diff --git a/Nasal/controls.nas b/Nasal/controls.nas
index 9e982e3ab..9d8317251 100644
--- a/Nasal/controls.nas
+++ b/Nasal/controls.nas
@@ -489,7 +489,9 @@ var fullBrakeTime = 0.5;
 var applyBrakes = func(v, which = 0) {
     if (which <= 0) { interpolate("/controls/gear/brake-left", v, fullBrakeTime); }
     if (which >= 0) { interpolate("/controls/gear/brake-right", v, fullBrakeTime); }
-    setprop("/controls/gear/brake-parking", 0);
+    if (v and props.globals.getNode("/sim/controls/brake-cancels-parking-brake", 1).getBoolValue()) {
+        setprop("/controls/gear/brake-parking", 0);
+    }
 }
 var applyPickle = func(v) {
 setprop("/controls/armament/pickle", v);
diff --git a/defaults.xml b/defaults.xml
index d11c63c7d..ff7a0fcc1 100644
--- a/defaults.xml
+++ b/defaults.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
     <presets preserve="y">
       <trim type="bool">true</trim>
     </presets>
+    <controls>
+      <brake-cancels-parking-brake>true</brake-cancels-parking-brake>
+    </controls>
     <startup>
       <xsize type="int" preserve="y" userarchive="y">1024</xsize>
       <ysize type="int" preserve="y" userarchive="y">768</ysize>