diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index f8c84b913..37f96ad78 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ consvar_t cv_showping = {"showping", "Always", CV_SAVE, showping_cons_t, NULL, 0
 static CV_PossibleValue_t pingmeasurement_cons_t[] = {{0, "Frames"}, {1, "Milliseconds"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_pingmeasurement = {"pingmeasurement", "Frames", CV_SAVE, pingmeasurement_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
+consvar_t cv_showlapemblem = {"showlapemblem", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+
 consvar_t cv_showviewpointtext = {"showviewpointtext", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
 // Intermission time Tails 04-19-2002
@@ -770,6 +772,8 @@ void D_RegisterServerCommands(void)
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_pingtimeout);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_showping);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_pingmeasurement);
+	
+	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_showlapemblem);
 
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_showtrackaddon);
 
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.h b/src/d_netcmd.h
index e92289397..b201d8639 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.h
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ extern consvar_t cv_pingtimeout;
 extern consvar_t cv_showping;
 extern consvar_t cv_pingmeasurement;
 
+extern consvar_t cv_showlapemblem; 
+
 extern consvar_t cv_showviewpointtext;
 
 extern consvar_t cv_skipmapcheck;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 4968ad3e4..7e79cd9f6 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -9244,6 +9244,9 @@ static void K_drawChallengerScreen(void)
 
 static void K_drawLapStartAnim(void)
 {
+	if (! cv_showlapemblem.value)
+		return;
+	
 	// This is an EVEN MORE insanely complicated animation.
 	const UINT8 progress = 80-stplyr->kartstuff[k_lapanimation];
 	UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, stplyr->skincolor, GTC_CACHE);
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 97b043da1..88964e75b 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -1696,14 +1696,15 @@ static menuitem_t OP_SaturnMenu[] =
 	{IT_HEADER, NULL, "Saturn Options", NULL, 0},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Serverqueue waittime", 	&cv_connectawaittime, 	 20},
 	//{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Addon Download Speed", 	&cv_downloadspeed, 		 55},	//no idea why you would wanna change it anyways
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Skin Select Spinning Speed",		 	&cv_skinselectspin, 	 40},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Input Display outside of RA",		 	&cv_showinput, 	 50},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "V2-ish Speedometer",		 	&cv_newspeedometer, 	 60},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "No Midnight Channel Flicker", 	&cv_lessflicker, 		 70},
-	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Player distortion...", &OP_PlayerDistortDef,	 90},
-	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Hud Offsets...", 		&OP_HudOffsetDef,		 100},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Skin Select Spinning Speed",		 	&cv_skinselectspin, 	 50},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Input Display outside of RA",		 	&cv_showinput, 	 60},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "V2-ish Speedometer",		 	&cv_newspeedometer, 	 70},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "Show Lap Emblem",		 	&cv_showlapemblem, 	 80},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, NULL, "No Midnight Channel Flicker", 	&cv_lessflicker, 		 90},
+	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Player distortion...", &OP_PlayerDistortDef,	 105},
+	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Hud Offsets...", 		&OP_HudOffsetDef,		 120},
 
-	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Saturn Credits", 		&OP_SaturnCreditsDef,		 120}, // uwu
+	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING,	NULL,	"Saturn Credits", 		&OP_SaturnCreditsDef,		 135}, // uwu
 };
 
 enum