diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 83b458a2b..0375bfda3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -376,9 +376,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         text
             << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mInGameTime.mDay << " "
             << MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getMonthName(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mInGameTime.mMonth)
-            <<  " " << hour << " " << (pm ? "#{sSaveMenuHelp05}" : "#{sSaveMenuHelp04}")<< "\n";
+            <<  " " << hour << " " << (pm ? "#{sSaveMenuHelp05}" : "#{sSaveMenuHelp04}");
 
-        text << "Time played: " << formatTimeplayed((int)floor(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mTimePlayed));
+        if (Settings::Manager::getBool("timeplayed","Saves"))
+        {
+            text << "\n" << "Time played: " << formatTimeplayed((int)floor(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mTimePlayed));
+        }
 
         mInfoText->setCaptionWithReplacing(text.str());
 
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 0f7349eb9..f2b6aa34f 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ show owned = 0
 character =
 # Save when resting
 autosave = true
+# display time played
+timeplayed = false
 
 [Windows]
 inventory x = 0