diff --git a/src/st_stuff.cpp b/src/st_stuff.cpp
index ffa79fe01..99f180bd7 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.cpp
+++ b/src/st_stuff.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static cheatseq_t SpecialCheats[] =
 
 
 CVAR(Bool, allcheats, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
+CVAR(Bool, nocheats, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 // Respond to keyboard input events, intercept cheats.
 // [RH] Cheats eat the last keypress used to trigger them
@@ -307,7 +308,11 @@ bool ST_Responder (event_t *ev)
 {
 	bool eat = false;
 
-	if (!allcheats)
+	if (nocheats)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	else if (!allcheats)
 	{
 		cheatseq_t *cheats;
 		int numcheats;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index a53abad8d..fa46b7307 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ OptionMenu "MiscOptions" protected
 	}
 	Option "$MISCMNU_QUERYIWAD",				"queryiwad", "OnOff"
 	StaticText " "
+	Option "$MISCMNU_NOCHEATS",				"nocheats", "OnOff"
 	Option "$MISCMNU_ALLCHEATS",				"allcheats", "OnOff"
 	Option "$MISCMNU_ENABLEAUTOSAVES",			"disableautosave", "Autosave"
 	Option "$MISCMNU_SAVELOADCONFIRMATION",			"saveloadconfirmation", "OnOff"