diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 951630cb8d..ff256fcfc0 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void config_create_default(char *path)
 	fprintf(fp, "[general]\n");
 	fprintf(fp, "game_path = %s\n", gConfig.game_path);
 	fprintf(fp, "screenshot_format = PNG\n");
+	fprintf(fp, "play_intro = false\n");
 	fclose(fp);
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ static void config_parse_settings(FILE *fp)
 			} else {
 				gConfig.screenshot_format = SCREENSHOT_FORMAT_BMP;
 			}
+		} else if (strcmp(setting, "play_intro") == 0) {
+			gConfig.play_intro = (strcmp(value, "true") == 0);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index e08966cf3c..2ed8b08dff 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void config_save();
 // New config format
 
 typedef struct configuration {
+	uint8 play_intro;
 	uint8 screenshot_format;
 	char game_path[MAX_PATH];
 } configuration_t;
diff --git a/src/rct2.c b/src/rct2.c
index a381fe1928..25b51bc217 100644
--- a/src/rct2.c
+++ b/src/rct2.c
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ void rct2_init()
 	title_load();
 
 	gfx_clear(RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_SCREEN_DPI, rct_drawpixelinfo), 10);
-	// RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_RUN_INTRO_TICK_PART, int) = 8;
-	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_RUN_INTRO_TICK_PART, int) = 0;
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_RUN_INTRO_TICK_PART, int) = gConfig.play_intro ? 8 : 0;
 }
 
 // rct2: 0x00683499