diff --git a/addons/weather/CfgEventhandlers.hpp b/addons/weather/CfgEventhandlers.hpp
index 74dfaab913..f913c4c22b 100644
--- a/addons/weather/CfgEventhandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/weather/CfgEventhandlers.hpp
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@ class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
         init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_postInit));
     };
 };
+
+class Extended_DisplayLoad_EventHandlers {
+    class Display3DEN {
+        ADDON = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(init3DEN));
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/weather/init3DEN.sqf b/addons/weather/init3DEN.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bae6c4d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/weather/init3DEN.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// point of this file is to disable "auto-weather" by default
+// we want this, because it breaks weather commands we use in this component
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+// cannot create checkboxes which have the default value "true"
+// 3den uses inverted checkboxes instead, but those only change in appearence
+// we have to auto set these settings manually - on mission creation
+add3DENEventHandler ["onMissionNew", {
+    set3DENMissionAttributes [
+        ["Intel", "IntelRainIsForced", true],
+        ["Intel", "IntelLightningIsForced", true],
+        ["Intel", "IntelWavesIsForced", true],
+        ["Intel", "IntelWindIsForced", true]
+    ];
+}];