diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index ea93527872..e038dc3cab 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ general_configuration_t gGeneral_config_default = {
 	1,		// edge_scrolling
 	0,		// always_show_gridlines
 	1,		// landscape_smoothing
+	0,		// show_height_as_units
 };
 sound_configuration_t gSound_config;
 
@@ -158,7 +159,13 @@ void config_load()
 				RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) &= !CONFIG_FLAG_DISABLE_SMOOTH_LANDSCAPE;
 			}
 			
-			
+			// show height as units
+			if (gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units){
+				RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) |= CONFIG_FLAG_SHOW_HEIGHT_AS_UNITS;
+			}
+			else {
+				RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) &= !CONFIG_FLAG_SHOW_HEIGHT_AS_UNITS;
+			}
 
 			//sound configuration
 			RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_SOUND_QUALITY, sint8) = gSound_config.sound_quality;
@@ -343,6 +350,13 @@ void config_write_ini_general(FILE *fp)
 	else {
 		fprintf(fp, "landscape_smoothing = false\n");
 	}
+
+	if (gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units){
+		fprintf(fp, "show_height_as_units = true\n");
+	}
+	else {
+		fprintf(fp, "show_height_as_units = false\n");
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -557,6 +571,14 @@ static void config_general(char *setting, char *value){
 			gGeneral_config.landscape_smoothing = 0;
 		}
 	}
+	else if (strcmp(setting, "show_height_as_units") == 0){
+		if (strcmp(value, "true") == 0){
+			gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units = 1;
+		}
+		else {
+			gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units = 0;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 9bdb7d6f4c..be7d72c473 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ typedef struct general_configuration {
 	sint8 edge_scrolling;
 	sint8 always_show_gridlines;
 	sint8 landscape_smoothing;
+	sint8 show_height_as_units;
 } general_configuration_t;
 
 static const struct { char *key; int value; } _currencyLookupTable[] = {
diff --git a/src/window_options.c b/src/window_options.c
index 26f8d4d1d0..9aaf38e397 100644
--- a/src/window_options.c
+++ b/src/window_options.c
@@ -451,9 +451,12 @@ static void window_options_dropdown()
 	case WIDX_HEIGHT_LABELS_DROPDOWN:
 		// reset flag and set it to 1 if height as units is selected
 		RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) &= ~CONFIG_FLAG_SHOW_HEIGHT_AS_UNITS;
+		gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units = 0;
 
-		if (dropdownIndex == 0)
-			RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) |= CONFIG_FLAG_SHOW_HEIGHT_AS_UNITS;	
+		if (dropdownIndex == 0) {
+			RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CONFIG_FLAGS, uint8) |= CONFIG_FLAG_SHOW_HEIGHT_AS_UNITS;
+			gGeneral_config.show_height_as_units = 1;
+		}
 
 		window_options_update_height_markers();
 		break;