diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
index d36ef3f74..799d6b455 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
@@ -699,8 +699,9 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 	int mShowValue;
 	int mDrawX;
 	int mSliderShort;
+	CVar mGrayCheck;
 
-	protected void Init(String label, double min, double max, double step, int showval, Name command = 'none')
+	protected void Init(String label, double min, double max, double step, int showval, Name command = 'none', CVar graycheck = NULL)
 	{
 		Super.Init(label, command);
 		mMin = min;
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 		mShowValue = showval;
 		mDrawX = 0;
 		mSliderShort = 0;
+		mGrayCheck = graycheck;
 	}
 
 	virtual double GetSliderValue()
@@ -720,18 +722,29 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 	{
 	}
 
+	bool IsGrayed(void)
+	{
+		return mGrayCheck != NULL && !mGrayCheck.GetInt();
+	}
+
+	override bool Selectable(void)
+	{
+		return !IsGrayed();
+	}
+
 	//=============================================================================
 	//
 	// Draw a slider. Set fracdigits negative to not display the current value numerically.
 	//
 	//=============================================================================
 
-	private void DrawSliderElement (int color, int x, int y, String str)
+	private void DrawSliderElement (int color, int x, int y, String str, bool grayed = false)
 	{
-		screen.DrawText (ConFont, color, x, y, str, DTA_CellX, 16 * CleanXfac_1, DTA_CellY, 16 * CleanYfac_1);
+		int overlay = grayed? Color(96, 48, 0, 0) : 0;
+		screen.DrawText (ConFont, color, x, y, str, DTA_CellX, 16 * CleanXfac_1, DTA_CellY, 16 * CleanYfac_1, DTA_ColorOverlay, overlay);
 	}
 
-	protected void DrawSlider (int x, int y, double min, double max, double cur, int fracdigits, int indent)
+	protected void DrawSlider (int x, int y, double min, double max, double cur, int fracdigits, int indent, bool grayed = false)
 	{
 		String formater = String.format("%%.%df", fracdigits);	// The format function cannot do the '%.*f' syntax.
 		String textbuf;
@@ -753,21 +766,21 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 
 		if (!mSliderShort)
 		{
-			DrawSliderElement(Font.CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
-			DrawSliderElement(Font.FindFontColor(gameinfo.mSliderColor), x + int((5 + ((ccur * 78) / range)) * 2 * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13");
+			DrawSliderElement(Font.CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12", grayed);
+			DrawSliderElement(Font.FindFontColor(gameinfo.mSliderColor), x + int((5 + ((ccur * 78) / range)) * 2 * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13", grayed);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			// On 320x200 we need a shorter slider
-			DrawSliderElement(Font.CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
-			DrawSliderElement(Font.FindFontColor(gameinfo.mSliderColor), x + int((5 + ((ccur * 38) / range)) * 2 * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13");
+			DrawSliderElement(Font.CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12", grayed);
+			DrawSliderElement(Font.FindFontColor(gameinfo.mSliderColor), x + int((5 + ((ccur * 38) / range)) * 2 * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13", grayed);
 			right -= 5*8*CleanXfac;
 		}
 
 		if (fracdigits >= 0 && right + maxlen <= screen.GetWidth())
 		{
 			textbuf = String.format(formater, cur);
-			drawText(right, y, Font.CR_DARKGRAY, textbuf);
+			drawText(right, y, Font.CR_DARKGRAY, textbuf, grayed);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -775,9 +788,9 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 	//=============================================================================
 	override int Draw(OptionMenuDescriptor desc, int y, int indent, bool selected)
 	{
-		drawLabel(indent, y, selected? OptionMenuSettings.mFontColorSelection : OptionMenuSettings.mFontColor);
+		drawLabel(indent, y, selected? OptionMenuSettings.mFontColorSelection : OptionMenuSettings.mFontColor, IsGrayed());
 		mDrawX = indent + CursorSpace();
-		DrawSlider (mDrawX, y, mMin, mMax, GetSliderValue(), mShowValue, indent);
+		DrawSlider (mDrawX, y, mMin, mMax, GetSliderValue(), mShowValue, indent, IsGrayed());
 		return indent;
 	}
 
@@ -850,9 +863,9 @@ class OptionMenuItemSlider : OptionMenuSliderBase
 {
 	CVar mCVar;
 	
-	OptionMenuItemSlider Init(String label, Name command, double min, double max, double step, int showval = 1)
+	OptionMenuItemSlider Init(String label, Name command, double min, double max, double step, int showval = 1, CVar graycheck = NULL)
 	{
-		Super.Init(label, min, max, step, showval, command);
+		Super.Init(label, min, max, step, showval, command, graycheck);
 		mCVar =CVar.FindCVar(command);
 		return self;
 	}