diff --git a/Nasal/atc-chatter.nas b/Nasal/atc-chatter/atc-chatter.nas
similarity index 100%
rename from Nasal/atc-chatter.nas
rename to Nasal/atc-chatter/atc-chatter.nas
diff --git a/Nasal/gui.nas b/Nasal/gui.nas
index e0fa55d68..3016ff5b8 100644
--- a/Nasal/gui.nas
+++ b/Nasal/gui.nas
@@ -1274,3 +1274,9 @@ _setlistener("/sim/signals/fdm-initialized", func {
     do_welcome = 0;
 });
 
+# load ATC chatter module on demand
+setprop("/nasal/atc-chatter/enabled", getprop("/sim/sound/chatter/enabled"));
+_setlistener("/sim/sound/chatter/enabled", func {
+    setprop("/nasal/atc-chatter/enabled", getprop("/sim/sound/chatter/enabled"));
+});
+
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index 610776ce8..3c13c6e7a 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -1228,8 +1228,11 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
 
 	<nasal>
 		<tutorial>
-			<enabled type="bool">false</enabled>
+			<enabled type="bool" userarchive="n">false</enabled>
 		</tutorial>
+		<atc-chatter>
+			<enabled type="bool" userarchive="n">false</enabled>
+		</atc-chatter>
 	</nasal>
 
 </PropertyList>