diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.fxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dff4dfed08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.fxml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
+<fx:root prefWidth="650.0" spacing="10.0" type="VBox"
+         xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.212" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
+         fx:controller="org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols.RemoteServicesConfigPanel">
+    <fx:define>
+        <ToggleGroup fx:id="RemoteServicesToggleGroup"/>
+    </fx:define>
+
+    <RadioButton fx:id="gorbidEnabled" text="%Always enable Grobid"
+                 toggleGroup="$RemoteServicesToggleGroup"/>
+    <RadioButton fx:id="gorbidDisabled" text="%Always disable Grobid"
+                 toggleGroup="$RemoteServicesToggleGroup"/>
+    <RadioButton fx:id="gorbidDemanded" text="%Always ask"
+                 toggleGroup="$RemoteServicesToggleGroup"/>
+</fx:root>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb3bd29aa03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols;
+
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.RadioButton;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+
+import com.airhacks.afterburner.views.ViewLoader;
+
+public class RemoteServicesConfigPanel extends VBox {
+    @FXML private RadioButton gorbidEnabled;
+    @FXML private RadioButton gorbidDisabled;
+    @FXML private RadioButton gorbidDemanded;
+    private RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel viewModel;
+
+    public RemoteServicesConfigPanel() {
+        ViewLoader.view(this)
+                .root(this)
+                .load();
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void initialize() {
+        viewModel = new RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel();
+        gorbidEnabled.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.gorbidEnabledProperty());
+        gorbidDisabled.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.gorbidDisabledProperty());
+        gorbidDemanded.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.gorbidDemandedProperty());
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidEnabledProperty() {
+        return viewModel.gorbidEnabledProperty();
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidDisabledProperty() {
+        return viewModel.gorbidDisabledProperty();
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidDemandedProperty() {
+        return viewModel.gorbidDemandedProperty();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db7e3e51409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols;
+
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
+
+public class RemoteServicesConfigPanelViewModel {
+    private final BooleanProperty gorbidEnabledProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+    private final BooleanProperty gorbidDisabledProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+    private final BooleanProperty gorbidDemandedProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidEnabledProperty() {
+        return gorbidEnabledProperty;
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidDisabledProperty() {
+        return gorbidDisabledProperty;
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty gorbidDemandedProperty() {
+        return gorbidDemandedProperty;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/GrobidOptInDialogHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/GrobidOptInDialogHelper.java
index cf21a38a30c..12045d720a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/GrobidOptInDialogHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/GrobidOptInDialogHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class GrobidOptInDialogHelper {
      * @return if the user enabled Grobid, either in the past or after being asked by the dialog.
      */
     public static boolean showAndWaitIfUserIsUndecided(DialogService dialogService, GrobidPreferences preferences) {
+        if (preferences.isGrobidDemanded()) {
+            preferences.grobidEnabledProperty().setValue(false);
+            preferences.grobidOptOutProperty().setValue(false);
+        }
         if (preferences.isGrobidEnabled()) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -29,8 +33,10 @@ public static boolean showAndWaitIfUserIsUndecided(DialogService dialogService,
                 Localization.lang("Remote services"),
                 Localization.lang("Allow sending PDF files and raw citation strings to a JabRef online service (Grobid) to determine Metadata. This produces better results."),
                 Localization.lang("Do not ask again"),
-                (optOut) -> preferences.grobidOptOutProperty().setValue(optOut));
+                (optOut) -> preferences.grobidDemandedProperty().setValue(!optOut));
+
         preferences.grobidEnabledProperty().setValue(grobidEnabled);
+        preferences.grobidOptOutProperty().setValue(!grobidEnabled);
         return grobidEnabled;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.fxml
index c698a797910..42b57d4851a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.fxml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 <?import org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols.SaveOrderConfigPanel?>
+<?import org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols.RemoteServicesConfigPanel?>
+
 <fx:root spacing="10.0" type="VBox"
          xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
          fx:controller="org.jabref.gui.preferences.importexport.ImportExportTab">
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@
     <SaveOrderConfigPanel fx:id="exportOrderPanel"/>
 
     <Label styleClass="sectionHeader" text="%Remote services"/>
-    <CheckBox fx:id="grobidEnabled" text="%Allow sending PDF files and raw citation strings to a JabRef online service (Grobid) to determine Metadata. This produces better results."/>
+    <RemoteServicesConfigPanel fx:id="RemoteServicesConfigPanel"/>
+
     <HBox alignment="CENTER_LEFT" spacing="10.0">
         <Label text="%Grobid URL" />
         <TextField fx:id="grobidURL" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.java
index 3018a76daca..e6bb557ad0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTab.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 
+import org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols.RemoteServicesConfigPanel;
 import org.jabref.gui.commonfxcontrols.SaveOrderConfigPanel;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.AbstractPreferenceTabView;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.PreferencesTab;
@@ -23,13 +24,12 @@ public class ImportExportTab extends AbstractPreferenceTabView<ImportExportTabVi
     @FXML private TextField useCustomDOIName;
 
