diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 0e1ad9c6e..388dc4af9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void unsetSelectedWeapon() = 0;
 
             virtual void showCrosshair(bool show) = 0;
+            virtual bool getSubtitlesEnabled() = 0;
 
             virtual void disallowMouse() = 0;
             virtual void allowMouse() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index 4039136a1..2599ea0b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         WindowBase("openmw_settings_window.layout", parWindowManager)
     {
         getWidget(mOkButton, "OkButton");
+        getWidget(mSubtitlesButton, "SubtitlesButton");
+        getWidget(mCrosshairButton, "CrosshairButton");
         getWidget(mResolutionList, "ResolutionList");
         getWidget(mMenuTransparencySlider, "MenuTransparencySlider");
         getWidget(mToolTipDelaySlider, "ToolTipDelaySlider");
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mUISensitivitySlider, "UISensitivitySlider");
         getWidget(mCameraSensitivitySlider, "CameraSensitivitySlider");
 
+        mSubtitlesButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
+        mCrosshairButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mInvertYButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mOkButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onOkButtonClicked);
         mUnderwaterButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         int tooltip_delay = (mToolTipDelaySlider->getScrollRange()-1) * Settings::Manager::getFloat("tooltip delay", "GUI");
         mToolTipDelaySlider->setScrollPosition(tooltip_delay);
 
+        mSubtitlesButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("subtitles", "GUI") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
+        mCrosshairButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("crosshair", "HUD") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
+
         float fovVal = (Settings::Manager::getFloat("field of view", "General")-sFovMin)/(sFovMax-sFovMin);
         mFOVSlider->setScrollPosition(fovVal * (mFOVSlider->getScrollRange()-1));
         MyGUI::TextBox* fovText;
@@ -403,6 +410,10 @@ namespace MWGui
                 Settings::Manager::setBool("debug", "Shadows", newState);
             else if (_sender == mInvertYButton)
                 Settings::Manager::setBool("invert y axis", "Input", newState);
+            else if (_sender == mCrosshairButton)
+                Settings::Manager::setBool("crosshair", "HUD", newState);
+            else if (_sender == mSubtitlesButton)
+                Settings::Manager::setBool("subtitles", "GUI", newState);
 
             apply();
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
index 159d52bdc..d1f35ed71 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             MyGUI::ScrollBar* mMenuTransparencySlider;
             MyGUI::ScrollBar* mToolTipDelaySlider;
+            MyGUI::Button* mSubtitlesButton;
+            MyGUI::Button* mCrosshairButton;
 
             // graphics
             MyGUI::ListBox* mResolutionList;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 091d31bfe..a3d20ac9e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(
   , mFPS(0.0f)
   , mTriangleCount(0)
   , mBatchCount(0)
+  , mCrosshairEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("crosshair", "HUD"))
+  , mSubtitlesEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("subtitles", "GUI"))
 {
 
     // Set up the GUI system
@@ -644,6 +646,10 @@ void WindowManager::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector
         {
             changeRes = true;
         }
+        else if (it->first == "HUD" && it->second == "crosshair")
+            mCrosshairEnabled = Settings::Manager::getBool ("crosshair", "HUD");
+        else if (it->first == "GUI" && it->second == "subtitles")
+            mSubtitlesEnabled = Settings::Manager::getBool ("subtitles", "GUI");
     }
 
     if (changeRes)
@@ -857,10 +863,15 @@ void WindowManager::notifyInputActionBound ()
 
 void WindowManager::showCrosshair (bool show)
 {
-    mHud->setCrosshairVisible (show);
+    mHud->setCrosshairVisible (show && mCrosshairEnabled);
 }
 
 void WindowManager::activateQuickKey (int index)
 {
     mQuickKeysMenu->activateQuickKey(index);
 }
+
+bool WindowManager::getSubtitlesEnabled ()
+{
+    return mSubtitlesEnabled;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 91e9d44b5..dd8a3b006 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual void unsetSelectedWeapon();
 
     virtual void showCrosshair(bool show);
+    virtual bool getSubtitlesEnabled();
 
     virtual void disallowMouse();
     virtual void allowMouse();
@@ -220,6 +221,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     MyGUI::Widget* mInputBlocker;
 
+    bool mCrosshairEnabled;
+    bool mSubtitlesEnabled;
+
     /// \todo get rid of this stuff. Move it to the respective UI element classes, if needed.
     // Various stats about player as needed by window manager
     ESM::Class mPlayerClass;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
index 6dc8f3919..35e66241e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "interpretercontext.hpp"
 #include "ref.hpp"
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ namespace MWScript
                     runtime.pop();
 
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->say (ptr, file);
-                    context.messageBox (text);
+
+                    if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getSubtitlesEnabled())
+                        context.messageBox (text);
                 }
         };
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
index ad906d2a1..c8eae518f 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
                     <Property key="Caption" value="#{sSlow}"/>
                     <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
                 </Widget>
+
+
+                <Widget type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="4 200 34 24" align="Left Top" name="SubtitlesButton"/>
+                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="44 200 200 24" align="Left Top">
+                    <Property key="Caption" value="#{sSubtitles}"/>
+                </Widget>
+
+                <Widget type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="4 230 34 24" align="Left Top" name="CrosshairButton"/>
+                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="44 230 200 24" align="Left Top">
+                    <Property key="Caption" value="#{sCursorOff}"/>
+                </Widget>
+
             </Widget>
             <Widget type="TabItem" skin="" position="4 28 360 312">
                 <Property key="Caption" value="  #{sAudio}  "/>
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index effd9f3da..8fab98da2 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ vsync = false
 menu transparency = 0.84
 
 # 0 - instantly, 1 - max. delay
-tooltip delay = 0.2
+tooltip delay = 0
+
+subtitles = false
 
 [General]
 # Camera field of view
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ debug = false
 # 2: advanced FPS display (batches, triangles)
 fps = 0
 
+crosshair = true
+
 [Objects]
 shaders = true