diff --git a/apps/launcher/settingspage.cpp b/apps/launcher/settingspage.cpp
index dfddc45bc5..94a1a0b8a0 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settingspage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settingspage.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ bool Launcher::SettingsPage::loadSettings()
         loadSettingBool(Settings::gui().mColorTopicEnable, *changeDialogTopicsCheckBox);
         showOwnedComboBox->setCurrentIndex(Settings::game().mShowOwned);
         loadSettingBool(Settings::gui().mStretchMenuBackground, *stretchBackgroundCheckBox);
+        loadSettingBool(Settings::gui().mControllerMenus, *controllerMenusCheckBox);
         loadSettingBool(Settings::map().mAllowZooming, *useZoomOnMapCheckBox);
         loadSettingBool(Settings::game().mGraphicHerbalism, *graphicHerbalismCheckBox);
         scalingSpinBox->setValue(Settings::gui().mScalingFactor);
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ void Launcher::SettingsPage::saveSettings()
         saveSettingBool(*changeDialogTopicsCheckBox, Settings::gui().mColorTopicEnable);
         saveSettingInt(*showOwnedComboBox, Settings::game().mShowOwned);
         saveSettingBool(*stretchBackgroundCheckBox, Settings::gui().mStretchMenuBackground);
+        saveSettingBool(*controllerMenusCheckBox, Settings::gui().mControllerMenus);
         saveSettingBool(*useZoomOnMapCheckBox, Settings::map().mAllowZooming);
         saveSettingBool(*graphicHerbalismCheckBox, Settings::game().mGraphicHerbalism);
         Settings::gui().mScalingFactor.set(scalingSpinBox->value());
diff --git a/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui b/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
index e792ac2843..e501ed156f 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
+++ b/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
@@ -1398,6 +1398,16 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item row="7" column="1">
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="controllerMenusCheckBox">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make it easier to use game menus with a controller.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Enable Controller Menus</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
          <item row="0" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="showOwnedLabel">
            <property name="text">
diff --git a/components/settings/categories/gui.hpp b/components/settings/categories/gui.hpp
index a26364c5dd..139d55d9c8 100644
--- a/components/settings/categories/gui.hpp
+++ b/components/settings/categories/gui.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Settings
         SettingValue<float> mMenuTransparency{ mIndex, "GUI", "menu transparency", makeClampSanitizerFloat(0, 1) };
         SettingValue<float> mTooltipDelay{ mIndex, "GUI", "tooltip delay", makeMaxSanitizerFloat(0) };
         SettingValue<bool> mStretchMenuBackground{ mIndex, "GUI", "stretch menu background" };
+        SettingValue<bool> mControllerMenus{ mIndex, "GUI", "controller menus" };
         SettingValue<bool> mSubtitles{ mIndex, "GUI", "subtitles" };
         SettingValue<bool> mHitFader{ mIndex, "GUI", "hit fader" };
         SettingValue<bool> mWerewolfOverlay{ mIndex, "GUI", "werewolf overlay" };
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index e5654794cc..6a0701803b 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ tooltip delay = 0.0
 # Stretch menus, load screens, etc. to the window aspect ratio.
 stretch menu background = false
 
+# Make menus easier to navigate with a controller.
+controller menus = false
+
 # Subtitles for NPC spoken dialog and some sound effects.
 subtitles = false