diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 9487f6e36..ef8276934 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -4428,7 +4428,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
         ImGui::EndMenu();
       }
       ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text,uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PLAYBACK_STAT]);
-      if (e->isPlaying()) {
+      if (e->isPlaying() && settings.playbackTime) {
         int totalTicks=e->getTotalTicks();
         int totalSeconds=e->getTotalSeconds();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 353c6b46a..17b2726c9 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int fontAntiAlias;
     int selectAssetOnLoad;
     int basicColors;
+    int playbackTime;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String headFontPath;
@@ -1973,6 +1974,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       fontAntiAlias(1),
       selectAssetOnLoad(1),
       basicColors(1),
+      playbackTime(1),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       headFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index b214eb607..56c146647 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2673,6 +2673,12 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         }
         ImGui::Unindent();
 
+        bool playbackTimeB=settings.playbackTime;
+        if (ImGui::Checkbox("Display playback status when playing",&playbackTimeB)) {
+          settings.playbackTime=playbackTimeB;
+          settingsChanged=true;
+        }
+
         ImGui::Text("Export options layout:");
         ImGui::Indent();
         if (ImGui::RadioButton("Sub-menus in File menu##eol0",settings.exportOptionsLayout==0)) {
@@ -3996,6 +4002,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::readConfig(DivConfig& conf, FurnaceGUISettingGroups groups) {
     settings.orderRowsBase=conf.getInt("orderRowsBase",1);
     settings.fmNames=conf.getInt("fmNames",0);
     settings.statusDisplay=conf.getInt("statusDisplay",0);
+    settings.playbackTime=conf.getInt("playbackTime",1);
     settings.viewPrevPattern=conf.getInt("viewPrevPattern",1);
     settings.susPosition=conf.getInt("susPosition",0);
 
@@ -4237,6 +4244,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::readConfig(DivConfig& conf, FurnaceGUISettingGroups groups) {
   clampSetting(settings.fontAntiAlias,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.selectAssetOnLoad,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.basicColors,0,1);
+  clampSetting(settings.playbackTime,0,1);
 
   if (settings.exportLoops<0.0) settings.exportLoops=0.0;
   if (settings.exportFadeOut<0.0) settings.exportFadeOut=0.0;  
@@ -4458,6 +4466,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::writeConfig(DivConfig& conf, FurnaceGUISettingGroups groups) {
     conf.set("orderRowsBase",settings.orderRowsBase);
     conf.set("fmNames",settings.fmNames);
     conf.set("statusDisplay",settings.statusDisplay);
+    conf.set("playbackTime",settings.playbackTime);
     conf.set("viewPrevPattern",settings.viewPrevPattern);
     conf.set("susPosition",settings.susPosition);