diff --git a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
index ed4fb787b8d..1e4692b7e3b 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `player` (
   `fuid` bigint(20) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   `fupdate` smallint(4) NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `afk_watch` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `parallax` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '8',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=32446 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql b/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
index b0f7bbc5c82..aa5d5895e56 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_player` (
   `fuid` bigint(20) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   `fupdate` smallint(4) NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `afk_watch` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `parallax` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '8',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=32446 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/SQL/updates/8-9.sql b/SQL/updates/8-9.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7f0fd19ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SQL/updates/8-9.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#Updating the SQL from version 8 to version 9. -affectedarc07
+#Adding new column to contain the parallax value.
+ALTER TABLE `player`
+	ADD `parallax` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '8' AFTER `fupdate`;
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index 273159fe948..f37b20296e3 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 #define INVESTIGATE_BOMB "bombs"
 
 // The SQL version required by this version of the code
-#define SQL_VERSION 8
+#define SQL_VERSION 9
 
 // Vending machine stuff
 #define CAT_NORMAL 1
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
index cdbfe2afb2f..6090538f2b3 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 					clientfps,
 					atklog,
 					fuid,
-					afk_watch
+					afk_watch,
+					parallax
 					FROM [format_table_name("player")]
 					WHERE ckey='[C.ckey]'"}
 					)
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 		atklog = text2num(query.item[18])
 		fuid = text2num(query.item[19])
 		afk_watch = text2num(query.item[20])
+		parallax = text2num(query.item[21])
 
 	//Sanitize
 	ooccolor		= sanitize_hexcolor(ooccolor, initial(ooccolor))
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
 	atklog = sanitize_integer(atklog, 0, 100, initial(atklog))
 	fuid = sanitize_integer(fuid, 0, 10000000, initial(fuid))
 	afk_watch = sanitize_integer(afk_watch, 0, 1, initial(afk_watch))
+	parallax = sanitize_integer(parallax, 0, 16, initial(parallax))
 	return 1
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/save_preferences(client/C)
@@ -105,7 +108,8 @@
 					ghost_anonsay='[ghost_anonsay]',
 					clientfps='[clientfps]',
 					atklog='[atklog]',
-					afk_watch='[afk_watch]'
+					afk_watch='[afk_watch]',
+					parallax='[parallax]'
 					WHERE ckey='[C.ckey]'"}
 					)
 
diff --git a/config/example/dbconfig.txt b/config/example/dbconfig.txt
index 2404119d52f..ad859d92543 100644
--- a/config/example/dbconfig.txt
+++ b/config/example/dbconfig.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ## This value must be set to the version of the paradise schema in use.
 ## If this value does not match, the SQL database will not be loaded and an error will be generated.
 ## Roundstart will be delayed.
-DB_VERSION 8
+DB_VERSION 9
 
 ## Server the MySQL database can be found at.
 # Examples: localhost, 200.135.5.43, www.mysqldb.com, etc.