diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index c10fd107..24589145 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -4637,6 +4637,11 @@ void Game::deserializesettings(tinyxml2::XMLElement* dataNode, struct ScreenSett
             loc::lang_set = help.Int(pText);
         }
 
+        if (SDL_strcmp(pKey, "english_sprites") == 0)
+        {
+            loc::english_sprites = help.Int(pText);
+        }
+
         if (SDL_strcmp(pKey, "new_level_font") == 0)
         {
             loc::new_level_font = std::string(pText);
@@ -4902,6 +4907,7 @@ void Game::serializesettings(tinyxml2::XMLElement* dataNode, const struct Screen
 
     xml::update_tag(dataNode, "lang", loc::lang.c_str());
     xml::update_tag(dataNode, "lang_set", (int) loc::lang_set);
+    xml::update_tag(dataNode, "english_sprites", (int) loc::english_sprites);
     xml::update_tag(dataNode, "new_level_font", loc::new_level_font.c_str());
     xml::update_tag(dataNode, "roomname_translator", (int) roomname_translator::enabled);
 }
@@ -6514,6 +6520,7 @@ void Game::createmenu( enum Menu::MenuName t, bool samemenu/*= false*/ )
         option(loc::gettext("interact button"));
         option(loc::gettext("fake load screen"));
         option(loc::gettext("toggle in-game timer"));
+        option(loc::gettext("english sprites"));
         option(loc::gettext("return"));
         menuyoff = 0;
         maxspacing = 15;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index a9c0446e..912abf08 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -797,6 +797,16 @@ static void menuactionpress(void)
             game.savestatsandsettings_menu();
             music.playef(Sound_VIRIDIAN);
             break;
+        case 5:
+            // english sprites
+            loc::english_sprites = !loc::english_sprites;
+            if (!loc::english_sprites)
+            {
+                graphics.grphx.init_translations();
+            }
+            game.savestatsandsettings_menu();
+            music.playef(Sound_VIRIDIAN);
+            break;
         default:
             //back
             music.playef(Sound_VIRIDIAN);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
index c8105430..9ebce28c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ bool pre_title_lang_menu = false;
 
 std::string lang = "en";
 std::string lang_custom = "";
+bool english_sprites = false;
 std::string new_level_font = "";
 LangMeta langmeta;
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Localization.h b/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
index c63b3771..399400c7 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extern bool pre_title_lang_menu;
 
 extern std::string lang;
 extern std::string lang_custom;
+extern bool english_sprites;
 extern std::string new_level_font;
 extern LangMeta langmeta;
 extern std::vector<LangMeta> languagelist;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 5ce434c9..e325586c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ static void menurender(void)
             break;
         }
         case 4:
+        {
             font::print(PR_2X | PR_CEN, -1, 30, loc::gettext("In-Game Timer"), tr, tg, tb);
             int next_y = font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, 65, loc::gettext("Toggle the in-game timer outside of time trials."), tr, tg, tb);
             if (game.showingametimer)
@@ -1031,6 +1032,21 @@ static void menurender(void)
             }
             break;
         }
+        case 5:
+        {
+            font::print(PR_2X | PR_CEN, -1, 30, loc::gettext("English Sprites"), tr, tg, tb);
+            int next_y = font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, 65, loc::gettext("Show the original English word enemies regardless of your language setting."), tr, tg, tb);
+            if (loc::english_sprites)
+            {
+                font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, next_y, loc::gettext("Sprites are currently ALWAYS ENGLISH"), tr, tg, tb);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, next_y, loc::gettext("Sprites are currently translated"), tr / 2, tg / 2, tb / 2);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        }
         break;
     case Menu::setglitchrunner:
     {