diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index 0b8ff7fb29..4a00fd4bfd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -900,6 +900,9 @@ void GameState::RestoreSelectedOptions()
 
 bool GameState::IsDisqualified( PlayerNumber pn )
 {
+	if( !PREFSMAN->m_bDisqualification )
+		return false;
+
 	if( GAMESTATE->IsCourseMode() )
 	{
 		return GAMESTATE->m_PlayerOptions[pn].IsEasierForCourse( 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 1f9cb3fab8..3c596ea7d5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager()
 	m_bDancePointsForOni = false;
 	m_bPercentageScoring = false;
 	m_fMinPercentageForHighScore = 0.5f;
+	m_bDisqualification = false;
 	m_bShowLyrics = true;
 	m_bAutogenSteps = true;
 	m_bAutogenGroupCourses = true;
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadGlobalPrefsFromDisk()
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "DancePointsForOni",				m_bDancePointsForOni );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "PercentageScoring",				m_bPercentageScoring );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MinPercentageForHighScore",		m_fMinPercentageForHighScore );
+	ini.GetValue( "Options", "Disqualification",				m_bDisqualification );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "ShowLyrics",						m_bShowLyrics );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "AutogenSteps",					m_bAutogenSteps );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "AutogenGroupCourses",				m_bAutogenGroupCourses );
@@ -659,6 +661,7 @@ void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToDisk() const
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "DancePointsForOni",				m_bDancePointsForOni );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "PercentageScoring",				m_bPercentageScoring );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MinPercentageForHighScore",		m_fMinPercentageForHighScore );
+	ini.SetValue( "Options", "Disqualification",				m_bDisqualification );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "ShowLyrics",						m_bShowLyrics );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "AutogenSteps",					m_bAutogenSteps );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "AutogenGroupCourses",				m_bAutogenGroupCourses );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 6e0635c476..366716e463 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public:
 	bool			m_bDancePointsForOni;	//DDR-Extreme style dance points instead of max2 percent
 	bool			m_bPercentageScoring;
 	float			m_fMinPercentageForHighScore;
+	bool			m_bDisqualification;
 	bool			m_bShowLyrics;
 	bool			m_bAutogenSteps;
 	bool			m_bAutogenGroupCourses;