diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 76111e60b0..bbfb578731 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -1079,6 +1079,14 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::set_disable_disarm_during_roll)
 		     ));
 
+	add_option (_("Transport"),
+	     new BoolOption (
+		     "quieten_at_speed",
+		     _("Reduce output volume when transport is moving quickly"),
+		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::get_quieten_at_speed),
+		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::set_quieten_at_speed)
+		     ));
+
 	/* EDITOR */
 
 	add_option (_("Editor"),
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index 1cc7c9490c..6fa16df3ed 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, solo_mute_override, "solo-mute-override", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, tape_machine_mode, "tape-machine-mode", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (gain_t, solo_mute_gain, "solo-mute-gain", 0.0)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, monitor_bus_preferred_bundle, "monitor-bus-preferred-bundle", "")
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, quieten_at_speed, "quieten-at-speed", true)
 
 /* click */
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/panner.cc b/libs/ardour/panner.cc
index 3f4aee0cf7..30931ef0a1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/panner.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/panner.cc
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ Panner::run (BufferSet& inbufs, BufferSet& outbufs, sframes_t start_frame, sfram
 		// Speed quietning
 		gain_t gain_coeff = 1.0;
 
-		if (fabsf(_session.transport_speed()) > 1.5f) {
+		if (fabsf(_session.transport_speed()) > 1.5f && Config->get_quieten_at_speed ()) {
 			gain_coeff = speed_quietning;
 		}