diff --git a/merger/InteractiveMergerSubprocessor.py b/merger/InteractiveMergerSubprocessor.py
index 58db0c1..0bbb259 100644
--- a/merger/InteractiveMergerSubprocessor.py
+++ b/merger/InteractiveMergerSubprocessor.py
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ class InteractiveMergerSubprocessor(Subprocessor):
                     'x' : lambda cfg,shift_pressed: cfg.toggle_mask_mode(),
                     'c' : lambda cfg,shift_pressed: cfg.toggle_color_transfer_mode(),
                     'n' : lambda cfg,shift_pressed: cfg.toggle_sharpen_mode(),
+                    '9' : lambda cfg,shift_pressed: cfg.add_pre_sharpen_power(1),
+                    '8' : lambda cfg,shift_pressed: cfg.add_pre_sharpen_power(-1),
                     }
             self.masked_keys = list(self.masked_keys_funcs.keys())
 
diff --git a/merger/MergeMasked.py b/merger/MergeMasked.py
index d9e2bd1..4464c35 100644
--- a/merger/MergeMasked.py
+++ b/merger/MergeMasked.py
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ def MergeMaskedFace (predictor_func, predictor_input_shape,
 
     dst_face_mask_a_0 = cv2.warpAffine( img_face_mask_a, face_mat, (output_size, output_size), flags=cv2.INTER_CUBIC )
     dst_face_mask_a_0 = np.clip(dst_face_mask_a_0, 0, 1)
+    
+    if cfg.pre_sharpen_power != 0:
+        dst_face_bgr      = cv2.addWeighted(dst_face_bgr, 1.0 + (0.05 * cfg.pre_sharpen_power), cv2.GaussianBlur(dst_face_bgr, (0, 0), 1.0), -(0.05 * cfg.pre_sharpen_power), 0)
+        dst_face_bgr      = np.clip(dst_face_bgr, 0, 1, out=dst_face_bgr)
 
     predictor_input_bgr      = cv2.resize (dst_face_bgr, (input_size,input_size) )
 
diff --git a/merger/MergerConfig.py b/merger/MergerConfig.py
index e95bb6a..989dfe0 100644
--- a/merger/MergerConfig.py
+++ b/merger/MergerConfig.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
                        image_denoise_power = 0,
                        bicubic_degrade_power = 0,
                        color_degrade_power = 0,
+                       pre_sharpen_power = 0,
                        **kwargs
                        ):
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
         self.image_denoise_power = image_denoise_power
         self.bicubic_degrade_power = bicubic_degrade_power
         self.color_degrade_power = color_degrade_power
+        self.pre_sharpen_power = pre_sharpen_power
 
     def copy(self):
         return copy.copy(self)
@@ -187,6 +189,9 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
 
     def add_bicubic_degrade_power(self, diff):
         self.bicubic_degrade_power = np.clip ( self.bicubic_degrade_power+diff, 0, 100)
+        
+    def add_pre_sharpen_power(self, diff):
+        self.pre_sharpen_power = np.clip ( self.pre_sharpen_power+diff, 0, 200)
 
     def ask_settings(self):
         s = """Choose mode: \n"""
@@ -215,6 +220,9 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
             self.blur_mask_modifier =  np.clip ( io.input_int ("Choose blur mask modifier", 0, add_info="0..400"), 0, 400)
             self.motion_blur_power = np.clip ( io.input_int ("Choose motion blur power", 0, add_info="0..100"), 0, 100)
 
+        self.pre_sharpen_power = np.clip (io.input_int ("Choose pre_sharpen power", 0, help_message="Can enhance results by pre sharping before feeding it to the network.", add_info="0..100" ), 0, 200)
+
+
         self.output_face_scale = np.clip (io.input_int ("Choose output face scale modifier", 0, add_info="-50..50" ), -50, 50)
 
         if 'raw' not in self.mode:
@@ -249,7 +257,8 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
                    self.super_resolution_power == other.super_resolution_power and \
                    self.image_denoise_power == other.image_denoise_power and \
                    self.bicubic_degrade_power == other.bicubic_degrade_power and \
-                   self.color_degrade_power == other.color_degrade_power
+                   self.color_degrade_power == other.color_degrade_power and \
+                   self.pre_sharpen_power == other.pre_sharpen_power
 
         return False
 
@@ -284,7 +293,9 @@ class MergerConfigMasked(MergerConfig):
             r += (f"""image_denoise_power: {self.image_denoise_power}\n"""
                   f"""bicubic_degrade_power: {self.bicubic_degrade_power}\n"""
                   f"""color_degrade_power: {self.color_degrade_power}\n""")
-
+        
+        r += f"""pre_sharpen_power: {self.pre_sharpen_power}\n"""
+        
         r += "================"
 
         return r