diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
index bd125bda9e..93f870008c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class GameParameters{
     var humanNations=ArrayList<String>().apply { add("Babylon") }
     var numberOfEnemies=3
     var mapType= MapType.Perlin
+    var noBarbarians=false
     var mapFileName :String?=null
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
index 5b70ae75d2..c7be01e047 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class GameInfo {
             currentPlayerIndex = (currentPlayerIndex+1) % civilizations.size
             if(currentPlayerIndex==0){
                 turns++
-                if (turns % 10 == 0) { // every 10 turns add a barbarian in a random place
+                if (turns % 10 == 0 && !gameParameters.noBarbarians) { // every 10 turns add a barbarian in a random place
                     placeBarbarianUnit(null)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
index 4e5a18d205..7f0ff8cf28 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package com.unciv.ui
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor
-import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.ScrollPane
-import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.SelectBox
-import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Skin
-import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.*
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ChangeListener
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array
 import com.unciv.GameStarter
@@ -80,6 +77,16 @@ class NewGameScreen: PickerScreen(){
 
         addDifficultySelectBox(newGameOptionsTable)
 
+        val noBarbariansCheckbox = CheckBox("No barbarians",skin)
+        noBarbariansCheckbox.isChecked=newGameParameters.noBarbarians
+        noBarbariansCheckbox.addListener(object : ChangeListener() {
+            override fun changed(event: ChangeEvent?, actor: Actor?) {
+                newGameParameters.noBarbarians = noBarbariansCheckbox.isChecked
+            }
+        })
+        newGameOptionsTable.add(noBarbariansCheckbox).colspan(2).row()
+
+
         rightSideButton.enable()
         rightSideButton.setText("Start game!".tr())
         rightSideButton.onClick {