diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 00fe9826c..02849f17c 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(EdZoomTarget, ed_zoom_target, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(EdShowkeys, ed_showkeys, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show pressed keys")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(EdAlignQuads, ed_align_quads, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Enable/disable quad alignment. When enabled, red lines appear to show how quad/points are aligned and snapped to other quads/points when moving them")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(EdShowQuadsRect, ed_show_quads_rect, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show the bounds of the selected quad. In case of multiple quads, it shows the bounds of the englobing rect. Can be helpful when aligning a group of quads")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(EdAutoMapReload, ed_auto_map_reload, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Run 'hot_reload' on the local server while rcon authed on map save")
 
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowWelcome, cl_show_welcome, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show welcome message indicating the first launch of the client")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClMotdTime, cl_motd_time, 10, 0, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "How long to show the server message of the day")
diff --git a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
index c2d63801a..86c525d0a 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
@@ -7691,7 +7691,7 @@ void CEditor::RenderMenubar(CUIRect MenuBar)
 	if(DoButton_Ex(&s_SettingsButton, "Settings", 0, &SettingsButton, 0, nullptr, IGraphics::CORNER_T, EditorFontSizes::MENU, TEXTALIGN_ML))
 	{
 		static SPopupMenuId s_PopupMenuEntitiesId;
-		Ui()->DoPopupMenu(&s_PopupMenuEntitiesId, SettingsButton.x, SettingsButton.y + SettingsButton.h - 1.0f, 200.0f, 92.0f, this, PopupMenuSettings, PopupProperties);
+		Ui()->DoPopupMenu(&s_PopupMenuEntitiesId, SettingsButton.x, SettingsButton.y + SettingsButton.h - 1.0f, 200.0f, 106.0f, this, PopupMenuSettings, PopupProperties);
 	}
 
 	CUIRect ChangedIndicator, Info, Help, Close;
@@ -8592,7 +8592,7 @@ void CEditor::HandleWriterFinishJobs()
 	Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_ADDINFO, "editor/save", aBuf);
 
 	// send rcon.. if we can
-	if(Client()->RconAuthed())
+	if(Client()->RconAuthed() && g_Config.m_EdAutoMapReload)
 	{
 		CServerInfo CurrentServerInfo;
 		Client()->GetServerInfo(&CurrentServerInfo);
diff --git a/src/game/editor/popups.cpp b/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
index 879626b89..d1f0d8ab3 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,30 @@ CUi::EPopupMenuFunctionResult CEditor::PopupMenuSettings(void *pContext, CUIRect
 		}
 	}
 
+	View.HSplitTop(2.0f, nullptr, &View);
+	View.HSplitTop(12.0f, &Slot, &View);
+	{
+		Slot.VMargin(5.0f, &Slot);
+
+		CUIRect Label, Selector;
+		Slot.VSplitMid(&Label, &Selector);
+		CUIRect No, Yes;
+		Selector.VSplitMid(&No, &Yes);
+
+		pEditor->Ui()->DoLabel(&Label, "Auto map reload", 10.0f, TEXTALIGN_ML);
+
+		static int s_ButtonNo = 0;
+		static int s_ButtonYes = 0;
+		if(pEditor->DoButton_Ex(&s_ButtonNo, "No", !g_Config.m_EdAutoMapReload, &No, 0, "Do not run 'hot_reload' on the local server while rcon authed on map save", IGraphics::CORNER_L))
+		{
+			g_Config.m_EdAutoMapReload = false;
+		}
+		if(pEditor->DoButton_Ex(&s_ButtonYes, "Yes", g_Config.m_EdAutoMapReload, &Yes, 0, "Run 'hot_reload' on the local server while rcon authed on map save", IGraphics::CORNER_R))
+		{
+			g_Config.m_EdAutoMapReload = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return CUi::POPUP_KEEP_OPEN;
 }