diff --git a/wave/svg-edit.xml b/wave/svg-edit.xml
index 1a055fd0..87c3b063 100644
--- a/wave/svg-edit.xml
+++ b/wave/svg-edit.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 		<img style="display:none" class="tool_button" id="tool_open" src="images/open.png" title="Open Image [O]" alt="Open"/>
 		<img class="tool_button" id="tool_save" src="images/save.png" title="Save Image [S]" alt="Save"/>
 		<img class="tool_button" id="tool_source" src="images/source.png" title="Edit Source [U]" alt="Source"/>
-    <img class="tool_button" title="Wave" alt="Wave State" onclick="alert(wave.getState().toString())" />
+    <img class="tool_button" title="Wave" src="images/wave.png" alt="Wave State" onclick="alert(wave.getState().toString())" />
+    <input type="check" onchange="nodelete=this.checked">
 	</div>
 
     <!-- History buttons -->
diff --git a/wave/wave.js b/wave/wave.js
index 72636699..9c1d6525 100644
--- a/wave/wave.js
+++ b/wave/wave.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var shapetime = {};
+var nodelete = false;
 
 function stateUpdated() {
   // 'state' is an object of key-value pairs that map ids to JSON serialization of SVG elements
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ function stateUpdated() {
       }
       //keys.remove(k);
       
-    } else if(this.id != "selectorParentGroup"){
+    } else if(this.id != "selectorParentGroup" && !nodelete){
       //console.log(this)
+      
       this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
     }
   });