diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
index c9b4be4b6..37609a900 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ function update_setting(x, id, name, postfix)
     )
 end
 
+function create_checkbox(id, name, tooltip)
+    tooltip = tooltip or ''
+    document.root:add(string.format(
+        "<checkbox consumer='function(x) app.set_setting(\"%s\", x) end' checked='%s' tooltip='%s'>%s</checkbox>",
+        id, app.str_setting(id), gui.str(tooltip, "settings"), gui.str(name, "settings")
+    ))
+end
+
 local initialized = false
 
 function on_open()
@@ -71,4 +79,6 @@ function on_open()
     if info then
         selectbox.value = info.device_specifier
     end
+
+    create_checkbox("audio.acoustic-effects", "Acoustic effects", "audio.acoustic-effects.tooltip")
 end
diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/settings_graphics.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/settings_graphics.xml.lua
index 3b7f7b13a..b8b9d5497 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/settings_graphics.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/settings_graphics.xml.lua
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function on_open()
     create_setting("chunks.load-distance", "Load Distance", 1)
     create_setting("chunks.load-speed", "Load Speed", 1)
     create_setting("graphics.fog-curve", "Fog Curve", 0.1)
-    
+
     create_checkbox("graphics.backlight", "Backlight", "graphics.backlight.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("graphics.soft-lighting", "Soft lighting", "graphics.soft-lighting.tooltip")
     create_checkbox("graphics.dense-render", "Dense blocks render", "graphics.dense-render.tooltip")
diff --git a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
index eba10df17..473e5bc49 100644
--- a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,16 @@ bool ALSpeaker::isManuallyStopped() const {
 
 static bool alc_enumeration_ext = false;
 
-ALAudio::ALAudio(ALCdevice* device, ALCcontext* context, bool useEffects)
-    : device(device), context(context), useEffects(useEffects) {
+ALAudio::ALAudio(
+    ALCdevice* device,
+    ALCcontext* context,
+    bool useEffects,
+    const AudioSettings& settings
+)
+    : device(device),
+      context(context),
+      settings(settings),
+      useEffects(useEffects) {
     ALCint size;
     alcGetIntegerv(device, ALC_ATTRIBUTES_SIZE, 1, &size);
     std::vector<ALCint> attrs(size);
@@ -693,7 +701,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<InputDevice> ALAudio::openInputDevice(
     );
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<ALAudio> ALAudio::create() {
+std::unique_ptr<ALAudio> ALAudio::create(const AudioSettings& settings) {
     alc_enumeration_ext = alcIsExtensionPresent(nullptr, "ALC_ENUMERATION_EXT");
 
     ALCdevice* device = alcOpenDevice(nullptr);
@@ -722,7 +730,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<ALAudio> ALAudio::create() {
     logger.info() << "device supports " << sends << " aux sends per source";
 
     logger.info() << "initialized";
-    return std::make_unique<ALAudio>(device, context, effects);
+    return std::make_unique<ALAudio>(device, context, effects, settings);
 }
 
 uint ALAudio::getFreeSource() {
@@ -787,6 +795,10 @@ void ALAudio::setAcoustics(Acoustics acoustics) {
     if (!useEffects) {
         return;
     }
+    if (!settings.acousticEffects.get()) {
+        alAuxiliaryEffectSloti(effectSlots[0], AL_EFFECTSLOT_EFFECT, 0);
+        return;
+    }
     int reverbEffect = effects[REVERB_EFFECT];
     AL_CHECK(alEffectf(
         reverbEffect,
diff --git a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
index 6834db0f3..b405d1473 100644
--- a/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
+++ b/src/audio/AL/ALAudio.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <AL/alc.h>
 #include <AL/alext.h>
 
+struct AudioSettings;
+
 namespace audio {
     struct ALBuffer;
     class ALAudio;
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ namespace audio {
         uint maxSources = 256;
         uint maxEffectSlots = 64;
 
+        const AudioSettings& settings;
+
         bool initEffects();
     public:
         std::vector<uint> effectSlots;
@@ -185,7 +189,12 @@ namespace audio {
 
         bool useEffects;
 
-        ALAudio(ALCdevice* device, ALCcontext* context, bool effects);
+        ALAudio(
+            ALCdevice* device,
+            ALCcontext* context,
+            bool effects,
+            const AudioSettings& settings
+        );
         ~ALAudio();
 
         uint getFreeSource();
@@ -226,6 +235,6 @@ namespace audio {
             return false;
         }
 
-        static std::unique_ptr<ALAudio> create();
+        static std::unique_ptr<ALAudio> create(const AudioSettings& settings);
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index a45a876f6..6523f76b6 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void audio::initialize(
     enabled = enabled && settings.enabled.get();
     if (enabled) {
         logger.info() << "initializing ALAudio backend";
-        backend = ALAudio::create().release();
+        backend = ALAudio::create(settings).release();
     }
     if (backend == nullptr) {
         if (enabled) {
diff --git a/src/io/settings_io.cpp b/src/io/settings_io.cpp
index da0027c4d..8bd8402d8 100644
--- a/src/io/settings_io.cpp
+++ b/src/io/settings_io.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ SettingsHandler::SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings) {
     builder.add("volume-ambient", &settings.audio.volumeAmbient);
     builder.add("volume-music", &settings.audio.volumeMusic);
     builder.add("input-device", &settings.audio.inputDevice);
+    builder.add("acoustic-effects", &settings.audio.acousticEffects);
 
     builder.addSection("display");
     builder.add("width", &settings.display.width);
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index 0a0754235..ad597f76a 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct AudioSettings {
     NumberSetting volumeMusic {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
 
     StringSetting inputDevice {"auto"};
+
+    FlagSetting acousticEffects {true};
 };
 
 struct DisplaySettings {