diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
index f61f3902bb..7162187a23 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ + (void)initialize
         [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],     MMSuppressTerminationAlertKey,
         [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES],    MMNativeFullScreenKey,
         [NSNumber numberWithDouble:0.25], MMFullScreenFadeTimeKey,
+        [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],     MMUseCGLayerAlwaysKey,
         nil];
 
     [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:dict];
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m b/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
index 9a5a8a6d93..07afb59b11 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMCoreTextView.m
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frame
     if (!(self = [super initWithFrame:frame]))
         return nil;
 
+    cgLayerEnabled = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]
+            boolForKey:MMUseCGLayerAlwaysKey];
     cgLayerLock = [NSLock new];
 
     // NOTE!  It does not matter which font is set here, Vim will set its
diff --git a/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.h b/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.h
index 909484daec..68380bb99a 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.h
+++ b/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern NSString *MMSuppressTerminationAlertKey;
 extern NSString *MMNativeFullScreenKey;
 extern NSString *MMUseMouseTimeKey;
 extern NSString *MMFullScreenFadeTimeKey;
+extern NSString *MMUseCGLayerAlwaysKey;
 
 
 // Enum for MMUntitledWindowKey
diff --git a/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.m b/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.m
index 9a80706a54..5351e43d25 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/Miscellaneous.m
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 NSString *MMNativeFullScreenKey         = @"MMNativeFullScreen";
 NSString *MMUseMouseTimeKey             = @"MMUseMouseTime";
 NSString *MMFullScreenFadeTimeKey       = @"MMFullScreenFadeTime";
+NSString *MMUseCGLayerAlwaysKey         = @"MMUseCGLayerAlways";