diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
index febb883e1..0c9205b83 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ loadCommonPrefs( JNIEnv* env, CommonPrefs* cp, jobject j_cp )
     cp->skipCommitConfirm = getBool( env, j_cp, "skipCommitConfirm" );
     cp->showColors = getBool( env, j_cp, "showColors" );
     cp->sortNewTiles = getBool( env, j_cp, "sortNewTiles" );
+    cp->allowPeek = getBool( env, j_cp, "allowPeek" );
 }
 
 static XWStreamCtxt*
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index 17daacbef..d680ea48d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   <string name="key_explain_robot">key_explain_robot</string>
   <string name="key_skip_confirm">key_skip_confirm</string>
   <string name="key_sort_tiles">key_sort_tiles</string>
+  <string name="key_peek_other">key_peek_other</string>
   <string name="key_hide_values">key_hide_values</string>
   <string name="key_ringer_zoom">key_ringer_zoom</string>
   <string name="key_click_launches">key_click_launches</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 22e4423c3..74e00aae5 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@
     <string name="hide_title">Hide titlebar</string>
     <string name="hide_title_summary">Hiding the game name lets the
       board be slightly larger</string>
-
+    <string name="peek_other">View tiles out-of-turn</string>
+    <string name="peek_other_summary">Tapping on scoreboard name shows
+    that player\'s tiles</string>
     <string name="show_bonussum">Show bonus values</string>
     <string name="show_bonussum_summary">Include text like "2W" on
     empty bonus squares</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
index 2804a950f..81346e76d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@
                         android:summary="@string/click_launches_summary"
                         android:defaultValue="false"
                         />
+    <CheckBoxPreference android:key="@string/key_peek_other"
+                        android:title="@string/peek_other"
+                        android:summary="@string/peek_other_summary"
+                        android:defaultValue="false"
+                        />
   </PreferenceScreen>
 
   <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/advanced"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
index 11678d462..e05a4ba3b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class CommonPrefs {
     public boolean skipCommitConfirm;
     public boolean showColors;
     public boolean sortNewTiles;
+    public boolean allowPeek;
 
     public int[] playerColors;
     public int[] bonusColors;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class CommonPrefs {
                                         R.string.key_skip_confirm, false );
         showColors = getBoolean( context, sp, R.string.key_color_tiles, true );
         sortNewTiles = getBoolean( context, sp, R.string.key_sort_tiles, true );
+        allowPeek = getBoolean( context, sp, R.string.key_peek_other, false );
 
         int ids[] = { R.string.key_player0,
                       R.string.key_player1,