODO maybe alias the other local invented wheels to Calendar convertors
 
 except ImportError:
-    import logging
-    LOG = logging.getLogger(".calendar")
-    LOG.warn("sdn not available. "
-            "Install Calendar with pypi for native Hebrew calendar calculations.")
+    import config
+    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-sdn'):
+        import logging
+        LOG = logging.getLogger(".calendar")
+        LOG.warn("sdn not available. "
+                 "Install Calendar with pypi for native Hebrew calendar calculations.")
diff --git a/src/gui/configure.py b/src/gui/configure.py
index 79d3e5eb7..fdcca3806 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.py
+++ b/src/gui/configure.py
@@ -512,6 +512,22 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ConfigureDialog):
             table, _('Show plugin status dialog on plugin load error.'), 
             3, 'behavior.pop-plugin-status')
         
+        self.add_checkbox(
+            table, _('Suppress warning when OsmGpsMap not installed.'), 
+            4, 'behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap')
+        
+        self.add_checkbox(
+            table, _('Suppress warning when pyexiv2 not installed.'), 
+            5, 'behavior.ignore-gexiv2')
+        
+        self.add_checkbox(
+            table, _('Suppress warning when spell checking not installed.'), 
+            6, 'behavior.ignore-spellcheck')
+        
+        self.add_checkbox(
+            table, _("Suppress warning when 'sdn' not installed."), 
+            7, 'behavior.ignore-sdn')
+        
         return _('Warnings'), table
 
     def _build_name_format_model(self, active):
diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
index 4f4ee2486..f0eec0479 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ try:
     import pyexiv2
     available = True
 except:
-    import logging
-    logging.warning(_("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
-                      "Image metadata functionality will not be available."))
+    import config
+    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-gexiv2'):
+        import logging
+        logging.warning(_("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
+                          "Image metadata functionality will not be available."))
     available = False
 
 if available:
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
index bd12b2aef..f3b09fd13 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ try :
                         osmgpsmap.__version__)
 except:
     OSMGPSMAP = False
-    import logging
-    logging.warning(_("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
-                      "Geography functionality will not be available."))
+    import config
+    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap'):
+        import logging
+        logging.warning(_("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
+                          "Geography functionality will not be available."))
 
 if OSMGPSMAP:
     # Load the view only if osmgpsmap library is present.