diff --git a/src/controller/configuration.py b/src/controller/configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95ba7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller/configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import widgetUtils
+from wxUI.dialogs import configuration as configurationUI
+
+class configuration(object):
+
+	def __init__(self, session):
+		self.session = session
+		self.dialog = configurationUI.configurationDialog(_(u"Preferences"))
+		self.create_config()
+
+	def create_config(self):
+		self.dialog.create_general()
+		self.dialog.set_value("general", "wall_buffer_count", self.session.settings["buffers"]["count_for_wall_buffers"])
+		self.dialog.set_value("general", "audio_buffers_count", self.session.settings["buffers"]["count_for_audio_buffers"])
+		self.dialog.realize()
+		self.response = self.dialog.get_response()
+
+	def save_configuration(self):
+		self.session.settings["buffers"]["count_for_audio_buffers"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "wall_buffer_count")
+		self.session.settings["buffers"]["count_for_audio_buffers"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "audio_buffers_count")
+		self.session.settings.write()
diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index 3e17e9a..3f76214 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import utils
 import widgetUtils
 import messages
 import buffers
+import configuration
 import player
 import posts
 import webbrowser
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class Controller(object):
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU,self.remove_buffer, menuitem=self.window.remove_buffer_)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.get_more_items, menuitem=self.window.load_previous_items)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.changelog, menuitem=self.window.changelog)
+		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.configuration, menuitem=self.window.settings_dialog)
 
 	def disconnect_events(self):
 		pub.unsubscribe(self.in_post, "posted")
@@ -178,3 +180,9 @@ class Controller(object):
 		os.chdir("documentation")
 		webbrowser.open("changelog.html")
 		os.chdir("../")
+
+	def configuration(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		""" Opens the global settings dialogue."""
+		d = configuration.configuration(self.session)
+		if d.response == widgetUtils.OK:
+			d.save_configuration()
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e820b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import wx
+import widgetUtils
+
+class general(wx.Panel, widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
+	def __init__(self, panel):
+		super(general, self).__init__(panel)
+		sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+		lbl1 = wx.StaticText(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Number of items to load for newsfeed and wall buffers (maximun 100)"))
+		self.wall_buffer_count = wx.SpinCtrl(self, wx.NewId())
+		self.wall_buffer_count.SetRange(1, 100)
+		box1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+		box1.Add(lbl1, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		box1.Add(self.wall_buffer_count, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		sizer.Add(box1, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		lbl2 = wx.StaticText(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Number of items to load in audio buffers (maximun 1000)"))
+		self.audio_buffers_count = wx.SpinCtrl(self, wx.NewId())
+		self.audio_buffers_count.SetRange(1, 1000)
+		box2 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+		box2.Add(lbl2, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		box2.Add(self.audio_buffers_count, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		sizer.Add(box2, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		self.SetSizer(sizer)
+
+class configurationDialog(widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
+
+	def __init__(self, title):
+		super(configurationDialog, self).__init__(None, -1, title=title)
+		self.panel = wx.Panel(self)
+		self.sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+		self.notebook = wx.Notebook(self.panel)
+
+	def create_general(self):
+		self.general = general(self.notebook)
+		self.notebook.AddPage(self.general, _(u"General"))
+		self.general.SetFocus()
+
+	def realize(self):
+		self.sizer.Add(self.notebook, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		ok_cancel_box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+		ok = wx.Button(self.panel, wx.ID_OK, _(u"Save"))
+		ok.SetDefault()
+		cancel = wx.Button(self.panel, wx.ID_CANCEL, _(u"Close"))
+		self.SetEscapeId(cancel.GetId())
+		ok_cancel_box.Add(ok, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		ok_cancel_box.Add(cancel, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		self.sizer.Add(ok_cancel_box, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+		self.panel.SetSizer(self.sizer)
+		self.SetClientSize(self.sizer.CalcMin())
+
+	def get_value(self, panel, key):
+		p = getattr(self, panel)
+		return getattr(p, key).GetValue()
+
+	def set_value(self, panel, key, value):
+		p = getattr(self, panel)
+		control = getattr(p, key)
+		getattr(control, "SetValue")(value)
+
diff --git a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
index d35008a..173de39 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import application
 class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 	def makeMenu(self):
 		mb = wx.MenuBar()
+		app_ = wx.Menu()
+		self.settings_dialog = app_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Preferences"))
 		buffer = wx.Menu()
 		self.new_buffer = wx.Menu()
 		self.search_audios = self.new_buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Audio"))
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 		self.update_buffer = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Update current buffer"))
 		self.load_previous_items = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Load previous items"))
 		self.remove_buffer_ = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"&Remove buffer"))
+		mb.Append(app_, _(u"Application"))
 		mb.Append(buffer, _(u"Buffer"))
 		help_ = wx.Menu()
 		self.about = help_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"About {0}").format(application.name,))