diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
index 0d8cb8867..79ee33b97 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
-    NavMesh::NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root)
+    NavMesh::NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, bool enabled)
         : mRootNode(root)
-        , mEnabled(false)
+        , mEnabled(enabled)
         , mRevision(0)
     {
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
index 5ce98ee7b..a6c1f086e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     class NavMesh
     {
     public:
-        NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root);
+        NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, bool enabled);
         ~NavMesh();
 
         bool toggle();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index e29f9c7d2..400a2d05c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         mRootNode->addChild(mSceneRoot);
 
-        mNavMesh.reset(new NavMesh(mRootNode));
+        mNavMesh.reset(new NavMesh(mRootNode, Settings::Manager::getBool("enable render", "Navigator")));
         mPathgrid.reset(new Pathgrid(mRootNode));
 
         mObjects.reset(new Objects(mResourceSystem, sceneRoot, mUnrefQueue.get()));
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index a1ea14678..496cfaf2b 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -614,3 +614,4 @@ recast mesh path prefix =
 
 # Write nav mesh file at path with this prefix
 nav mesh path prefix =
+enable render = false