diff --git a/options.xml b/options.xml
index 57a8965b2..89357f33d 100644
--- a/options.xml
+++ b/options.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@
     <description>Enable extra mouse pointer</description>
     <description>(i.e. for fullscreen Voodoo based cards)</description>
    </option>
+   <option>
+    <name>disable-random-objects</name>
+    <description>Exclude random scenery objects</description>
+    <description>(buildings, etc.)</description>
+   </option>
+   <option>
+    <name>enable-random-objects</name>
+    <description>Include random scenery objects</description>
+    <description>(buildings, etc.)</description>
+   </option>
    <option>
     <name>disable-freeze</name>
     <description>Start in a running state</description>
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index c11bcf493..4752daefd 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
    <trim type="bool">true</trim>
    <browser-app>netscape</browser-app><!--  help viewer -->
   </startup>
+  <rendering>
+   <random-objects>true</random-objects>
+  </rendering>
   <model-hz type="int">120</model-hz>
   <sound type="bool">true</sound>
   <speed-up type="double">1.0</speed-up>