diff --git a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
index 36381013065..750e15488b5 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema.sql
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `player` (
   `randomslot` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
   `volume` smallint(4) DEFAULT '100',
   `nanoui_fancy` smallint(4) DEFAULT '1',
+  `show_ghostitem_attack` smallint(4) DEFAULT '1',
   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 e599326ba8e..8af09a45737 100644
--- a/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
+++ b/SQL/paradise_schema_prefixed.sql
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_player` (
   `randomslot` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
   `volume` smallint(4) DEFAULT '100',
   `nanoui_fancy` smallint(4) DEFAULT '1',
+  `show_ghostitem_attack` smallint(4) DEFAULT '1',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `ckey` (`ckey`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=32446 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index e458ebb7a14..37bf206b6ca 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ var/global/list/special_role_times = list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 	var/nanoui_fancy = TRUE
 	var/toggles = TOGGLES_DEFAULT
 	var/sound = SOUND_DEFAULT
+	var/show_ghostitem_attack = TRUE
 	var/UI_style_color = "#ffffff"
 	var/UI_style_alpha = 255
 
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ var/global/list/special_role_times = list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 			dat += "<h2>General Settings</h2>"
 			dat += "<b>UI Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=ui'><b>[UI_style]</b></a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Fancy NanoUI:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=nanoui'>[(nanoui_fancy) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
+			dat += "<b>Ghost-Item Attack Animation:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=ghost_att_anim'>[(show_ghostitem_attack) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Custom UI settings:</b><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Color:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=UIcolor'><b>[UI_style_color]</b></a> <table style='display:inline;' bgcolor='[UI_style_color]'><tr><td>__</td></tr></table><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Alpha (transparency):</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=UIalpha'><b>[UI_style_alpha]</b></a><br>"
@@ -1568,6 +1570,9 @@ var/global/list/special_role_times = list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 				if("nanoui")
 					nanoui_fancy = !nanoui_fancy
 
+				if("ghost_att_anim")
+					show_ghostitem_attack = !show_ghostitem_attack
+
 				if("UIcolor")
 					var/UI_style_color_new = input(user, "Choose your UI color, dark colors are not recommended!", UI_style_color) as color|null
 					if(!UI_style_color_new) return
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_mysql.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_mysql.dm
index 9b873baec73..cb2e3116526 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_mysql.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_mysql.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 					sound,
 					randomslot,
 					volume,
-					nanoui_fancy
+					nanoui_fancy,
+					show_ghostitem_attack
 					FROM [format_table_name("player")]
 					WHERE ckey='[C.ckey]'"}
 					)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 		randomslot = text2num(query.item[9])
 		volume = text2num(query.item[10])
 		nanoui_fancy = text2num(query.item[11])
+		show_ghostitem_attack = text2num(query.item[12])
 
 	//Sanitize
 	ooccolor		= sanitize_hexcolor(ooccolor, initial(ooccolor))
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
 	randomslot		= sanitize_integer(randomslot, 0, 1, initial(randomslot))
 	volume			= sanitize_integer(volume, 0, 100, initial(volume))
 	nanoui_fancy	= sanitize_integer(nanoui_fancy, 0, 1, initial(nanoui_fancy))
+	show_ghostitem_attack = sanitize_integer(show_ghostitem_attack, 0, 1, initial(show_ghostitem_attack))
 	return 1
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/save_preferences(client/C)
@@ -71,7 +74,8 @@
 					sound='[sound]',
 					randomslot='[randomslot]',
 					volume='[volume]',
-					nanoui_fancy='[nanoui_fancy]'
+					nanoui_fancy='[nanoui_fancy]',
+					show_ghostitem_attack='[show_ghostitem_attack]'
 					WHERE ckey='[C.ckey]'"}
 					)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 78df1f7a424..37b326dc4c5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 	// Who can see the attack?
 	var/list/viewing = list()
 	for(var/mob/M in viewers(A))
-		if(M.client)
+		if(M.client && M.client.prefs.show_ghostitem_attack)
 			viewing |= M.client
 	flick_overlay(I, viewing, 5) // 5 ticks/half a second