diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 81f67802da..682a214fb2 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ extern void noui_connect();
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     bool fRet = false;
+    fHaveGUI = false;
 
     // Connect bitcoind signal handlers
     noui_connect();
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a98b83b6af..b8b7771611 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ bool fReindex = false;
 bool fBenchmark = false;
 bool fTxIndex = false;
 unsigned int nCoinCacheSize = 5000;
+bool fHaveGUI = false;
 
 /** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for transaction creation) */
 int64 CTransaction::nMinTxFee = 10000;  // Override with -mintxfee
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 679ae75a47..fae37ea512 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ extern bool fBenchmark;
 extern int nScriptCheckThreads;
 extern bool fTxIndex;
 extern unsigned int nCoinCacheSize;
+extern bool fHaveGUI;
 
 // Settings
 extern int64 nTransactionFee;
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 73a5a12efa..76e88b36a7 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static void handleRunawayException(std::exception *e)
 #ifndef BITCOIN_QT_TEST
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    fHaveGUI = true;
+
     // Command-line options take precedence:
     ParseParameters(argc, argv);