diff --git a/src/common/engine/namedef.h b/src/common/engine/namedef.h
index 64d8c549017..6433972f5df 100644
--- a/src/common/engine/namedef.h
+++ b/src/common/engine/namedef.h
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ xx(Loadgamemenu)
 xx(Savegamemenu)
 xx(Readthismenu)
 xx(Optionsmenu)
+xx(OptionsmenuSimple)
+xx(OptionsmenuFull)
 xx(Quitmenu)
 xx(Savemenu)
 xx(Playermenu)
diff --git a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
index 967a65df5e2..ec50a80896a 100644
--- a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, saveloadconfirmation) // [mxd]
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, quicksaverotation)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, show_messages)
 
+CVAR(Bool, m_simpleoptions, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+
 typedef void(*hfunc)();
 DMenu* CreateMessageBoxMenu(DMenu* parent, const char* message, int messagemode, bool playsound, FName action = NAME_None, hfunc handler = nullptr);
 bool OkForLocalization(FTextureID texnum, const char* substitute);
@@ -189,6 +191,15 @@ bool M_SetSpecialMenu(FName& menu, int param)
 	case NAME_Playermenu:
 		menu = NAME_NewPlayerMenu;	// redirect the old player menu to the new one.
 		break;
+
+	case NAME_Optionsmenu:
+		if (m_simpleoptions) menu = NAME_OptionsmenuSimple;
+		break;
+
+	case NAME_OptionsmenuFull:
+		menu = NAME_Optionsmenu;
+		break;
+
 	}
 
 	DMenuDescriptor** desc = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey(menu);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.simplified b/wadsrc/static/menudef.simplified
index 8b351b2124d..c0c55d9f9b1 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.simplified
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.simplified
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OptionMenu "OptionsMenuSimple" protected
 	StaticText " "
 	Submenu "$OS_TITLE", "os_Menu"
 	StaticText " "
-	Submenu "$OMS_OLDGZDOOM", "OptionsMenu"
+	Submenu "$OPTMNU_FULLOPTIONS", "OptionsMenuFull"
 	StaticText " "
 	SafeCommand "$OPTMNU_DEFAULTS",	"reset2defaults"
 	SafeCommand	"$OPTMNU_RESETTOSAVED",	"reset2saved"
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 01318f4bd47..502484d3236 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		{
 			PatchItem "M_LOADG", "l", "LoadGameMenu", 0
 			PatchItem "M_SAVEG", "s", "SaveGameMenu",0
-			PatchItem "M_OPTION","o", "OptionsMenuSimple", 0
+			PatchItem "M_OPTION","o", "OptionsMenu", 0
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			PatchItem "M_OPTION","o", "OptionsMenuSimple", 0
+			PatchItem "M_OPTION","o", "OptionsMenu", 0
 			PatchItem "M_LOADG", "l", "LoadGameMenu", 0
 			PatchItem "M_SAVEG", "s", "SaveGameMenu", 0
 		}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 	IfGame(Heretic, Hexen)
 	{
 		TextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "PlayerclassMenu"
-		TextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "o", "OptionsMenuSimple"
+		TextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "o", "OptionsMenu"
 		TextItem "$MNU_GAMEFILES", "g", "GameFilesMenu"
 		TextItem "$MNU_INFO", "i", "ReadThisMenu"
 		TextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ OptionMenu "OptionsMenu" protected
 	Submenu "$OPTMNU_VIDEO",			"VideoModeMenu"
 	StaticText " "
 	Submenu "$OS_TITLE", "os_Menu"
+	Option "$OPTMNU_SIMPLEON",			"m_simpleoptions", "OnOff"
+	
 	StaticText " "
 	SafeCommand "$OPTMNU_DEFAULTS",	"reset2defaults"
 	SafeCommand	"$OPTMNU_RESETTOSAVED",	"reset2saved"