diff --git a/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.cpp b/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.cpp
index 56282a5..0b1a6a9 100644
--- a/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.cpp
+++ b/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void CVolumeManager::Update()
 	}
 }
 
-STATUS CVolumeManager::AddVolume(const QString& Path)
+STATUS CVolumeManager::AddVolume(const QString& Path, bool bProtect)
 {
 	if (Path.endsWith("\\")) 
 	{
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ STATUS CVolumeManager::AddVolume(const QString& Path)
 		if(!Status)
 			return Status;
 	}
+	else if (bProtect)
+	{
+		CAccessRulePtr pRule = CAccessRulePtr(new CAccessRule(theCore->ProgramManager()->GetAll()->GetID()));
+		pRule->SetType(EAccessRuleType::eProtect);
+		pRule->SetEnabled(true);
+		pRule->SetName(tr("%1 - Protection").arg(Path));
+		pRule->SetPath(Path);
+		STATUS Status = theCore->AccessManager()->SetAccessRule(pRule);
+		if(!Status)
+			return Status;
+	}
 
 	CVolumePtr pVolume = CVolumePtr(new CVolume());
 	pVolume->SetImagePath(Path);
diff --git a/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.h b/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.h
index 5e96c2e..1d0768e 100644
--- a/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.h
+++ b/MajorPrivacy/Core/Volumes/VolumeManager.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CVolumeManager : public QObject
 
 	QList<CVolumePtr> List() { return m_List.values(); }
 	
-	STATUS AddVolume(const QString& Path);
+	STATUS AddVolume(const QString& Path, bool bProtect = false);
 	STATUS RemoveVolume(const QString& Path);
 
 	STATUS SetVolume(const CVolumePtr& pVolume);
diff --git a/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.cpp b/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.cpp
index a1f7358..171b13d 100644
--- a/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.cpp
+++ b/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,11 @@ bool CVolumeWizard::ShowWizard(QWidget* parent)
 
     pWatcher->deleteLater();
 
-    if (Result.IsSuccess())
-        theCore->VolumeManager()->AddVolume(Path);
+    if (Result.IsSuccess()) {
+        STATUS Status = theCore->VolumeManager()->AddVolume(Path, wizard.GetProtectContainerFile());
+        if (!Status)
+            Result = Status;
+    }
     theGUI->CheckResults(QList<STATUS>() << Result, parent ? parent : theGUI);
 
     return Result.IsSuccess();
@@ -185,6 +188,11 @@ int CVolumeWizard::GetKdf() const
     return iKdf;
 }
 
+bool CVolumeWizard::GetProtectContainerFile() const
+{
+    return field("protectContainerFile").toBool();
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // CVolumeIntroPage
 //
@@ -1076,6 +1084,15 @@ CVolumeSummaryPage::CVolumeSummaryPage(QWidget *parent)
     m_pSummaryLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { background-color: palette(alternate-base); padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; }");
     layout->addWidget(m_pSummaryLabel);
 
+    layout->addSpacing(16);
+
+    m_pProtectFile = new QCheckBox(tr("Protect the volume container file (.pv) from modification by other programs"));
+    m_pProtectFile->setWordWrap(true);
+    m_pProtectFile->setToolTip(tr("Adds a Protect access rule for the container file itself, so that no other program can read, modify or delete it while the protection is active."));
+    m_pProtectFile->setChecked(true);
+    layout->addWidget(m_pProtectFile);
+    registerField("protectContainerFile", m_pProtectFile);
+
     layout->addSpacing(20);
 
     QLabel* noteLabel = new QLabel(tr(
diff --git a/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.h b/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.h
index 0acdb39..e9ac0a8 100644
--- a/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.h
+++ b/MajorPrivacy/Wizards/VolumeWizard.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class CVolumeWizard : public QWizard
     QString GetCipher() const;
     QString GetFileSystem() const;
     int GetKdf() const;
+    bool GetProtectContainerFile() const;
 
 private slots:
     void showHelp();
@@ -234,4 +235,5 @@ class CVolumeSummaryPage : public QWizardPage
 
 private:
     QLabel* m_pSummaryLabel;
+    QCheckBox* m_pProtectFile;
 };