     @FXML private SaveOrderConfigPanel exportOrderPanel;
-
+    @FXML private RemoteServicesConfigPanel RemoteServicesConfigPanel;
     @FXML private ComboBox<FetcherApiKey> apiKeySelector;
     @FXML private TextField customApiKey;
     @FXML private CheckBox useCustomApiKey;
     @FXML private Button testCustomApiKey;
 
-    @FXML private CheckBox grobidEnabled;
     @FXML private TextField grobidURL;
 
     @FXML private CheckBox warnAboutDuplicatesOnImport;
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ public void initialize() {
         exportOrderPanel.sortCriteriaProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.sortCriteriaProperty());
         exportOrderPanel.setCriteriaLimit(3);
 
-        grobidEnabled.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.grobidEnabledProperty());
+        RemoteServicesConfigPanel.gorbidDemandedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.grobidDemandedProperty());
+        RemoteServicesConfigPanel.gorbidDisabledProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.grobidDisabledProperty());
+        RemoteServicesConfigPanel.gorbidEnabledProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.grobidEnabledProperty());
+
         grobidURL.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.grobidURLProperty());
-        grobidURL.disableProperty().bind(grobidEnabled.selectedProperty().not());
+        grobidURL.disableProperty().bind(viewModel.grobidEnabledProperty().not());
 
         downloadLinkedOnlineFiles.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.shouldDownloadLinkedOnlineFiles());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTabViewModel.java
index 96196df3284..dccd6f27315 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/importexport/ImportExportTabViewModel.java
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ public class ImportExportTabViewModel implements PreferenceTabViewModel {
     private final BooleanProperty exportInSpecifiedOrderProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final ListProperty<Field> sortableFieldsProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList());
     private final ListProperty<SortCriterionViewModel> sortCriteriaProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(new ArrayList<>()));
-
     private final BooleanProperty grobidEnabledProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+    private final BooleanProperty grobidDisabledProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+    private final BooleanProperty grobidDemandedProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final StringProperty grobidURLProperty = new SimpleStringProperty("");
     private final BooleanProperty warnAboutDuplicatesOnImportProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final BooleanProperty shouldDownloadLinkedOnlineFiles = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ public void setValues() {
                                                       .toList());
 
         grobidEnabledProperty.setValue(grobidPreferences.isGrobidEnabled());
+        grobidDisabledProperty.setValue(grobidPreferences.isGrobidOptOut());
+        grobidDemandedProperty.setValue(grobidPreferences.isGrobidDemanded());
         grobidURLProperty.setValue(grobidPreferences.getGrobidURL());
 
         apiKeys.setValue(FXCollections.observableArrayList(preferencesService.getImporterPreferences().getApiKeys()));
@@ -114,7 +117,9 @@ public void setValues() {
     public void storeSettings() {
         importerPreferences.setGenerateNewKeyOnImport(generateKeyOnImportProperty.getValue());
         grobidPreferences.setGrobidEnabled(grobidEnabledProperty.getValue());
-        grobidPreferences.setGrobidOptOut(grobidPreferences.isGrobidOptOut());
+        grobidPreferences.setGrobidDemanded(grobidDemandedProperty.getValue());
+        grobidPreferences.setGrobidOptOut(grobidDisabledProperty.getValue());
+
         grobidPreferences.setGrobidURL(grobidURLProperty.getValue());
 
         filePreferences.setDownloadLinkedFiles(shouldDownloadLinkedOnlineFiles.getValue());
@@ -172,6 +177,14 @@ public BooleanProperty grobidEnabledProperty() {
         return grobidEnabledProperty;
     }
 
+    public BooleanProperty grobidDisabledProperty() {
+        return grobidDisabledProperty;
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty grobidDemandedProperty() {
+        return grobidDemandedProperty;
+    }
+
     public StringProperty grobidURLProperty() {
         return grobidURLProperty;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidPreferences.java
index e87b54f08fe..9fa7eb288a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidPreferences.java
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 public class GrobidPreferences {
     private final BooleanProperty grobidEnabled;
     private final BooleanProperty grobidOptOut;
+    private final BooleanProperty grobidDemanded;
     private final StringProperty grobidURL;
 
     public GrobidPreferences(boolean grobidEnabled,
                              boolean grobidOptOut,
+                             boolean grobidDemanded,
                              String grobidURL) {
         this.grobidEnabled = new SimpleBooleanProperty(grobidEnabled);
         this.grobidOptOut = new SimpleBooleanProperty(grobidOptOut);
+        this.grobidDemanded = new SimpleBooleanProperty(grobidDemanded);
         this.grobidURL = new SimpleStringProperty(grobidURL);
     }
 
