diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivityMain.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivityMain.java
index 7ee7a37d..a5993186 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivityMain.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivityMain.java
@@ -984,9 +984,7 @@ public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         Menu submenu = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_filter).getSubMenu();
         if (prefs.getBoolean("manage_system", false)) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.menu_app_user).setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("show_user", true));
-            // Visibility follows the single "Monitor system apps" setting.
-            // Do not leave a second control here that can desynchronise it.
-            submenu.removeItem(R.id.menu_app_system);
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_app_system).setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("show_system", false));
         } else {
             submenu.removeItem(R.id.menu_app_user);
             submenu.removeItem(R.id.menu_app_system);
@@ -1022,6 +1020,10 @@ public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
             item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
             prefs.edit().putBoolean("show_user", item.isChecked()).apply();
             return true;
+        } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_app_system) {
+            item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
+            prefs.edit().putBoolean("show_system", item.isChecked()).apply();
+            return true;
         } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_app_nointernet) {
             item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
             prefs.edit().putBoolean("show_nointernet", item.isChecked()).apply();