diff --git a/Translations/strings-default.xml b/Translations/strings-default.xml
index 6659d127b..ced627dc9 100644
--- a/Translations/strings-default.xml
+++ b/Translations/strings-default.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
  <enable-enhanced-lighting>Enable enhanced runway lighting</enable-enhanced-lighting>
  <disable-distance-attenuation>Disable runway light distance attenuation</disable-distance-attenuation>
  <enable-distance-attenuation>Enable runway light distance attenuation</enable-distance-attenuation>
+ <disable-specular-highlight>Disable specular reflections on textured objects</disable-specular-highlight>
+ <enable-specular-highlight>Enable specular reflections on textured objects</enable-specular-highlight>
  <enable-clouds-desc>Enable 2D (flat) cloud layers</enable-clouds-desc>
  <disable-clouds-desc>Disable 2D (flat) cloud layers</disable-clouds-desc>
  <enable-clouds3d-desc>Enable 3D (volumetric) cloud layers</enable-clouds3d-desc>
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml b/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
index 9d495984e..ee0337a94 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/rendering.xml
@@ -6,24 +6,24 @@
 
  <name>rendering</name>
  <width>380</width>
- <height>200</height>
+ <height>230</height>
  <modal>false</modal>
 
  <text>
   <x>10</x>
-  <y>170</y>
+  <y>200</y>
   <label>Rendering Options</label>
  </text>
 
  <text>
   <x>30</x>
-  <y>150</y>
+  <y>180</y>
   <label>(Check an option to enable it.)</label>
  </text>
 
  <checkbox>
   <x>30</x>
-  <y>110</y>
+  <y>140</y>
   <width>20</width>
   <height>20</height>
   <label>Sun/Moon horizon effect</label>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
  <checkbox>
   <x>30</x>
-  <y>80</y>
+  <y>110</y>
   <width>20</width>
   <height>20</height>
   <label>Enhanced runway lighting</label>
@@ -41,13 +41,22 @@
 
  <checkbox>
   <x>30</x>
-  <y>50</y>
+  <y>80</y>
   <width>20</width>
   <height>20</height>
   <label>Runway light distance attenuation</label>
   <property>/sim/rendering/distance-attenuation</property>
  </checkbox>
 
+ <checkbox>
+  <x>30</x>
+  <y>50</y>
+  <width>20</width>
+  <height>20</height>
+  <label>Specular reflections on objects</label>
+  <property>/sim/rendering/specular-highlight</property>
+ </checkbox>
+
  <group>
   <y>10</y>
 
diff --git a/options.xml b/options.xml
index bd8bcdc51..319aa8def 100644
--- a/options.xml
+++ b/options.xml
@@ -516,6 +516,16 @@
     <description>strings/enable-distance-attenuation</description>
    </option>
 
+   <option>
+    <name>disable-specular-highlight</name>
+    <description>strings/disable-specular-highlight</description>
+   </option>
+
+   <option>
+    <name>enable-specular-highlight</name>
+    <description>strings/enable-specular-highlight</description>
+   </option>
+
    <option>
     <name>enable-clouds</name>
     <description>strings/enable-clouds-desc</description>