diff --git a/source/build/include/build.h b/source/build/include/build.h
index 1b540a573..5bb0c6617 100644
--- a/source/build/include/build.h
+++ b/source/build/include/build.h
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@ extern float debug1, debug2;
 
 extern int16_t tiletovox[MAXTILES];
 extern int32_t usevoxels, voxscale[MAXVOXELS];
+extern char g_haveVoxels;
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
 extern int32_t usemodels, usehightile;
diff --git a/source/build/src/engine.cpp b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
index b85d79583..5586b36f5 100644
--- a/source/build/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ void (*loadvoxel_replace)(int32_t voxindex) = NULL;
 int16_t tiletovox[MAXTILES];
 int32_t usevoxels = 1;
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
-static char *voxfilenames[MAXVOXELS], g_haveVoxels=0;  // for deferred voxel->model conversion
+static char *voxfilenames[MAXVOXELS];
 #endif
+char g_haveVoxels;
 //#define kloadvoxel loadvoxel
 
 int32_t novoxmips = 1;
@@ -10382,10 +10383,10 @@ static void videoAllocateBuffers(void)
 void (*PolymostProcessVoxels_Callback)(void) = NULL;
 static void PolymostProcessVoxels(void)
 {
-    if (!g_haveVoxels)
+    if (g_haveVoxels != 1)
         return;
 
-    g_haveVoxels = 0;
+    g_haveVoxels = 2;
 
     OSD_Printf("Generating voxel models for Polymost. This may take a while...\n");
     videoNextPage();
@@ -10626,9 +10627,10 @@ int32_t qloadkvx(int32_t voxindex, const char *filename)
 
     Xfree(voxfilenames[voxindex]);
     voxfilenames[voxindex] = Xstrdup(filename);
-    g_haveVoxels = 1;
 #endif
 
+    g_haveVoxels = 1;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
index 2057cab40..566f0ec86 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ static MenuOption_t MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_ASPECTRATIO = MAKE_MENUOPTION(&MF_Redfont,
 static MenuEntry_t ME_DISPLAYSETUP_ASPECTRATIO = MAKE_MENUENTRY( "Widescreen:", &MF_Redfont, &MEF_BigOptionsRt, &MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_ASPECTRATIO, Option );
 #endif
 
+static MenuOption_t MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS = MAKE_MENUOPTION(&MF_Redfont, &MEOS_OffOn, &usevoxels);
+static MenuEntry_t ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS = MAKE_MENUENTRY( "Voxels:", &MF_Redfont, &MEF_BigOptionsRt, &MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS, Option );
+
 static MenuRangeInt32_t MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV = MAKE_MENURANGE( &ud.fov, &MF_Redfont, 70, 120, 0, 11, 1 );
 static MenuEntry_t ME_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV = MAKE_MENUENTRY( "FOV:", &MF_Redfont, &MEF_BigOptionsRt, &MEO_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV, RangeInt32 );
 
@@ -741,6 +744,7 @@ static MenuEntry_t *MEL_DISPLAYSETUP[] = {
 #ifndef EDUKE32_ANDROID_MENU
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VIDEOSETUP,
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_ASPECTRATIO,
+    &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS,
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV,
 #endif
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_UPSCALING,
@@ -753,6 +757,7 @@ static MenuEntry_t *MEL_DISPLAYSETUP_GL[] = {
 #ifndef EDUKE32_ANDROID_MENU
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VIDEOSETUP,
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_ASPECTRATIO,
+    &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS,
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV,
 #endif
 #ifndef EDUKE32_STANDALONE
@@ -782,6 +787,7 @@ static MenuEntry_t *MEL_DISPLAYSETUP_GL_POLYMER[] = {
 #ifndef EDUKE32_ANDROID_MENU
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VIDEOSETUP,
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_FOV,
+    &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS,
 #endif
 #ifdef TEXFILTER_MENU_OPTIONS
     &ME_DISPLAYSETUP_TEXFILTER,
@@ -1988,8 +1994,9 @@ static void Menu_Pre(MenuID_t cm)
         MenuEntry_DisableOnCondition(&ME_GAMESETUP_DEMOREC, (ps->gm&MODE_GAME) && ud.m_recstat != 1);
         break;
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENGL
     case MENU_DISPLAYSETUP:
+        MenuEntry_HideOnCondition(&ME_DISPLAYSETUP_VOXELS, !g_haveVoxels);
+#ifdef USE_OPENGL
         if (videoGetRenderMode() == REND_CLASSIC)
             MenuMenu_ChangeEntryList(M_DISPLAYSETUP, MEL_DISPLAYSETUP);
 #ifdef POLYMER
@@ -2045,8 +2052,8 @@ static void Menu_Pre(MenuID_t cm)
         MenuEntry_DisableOnCondition(&ME_RENDERERSETUP_DETAILTEX, !usehightile);
         MenuEntry_DisableOnCondition(&ME_RENDERERSETUP_GLOWTEX, !usehightile);
 # endif
-        break;
 #endif
+        break;
 
     case MENU_VIDEOSETUP:
     {