diff --git a/src/newgrf.cpp b/src/newgrf.cpp
index de69f36b85..86718b715c 100644
--- a/src/newgrf.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp
@@ -10525,6 +10525,9 @@ void LoadNewGRF(uint load_index, uint num_baseset)
 	 */
 	for (GRFConfig *c = _grfconfig; c != nullptr; c = c->next) {
 		if (c->status != GCS_NOT_FOUND) c->status = GCS_UNKNOWN;
+		if (_settings_client.gui.newgrf_disable_big_gui && c->ident.grfid == BSWAP32(0x52577801)) {
+			c->status = GCS_DISABLED;
+		}
 	}
 
 	_cur.spriteid = load_index;
diff --git a/src/settings_type.h b/src/settings_type.h
index 6cb3b75561..9cda3ec153 100644
--- a/src/settings_type.h
+++ b/src/settings_type.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct GUISettings : public TimeSettings {
 	bool   newgrf_show_old_versions;         ///< whether to show old versions in the NewGRF list
 	uint8  newgrf_default_palette;           ///< default palette to use for NewGRFs without action 14 palette information
 	bool   console_show_unlisted;            ///< whether to show unlisted console commands
+	bool   newgrf_disable_big_gui;           ///< whether to disable "big GUI" NewGRFs
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns true when the user has sufficient privileges to edit newgrfs on a running game
diff --git a/src/table/settings/settings.ini b/src/table/settings/settings.ini
index e488662f72..3e2ebeebc2 100644
--- a/src/table/settings/settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings/settings.ini
@@ -5399,6 +5399,12 @@ flags    = SF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC
 def      = false
 cat      = SC_EXPERT
 
+[SDTC_BOOL]
+var      = gui.newgrf_disable_big_gui
+flags    = SF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC
+def      = false
+cat      = SC_EXPERT
+
 [SDTC_VAR]
 var      = gui.console_backlog_timeout
 type     = SLE_UINT16