@@ -42,6 +45,18 @@ public void setGrobidOptOut(boolean grobidOptOut) {
         this.grobidOptOut.set(grobidOptOut);
     }
 
+    public boolean isGrobidDemanded() {
+        return grobidDemanded.get();
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty grobidDemandedProperty() {
+        return grobidDemanded;
+    }
+
+    public void setGrobidDemanded(boolean grobidDemanded) {
+        this.grobidDemanded.set(grobidDemanded);
+    }
+
     public String getGrobidURL() {
         return grobidURL.get();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index bbc182f9497..ea2d14db5e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ public class JabRefPreferences implements PreferencesService {
     public static final String GENERATE_KEY_ON_IMPORT = "generateKeyOnImport";
     public static final String GROBID_ENABLED = "grobidEnabled";
     public static final String GROBID_OPT_OUT = "grobidOptOut";
+
+    public static final String GROBID_DEMANDED = "grobidDemanded";
     public static final String GROBID_URL = "grobidURL";
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_CITATION_KEY_PATTERN = "defaultBibtexKeyPattern";
@@ -494,6 +496,7 @@ private JabRefPreferences() {
         defaults.put(GENERATE_KEY_ON_IMPORT, Boolean.TRUE);
         defaults.put(GROBID_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
         defaults.put(GROBID_OPT_OUT, Boolean.FALSE);
+        defaults.put(GROBID_DEMANDED, Boolean.TRUE);
         defaults.put(GROBID_URL, "http://grobid.jabref.org:8070");
 
         defaults.put(PUSH_TEXMAKER_PATH, JabRefDesktop.getNativeDesktop().detectProgramPath("texmaker", "Texmaker"));
@@ -2850,10 +2853,12 @@ public GrobidPreferences getGrobidPreferences() {
         grobidPreferences = new GrobidPreferences(
                 getBoolean(GROBID_ENABLED),
                 getBoolean(GROBID_OPT_OUT),
+                getBoolean(GROBID_DEMANDED),
                 get(GROBID_URL));
 
         EasyBind.listen(grobidPreferences.grobidEnabledProperty(), (obs, oldValue, newValue) -> putBoolean(GROBID_ENABLED, newValue));
         EasyBind.listen(grobidPreferences.grobidOptOutProperty(), (obs, oldValue, newValue) -> putBoolean(GROBID_OPT_OUT, newValue));
+        EasyBind.listen(grobidPreferences.grobidDemandedProperty(), (obs, oldValue, newValue) -> putBoolean(GROBID_DEMANDED, newValue));
         EasyBind.listen(grobidPreferences.grobidURLProperty(), (obs, oldValue, newValue) -> put(GROBID_URL, newValue));
 
         return grobidPreferences;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index 188a114e8d4..12a4c2afd98 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -2432,7 +2432,9 @@ Found\ matches\ in\ Annotations\:=Found matches in Annotations:
 Grobid\ URL=Grobid URL
 Remote\ services=Remote services
 Allow\ sending\ PDF\ files\ and\ raw\ citation\ strings\ to\ a\ JabRef\ online\ service\ (Grobid)\ to\ determine\ Metadata.\ This\ produces\ better\ results.=Allow sending PDF files and raw citation strings to a JabRef online service (Grobid) to determine Metadata. This produces better results.
-
+Always\ enable\ Grobid=Always enable Grobid
+Always\ disable\ Grobid=Always disable Grobid
+Always\ ask=Always ask
 Fetcher\ cannot\ be\ tested\!=Fetcher cannot be tested!
 Fetcher\ unknown\!=Fetcher unknown!
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidCitationFetcherTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidCitationFetcherTest.java
index 2852909d212..d299c0cd389 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidCitationFetcherTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/GrobidCitationFetcherTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class GrobidCitationFetcherTest {
     static GrobidPreferences grobidPreferences = new GrobidPreferences(
             true,
             false,
+            false,
             "http://grobid.jabref.org:8070");
     static GrobidCitationFetcher grobidCitationFetcher = new GrobidCitationFetcher(grobidPreferences, importFormatPreferences);
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/GrobidServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/GrobidServiceTest.java
index 69c3693f2d1..826eb3eebcf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/GrobidServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/GrobidServiceTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public static void setup() {
         GrobidPreferences grobidPreferences = new GrobidPreferences(
                 true,
                 false,
+                false,
                 "http://grobid.jabref.org:8070");
         grobidService = new GrobidService(grobidPreferences);
     }
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public void failsWhenGrobidDisabled() {
         GrobidPreferences importSettingsWithGrobidDisabled = new GrobidPreferences(
                 false,
                 false,
+                true,
                 "http://grobid.jabref.org:8070");
         assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> new GrobidService(importSettingsWithGrobidDisabled));
     }