diff --git a/media_gallery.admin.inc b/media_gallery.admin.inc
index c06797f..89fc912 100644
--- a/media_gallery.admin.inc
+++ b/media_gallery.admin.inc
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * The Galleries settings page will just return the term edit form for the "all galleries" tid.
- *
+ * Configure page for the media gallery settings.
  */
 function media_gallery_admin_settings() {
-  $edit = media_gallery_get_default_gallery_collection();
-  $form_state['build_info']['args'] = array($edit);
-  form_load_include($form_state, 'inc', 'taxonomy', 'taxonomy.admin');
-  return drupal_build_form('taxonomy_form_term', $form_state);
+  $form['media_gallery_use_multiple_collections'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Use multiple gallery collections.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections', FALSE),
+    '#description' => t('Enables the creation of multiple <em>gallery collections</em> and <em>hierarchical galleries</em>.'),
+  );
+  // Show a link to the media gallery taxonomy terms.
+  if (variable_get('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections', FALSE)) {
+    $vocabulary = taxonomy_vocabulary_load(variable_get('media_gallery_collection_vid'));
+    if ($vocabulary) {
+      $form['media_gallery_gallery_collection_taxonomy'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'link',
+        '#title' => t('Configure gallery collections'),
+        '#href' => "admin/structure/taxonomy/$vocabulary->machine_name",
+        '#access' => user_access('administer taxonomy'),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  return system_settings_form($form);
 }
diff --git a/media_gallery.install b/media_gallery.install
index dce80b4..baef4e7 100644
--- a/media_gallery.install
+++ b/media_gallery.install
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ function media_gallery_uninstall() {
   variable_del('comment_media_gallery');
   variable_del('media_gallery_collection_vid');
   variable_del('media_gallery_default_collection_tid');
+  variable_del('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/media_gallery.module b/media_gallery.module
index 70f3932..fb16c44 100644
--- a/media_gallery.module
+++ b/media_gallery.module
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ function media_gallery_file_view_modes() {
 function media_gallery_menu() {
   $items['admin/config/media/galleries'] = array(
     'title' => 'Gallery settings',
-    'description' => 'Configure settings for the "All galleries" page.',
+    'description' => 'Configure settings for the Media Gallery module.',
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('media_gallery_admin_settings'),
     'access arguments' => array('administer media galleries'),
-    'page callback' => 'media_gallery_admin_settings',
+    'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
     'file' => 'media_gallery.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['media-gallery/sort/collection/%taxonomy_term/%'] = array(
@@ -191,8 +193,7 @@ function media_gallery_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $router_item, $root_path)
     $tabs = &$data['tabs'][0]['output'];
     foreach ($tabs as &$tab) {
       if (isset($tab['#link']['path']) && $tab['#link']['path'] == 'taxonomy/term/%/edit') {
-        $tab['#link']['href'] = 'admin/config/media/galleries';
-        $tab['#link']['title'] = t('Edit all galleries');
+        $tab['#link']['title'] = t('Edit gallery collection');
       }
     }
   }
@@ -847,8 +848,12 @@ function media_gallery_form_media_gallery_node_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state)
   $form['media_gallery_media']['#access'] = FALSE;
   $form['media_gallery_weight']['#access'] = FALSE;
 
-  // Hiding this field because we only support a single collection at the moment.
-  $form['media_gallery_collection']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  if (variable_get('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections', FALSE)) {
+    $form['media_gallery_collection']['#access'] = TRUE;
+  } else {
+    // Hiding this field because we only support a single collection.
+    $form['media_gallery_collection']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  }
 
   // Wrap a fieldset around the gallery settings.
   $form['settings_wrapper'] = array(
@@ -1268,8 +1273,11 @@ function media_gallery_form_taxonomy_form_term_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   $form['settings_wrapper']['gallery']['media_gallery_rows']['#process'][] = 'media_gallery_process_dropdown';
   $form['settings_wrapper']['gallery']['media_gallery_rows']['#media_gallery_dropdown_options'] = array('1', '3', '5', '10', 'other');
 
-  $form['relations']['#access'] = FALSE;
-  $form['actions']['delete']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  $multiple_collections = variable_get('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections', FALSE);
+  $form['relations']['#access'] = $multiple_collections;
+  // Use the default permission combined with the settings configuration,
+  // to not bypass access.
+  $form['actions']['delete']['#access'] = $form['actions']['delete']['#access'] && $multiple_collections;
   $form['field_license']['#access'] = FALSE;
 
   // Add a submit handler to change the "Updated term" message on submit.
@@ -1280,6 +1288,9 @@ function media_gallery_form_taxonomy_form_term_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
  * Submit handler for the taxonomy_form_term form.
  */
 function media_gallery_taxonomy_form_term_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  if (isset($form_state['confirm_delete'])) {
+    return;
+  }
   // Change the "Updated term Galleries" message into something that makes
   // sense in this context.
   $term_name = $form_state['values']['name'];
@@ -1298,8 +1309,10 @@ function media_gallery_taxonomy_form_term_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * Used to hide the gallery_collections taxonomy admin screens.
  */
 function media_gallery_form_taxonomy_overview_vocabularies_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
-  $gallery_collection_vid = variable_get('media_gallery_collection_vid');
-  unset($form[$gallery_collection_vid]);
+  if (!variable_get('media_gallery_use_multiple_collections', FALSE)) {
+    $gallery_collection_vid = variable_get('media_gallery_collection_vid');
+    unset($form[$gallery_collection_vid]);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1332,21 +1345,6 @@ function media_gallery_module_implements_alter(&$implementations, $hook) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the first term in the media_gallery_collection vocabulary
- */
-function media_gallery_get_default_gallery_collection() {
-  $gallery_collection_vid = variable_get('media_gallery_collection_vid');
-  $tid = db_select('taxonomy_term_data', 'ttd')
-    ->fields('ttd', array('tid'))
-    ->condition('vid', $gallery_collection_vid)
-    ->range(0,1)
-    ->execute()
-    ->fetchField();
-
-  return taxonomy_term_load($tid);
-}
-
-/**
  * Access callback for editing parts of a node that are only relevant for media
  * galleries.
  */