diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
index 2b545d44..d16dae8b 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer/Viewer2D.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ FocusScope {
 
     property var activeNodeFisheye: _reconstruction ? _reconstruction.activeNodes.get("PanoramaInit").node : null
     property bool cropFisheye : activeNodeFisheye ? activeNodeFisheye.attribute("useFisheye").value : false
-    property bool enable8bitViewer: MeshroomApp.default8bitViewerEnabled
+    property bool enable8bitViewer: enable8bitViewerAction.checked
 
     QtObject {
         id: m
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
index 9379da77..f15ba53a 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/WorkspaceView.qml
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ Item {
                             checkable: true
                             checked: true && !viewer2D.usePanoramaViewer
                         }
+                        Action {
+                            id: enable8bitViewerAction
+                            text: "Enable 8-bit Viewer"
+                            checkable: true
+                            checked: true
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }