diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 392eddd01..3e00e4808 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClAutoDemoMax, cl_auto_demo_max, 10, 0, 1000, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGF
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClAutoScreenshot, cl_auto_screenshot, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Automatically take game over screenshot")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClAutoScreenshotMax, cl_auto_screenshot_max, 10, 0, 1000, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Maximum number of automatically created screenshots (0 = no limit)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClResetWantedWeaponOnDeath, cl_reset_wanted_weapon_on_death, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Reset wanted weapon on death")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowBroadcasts, cl_show_broadcasts, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Show broadcasts ingame")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClPrintBroadcasts, cl_print_broadcasts, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Print broadcasts to console")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClFriendsIgnoreClan, cl_friends_ignore_clan, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Ignore clan tag when searching for friends")
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/broadcast.cpp b/src/game/client/components/broadcast.cpp
index e44e4ef31..8225cd8fd 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/broadcast.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/broadcast.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void CBroadcast::OnReset()
 
 void CBroadcast::OnRender()
 {
-	if(m_pClient->m_pScoreboard->Active() || m_pClient->m_pMotd->IsActive())
+	if(m_pClient->m_pScoreboard->Active() || m_pClient->m_pMotd->IsActive() || !g_Config.m_ClShowBroadcasts)
 		return;
 
 	Graphics()->MapScreen(0, 0, 300*Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), 300);