diff --git a/gui/dialogs/atc-ai.xml b/gui/dialogs/atc-ai.xml
index 1ff01e4ff..8bb823739 100755
--- a/gui/dialogs/atc-ai.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/atc-ai.xml
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@
 					<command>nasal</command>
 					<script>
 						var v = getprop("/ai/models/carrier/controls/turn-to-launch-hdg");
-						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier")) {
-						carrier.getNode("controls/turn-to-launch-hdg").setBoolValue(v);
-						}
+						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier"))
+							carrier.getNode("controls/turn-to-launch-hdg").setBoolValue(v);
 					</script>
 				</binding>
 			</checkbox>
@@ -111,9 +110,8 @@
 					<command>nasal</command>
 					<script>
 						var v = getprop("/ai/models/carrier/controls/elevators");
-						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier")) {
-						carrier.getNode("controls/elevators").setBoolValue(v);
-						}
+						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier"))
+							carrier.getNode("controls/elevators").setBoolValue(v);
 					</script>
 				</binding>
 			</checkbox>
@@ -129,9 +127,8 @@
 					<command>nasal</command>
 					<script>
 						var v = getprop("/ai/models/carrier/controls/deck-lights");
-						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier")) {
-						carrier.getNode("controls/deck-lights",1).setBoolValue(v);
-						}
+						foreach (carrier; props.globals.getNode("/ai/models").getChildren("carrier"))
+							carrier.getNode("controls/deck-lights",1).setBoolValue(v);
 					</script>
 				</binding>
 			</checkbox>
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml b/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
index 3d17d7175..ca1f501c9 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
       </binding>
     </checkbox>
 
+    <checkbox>
+      <halign>left</halign>
+      <label>Particles</label>
+      <property>/sim/rendering/particles</property>
+      <binding>
+        <command>dialog-apply</command>
+      </binding>
+    </checkbox>
+
     <checkbox>
       <halign>left</halign>
       <label>Precipitation</label>
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index 423f3ee37..43e746fa1 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
    <point-sprites type="bool" userarchive="y">true</point-sprites>
    <enhanced-lighting type="bool" userarchive="y">false</enhanced-lighting>
    <distance-attenuation type="bool" userarchive="y">false</distance-attenuation>
+   <particles type="bool" userarchive="y">true</particles>
    <precipitation-enable type="bool" userarchive="y">false</precipitation-enable>
    <precipitation>
     <!-- streaks coloring and transparency -->