diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 15ac0680c..2778684fa 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowOthers, cl_show_others, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_S
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowOthersAlpha, cl_show_others_alpha, 40, 0, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show players in other teams (alpha value, 0 invisible, 100 fully visible)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClOverlayEntities, cl_overlay_entities, 0, 0, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Overlay game tiles with a percentage of opacity")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowQuads, cl_show_quads, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show quads")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClZoomBackgroundLayers, cl_zoom_background_layers, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Zoom background layers")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClBackgroundHue, cl_background_hue, 0, 0, 255, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background color hue")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClBackgroundSat, cl_background_sat, 0, 0, 255, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background color saturation")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClBackgroundLht, cl_background_lht, 128, 0, 255, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background color lightness")
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp b/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
index 6e7cf1865..56d3397ad 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ void CMapLayers::OnRender()
 				(int)((x1-x0)*Graphics()->ScreenWidth()), (int)((y1-y0)*Graphics()->ScreenHeight()));
 		}
 
-		MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, m_pClient->m_pCamera->m_Zoom);
+		if(!g_Config.m_ClZoomBackgroundLayers && !pGroup->m_ParallaxX && !pGroup->m_ParallaxY)
+			MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, 1.0);
+		else
+			MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, m_pClient->m_pCamera->m_Zoom);
 
 		for(int l = 0; l < pGroup->m_NumLayers; l++)
 		{
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
index f89e43cb1..0cd285530 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ void CMenus::RenderSettingsDDRace(CUIRect MainView)
 		g_Config.m_ClRaceSaveGhost ^= 1;
 	}
 
-	MainView.HSplitTop(230.0f, &Gameplay , &MainView);
+	MainView.HSplitTop(250.0f, &Gameplay , &MainView);
 
 	Gameplay.HSplitTop(30.0f, &Label, &Gameplay);
 	UI()->DoLabelScaled(&Label, Localize("Gameplay"), 20.0f, -1);
@@ -1794,6 +1794,12 @@ void CMenus::RenderSettingsDDRace(CUIRect MainView)
 		g_Config.m_ClOldGunPosition ^= 1;
 	}
 
+	Left.HSplitTop(20.0f, &Button, &Left);
+	if(DoButton_CheckBox(&g_Config.m_ClZoomBackgroundLayers, Localize("Zoom background layers"), g_Config.m_ClZoomBackgroundLayers, &Button))
+	{
+		g_Config.m_ClZoomBackgroundLayers ^= 1;
+	}
+
 	Left.HSplitTop(20.0f, &Button, &Left);
 	if(DoButton_CheckBox(&g_Config.m_ClShowOtherHookColl, Localize("Show other players' hook collision lines"), g_Config.m_ClShowOtherHookColl, &Button))
 	{