diff --git a/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselect.cpp b/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselect.cpp
index 4901195c9cd..482cd48f048 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselect.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qgsproject.h"
 #include "qgscoordinatereferencesystem.h"
 #include "qgslogger.h"
+#include "qgsmapcanvas.h" //for current view extent
 #include <QDomDocument>
 #include <QListWidgetItem>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -366,7 +367,15 @@ void QgsWFSSourceSelect::addLayer()
   //add a wfs layer to the map
   if ( mIface )
   {
-    mIface->addVectorLayer( uri + "SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=" + typeName + crsString, typeName, "WFS" );
+    //get current extent
+    QgsMapCanvas* canvas = mIface->mapCanvas();
+    QString bBoxString;
+    if ( canvas && mBboxCheckBox->isChecked() )
+    {
+      QgsRectangle currentExtent = canvas->extent();
+      bBoxString = QString( "&BBOX=%1,%2,%3,%4" ).arg( currentExtent.xMinimum() ).arg( currentExtent.yMinimum() ).arg( currentExtent.xMaximum() ).arg( currentExtent.yMaximum() );
+    }
+    mIface->addVectorLayer( uri + "SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=" + typeName + crsString + bBoxString, typeName, "WFS" );
   }
   accept();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselectbase.ui b/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselectbase.ui
index 2754d59c6a4..fc8160f9499 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselectbase.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/wfs/qgswfssourceselectbase.ui
@@ -7,89 +7,13 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>577</width>
-    <height>444</height>
+    <height>503</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Add WFS Layer from a Server</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout">
-   <property name="margin">
-    <number>9</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="spacing">
-    <number>6</number>
-   </property>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
-    <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="treeWidget">
-     <property name="columnCount">
-      <number>3</number>
-     </property>
-     <column>
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Title</string>
-      </property>
-     </column>
-     <column>
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Name</string>
-      </property>
-     </column>
-     <column>
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Abstract</string>
-      </property>
-     </column>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0">
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="gbCRS">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Coordinate reference system</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>6</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="margin">
-       <number>9</number>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="labelCoordRefSys">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string/>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <spacer>
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeType">
-         <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>441</width>
-          <height>23</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnChangeSpatialRefSys">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Change ...</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="GroupBox1">
      <property name="title">
@@ -161,7 +85,84 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="treeWidget">
+     <property name="columnCount">
+      <number>3</number>
+     </property>
+     <column>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Title</string>
+      </property>
+     </column>
+     <column>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Name</string>
+      </property>
+     </column>
+     <column>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Abstract</string>
+      </property>
+     </column>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0">
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="gbCRS">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Coordinate reference system</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
+      <property name="spacing">
+       <number>6</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="margin">
+       <number>9</number>
+      </property>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="labelCoordRefSys">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer>
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>441</width>
+          <height>23</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnChangeSpatialRefSys">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Change ...</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mBboxCheckBox">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Only request features overlapping the current view extent</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
     <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>