diff --git a/convex-gui/src/main/java/convex/gui/peer/windows/StressPanel.java b/convex-gui/src/main/java/convex/gui/peer/windows/StressPanel.java
index 5e61eeca0..c4a7a32be 100644
--- a/convex-gui/src/main/java/convex/gui/peer/windows/StressPanel.java
+++ b/convex-gui/src/main/java/convex/gui/peer/windows/StressPanel.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class StressPanel extends JPanel {
 	private JCheckBox syncCheckBox;
 	private JCheckBox distCheckBox;
 	private JCheckBox repeatCheckBox;
+	private JCheckBox queryCheckBox;
 	
 	private JSplitPane splitPane;
 	private JPanel resultPanel;
@@ -145,6 +146,11 @@ public StressPanel(Convex peerView) {
 		optionPanel.add(repeatCheckBox);
 		repeatCheckBox.setSelected(false);
 		
+		optionPanel.add(new JLabel("Query"));
+		queryCheckBox=new JCheckBox();
+		optionPanel.add(queryCheckBox);
+		queryCheckBox.setSelected(false);
+		
 		optionPanel.add(new JLabel("Repeat timeout"));
 		repeatTimeSpinner = new JSpinner();
 		repeatTimeSpinner.setModel(new SpinnerNumberModel(60, 0, 3600, 1));
@@ -259,11 +265,20 @@ protected String doStressRun() throws Exception {
 						ATransaction t = buildTransaction(origin, i);
 						
 						CompletableFuture<Result> fr;
-						if (syncCheckBox.isSelected()) {
-							Result r=cc.transactSync(t);
-							fr=CompletableFuture.completedFuture(r);
-						} else {	
-							fr = cc.transact(t);
+						if (queryCheckBox.isSelected()) {
+							if (syncCheckBox.isSelected()) {
+								Result r=cc.querySync(t);
+								fr=CompletableFuture.completedFuture(r);
+							} else {	
+								fr = cc.query(t);
+							}
+						} else {
+							if (syncCheckBox.isSelected()) {
+								Result r=cc.transactSync(t);
+								fr=CompletableFuture.completedFuture(r);
+							} else {	
+								fr = cc.transact(t);
+							}
 						}
 						synchronized(frs) {
 							// synchronised so we don't collide with other threads