diff --git a/addons/cookoff/functions/fnc_cookOff.sqf b/addons/cookoff/functions/fnc_cookOff.sqf
index fa842c0640..442cde80f2 100644
--- a/addons/cookoff/functions/fnc_cookOff.sqf
+++ b/addons/cookoff/functions/fnc_cookOff.sqf
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ if (_smokeDelayEnabled) then {
             _vehicle setVariable [QGVAR(isCookingOff), false, true];
             [_pfh] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
 
-            if (_detonateAfterCookoff) then {
-                _vehicle setDamage 1;
+            if (GVAR(destroyVehicleAfterCookoff) || _detonateAfterCookoff) then {
+                _vehicle setDamage [1, _detonateAfterCookoff];
             };
         };
 
diff --git a/addons/cookoff/initSettings.sqf b/addons/cookoff/initSettings.sqf
index cbba7c1719..8912636fd6 100644
--- a/addons/cookoff/initSettings.sqf
+++ b/addons/cookoff/initSettings.sqf
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
     false // Needs mission restart
 ] call CBA_fnc_addSetting;
 
+[
+    QGVAR(destroyVehicleAfterCookoff), "CHECKBOX",
+    [LSTRING(destroyVehicleAfterCookoff_name), LSTRING(destroyVehicleAfterCookoff_tooltip)],
+    LSTRING(category_displayName),
+    false, // default value
+    true, // isGlobal
+    {[QGVAR(destroyVehicleAfterCookoff), _this] call EFUNC(common,cbaSettings_settingChanged)},
+    false // Needs mission restart
+] call CBA_fnc_addSetting;
+
 [
     QGVAR(enableAmmoCookoff), "CHECKBOX",
     [LSTRING(enableAmmoCookoff_name), LSTRING(enableAmmoCookoff_tooltip)],
diff --git a/addons/cookoff/stringtable.xml b/addons/cookoff/stringtable.xml
index 81eb49e8c0..9f45b68450 100644
--- a/addons/cookoff/stringtable.xml
+++ b/addons/cookoff/stringtable.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
             <Czech>Multiplikátor pro pravděpodobnost vznícení munice. Vyšší hodnota znamená vyšší šanci vznícení munice.</Czech>
             <Korean>쿡오프가 일어날 확률에 계수를 곱합니다. 더 큰 숫자는 더 높은 확률의 쿡오프를 일으킵니다.</Korean>
         </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_CookOff_destroyVehicleAfterCookoff_name">
+            <English>Destroy Vehicles After Cook-off</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_CookOff_destroyVehicleAfterCookoff_tooltip">
+            <English>Controls whether vehicles will always be destroyed after cooking off. Depending on the cookoff, the vehicle may explode or may simply be killed without effects.</English>
+        </Key>
         <Key ID="STR_ACE_CookOff_enableFire_name">
             <English>Enable Cook-Off Vehicle Fire</English>
             <Japanese>誘爆火災を有効化</Japanese>