diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
index e350f282f6..961bd2d743 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 				Game.LocalPlayer.IsReady ? "Yes" : "No"
 				), new int2(140, 15), Color.White);
 
-			PerfHistory.Render(renderer, Game.worldRenderer.lineRenderer);
+			if (Game.Settings.PerfGraph)
+				PerfHistory.Render(renderer, Game.worldRenderer.lineRenderer);
 
 			DrawMinimap();
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
index 8c441320f3..cb12771fd3 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.GameRules
 		public readonly bool UnitDebug = false;
 		public readonly bool BuildingDebug = false;
 		public readonly bool PathDebug = false;
+		public readonly bool PerfGraph = true;
 		
 		// Window settings
 		public readonly int Width = 0;
diff --git a/settings.ini.old b/settings.ini.old
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cb65f29d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.ini.old
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Settings]
+PerfGraph = true