diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
index ff5945fd37..44a51a5bb8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/UserSettings.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 		public readonly int Width = 0;
 		public readonly int Height = 0;
 		public readonly bool Fullscreen = false;
+		public bool MusicPlayer = true;
 		
 		// Internal game settings
 		public readonly int Timestep = 40;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/SettingsMenuDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/SettingsMenuDelegate.cs
index b6777a3b81..e417ed0247 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/SettingsMenuDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/SettingsMenuDelegate.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				Game.Settings.RecordSyncReports ^= true;
 				return true;
 			};
+			
+			r.GetWidget<CheckboxWidget>("SETTINGS_CHECKBOX_MUSICPLAYER").Checked = () => { return Game.Settings.MusicPlayer; };
+			r.GetWidget("SETTINGS_CHECKBOX_MUSICPLAYER").OnMouseDown = mi =>
+			{
+				Game.Settings.MusicPlayer ^= true;
+				r.GetWidget("MUSIC_BG").Visible = Game.Settings.MusicPlayer;
+				return true;
+			};
 						
 			// Menu Buttons
 			r.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BUTTON_SETTINGS").OnMouseUp = mi => {
diff --git a/mods/ra/menus.yaml b/mods/ra/menus.yaml
index f8f8b29421..5a89c3fb89 100644
--- a/mods/ra/menus.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/menus.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ Container:
 					Width:300
 					Height:20
 					Text:Collect Sync Reports
+				Checkbox@SETTINGS_CHECKBOX_MUSICPLAYER:
+					Id:SETTINGS_CHECKBOX_MUSICPLAYER
+					X:100
+					Y:210
+					Width:300
+					Height:20
+					Text:Show Music Player
 				Button@SETTINGS_BUTTON_OK:
 					Id:SETTINGS_BUTTON_OK
 					X:PARENT_RIGHT - 180