diff --git a/Globals.cpp b/Globals.cpp
index 62c33e69..076738b9 100644
--- a/Globals.cpp
+++ b/Globals.cpp
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ global_settings::ConfigParse(cParser &Parser) {
             Parser.getTokens( 1 );
             Parser >> uart_conf.debug;
         }
+        else if( token == "compresstex" ) {
+            Parser.getTokens( 1 );
+            Parser >> compress_tex;
+        }
     } while ((token != "") && (token != "endconfig")); //(!Parser->EndOfFile)
     // na koniec trochę zależności
     if (!bLoadTraction) // wczytywanie drutów i słupów
diff --git a/Globals.h b/Globals.h
index 7a86dcfe..cfa502ab 100644
--- a/Globals.h
+++ b/Globals.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct global_settings {
     float SplineFidelity{ 1.f }; // determines segment size during conversion of splines to geometry
     bool ResourceSweep{ true }; // gfx resource garbage collection
     bool ResourceMove{ false }; // gfx resources are moved between cpu and gpu side instead of sending a copy
+    bool compress_tex{ true }; // all textures are compressed on gpu side
     std::string asSky{ "1" };
     bool bGlutFont{ false }; // czy tekst generowany przez GLUT32.DLL
     double fFpsAverage{ 20.0 }; // oczekiwana wartosć FPS
diff --git a/Texture.cpp b/Texture.cpp
index cec43583..2715af97 100644
--- a/Texture.cpp
+++ b/Texture.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,10 @@ opengl_texture::create() {
             else {
                 // uncompressed texture data. have the gfx card do the compression as it sees fit
                 ::glTexImage2D(
-                    GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA,
+                    GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0,
+                    ( Global.compress_tex ?
+                        GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA :
+                        GL_RGBA ),
                     data_width, data_height, 0,
                     data_format, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, (GLubyte *)&data[ 0 ] );
             }