diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
index e5fa238..bffec1c 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
             [SerializeField] private string typeColorsData = "";
             [NonSerialized] public Dictionary<string, Color> typeColors = new Dictionary<string, Color>();
             [FormerlySerializedAs("noodleType")] public NoodlePath noodlePath = NoodlePath.Curvy;
+            public float noodleThickness = 2f;
+          
             public NoodleStroke noodleStroke = NoodleStroke.Full;
 
             private Texture2D _gridTexture;
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
             EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Node", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
             settings.highlightColor = EditorGUILayout.ColorField("Selection", settings.highlightColor);
             settings.noodlePath = (NoodlePath) EditorGUILayout.EnumPopup("Noodle path", (Enum) settings.noodlePath);
+            settings.noodleThickness = EditorGUILayout.FloatField(new GUIContent("Noodle thickness", "Noodle Thickness of the node connections"), settings.noodleThickness);
             settings.noodleStroke = (NoodleStroke) EditorGUILayout.EnumPopup("Noodle stroke", (Enum) settings.noodleStroke);
             settings.portTooltips = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Port Tooltips", settings.portTooltips);
             settings.dragToCreate = EditorGUILayout.Toggle(new GUIContent("Drag to Create", "Drag a port connection anywhere on the grid to create and connect a node"), settings.dragToCreate);
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
index 01de70e..a8bde28 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
         /// <param name="output"> The output this noodle comes from. Never null. </param>
         /// <param name="input"> The output this noodle comes from. Can be null if we are dragging the noodle. </param>
         public virtual float GetNoodleThickness(XNode.NodePort output, XNode.NodePort input) {
-            return 5f;
+            return NodeEditorPreferences.GetSettings().noodleThickness;
         }
 
         public virtual NoodlePath GetNoodlePath(XNode.NodePort output, XNode.NodePort input) {