diff --git a/addons/map/CfgVehicles.hpp b/addons/map/CfgVehicles.hpp
index b8d3a54d96..612cadb006 100644
--- a/addons/map/CfgVehicles.hpp
+++ b/addons/map/CfgVehicles.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ class CfgVehicles {
                     class No { name = "No"; value = 0; default = 1;};
                 };
             };
+            class MapShowCursorCoordinates {
+                displayName = "Show cursor coordinates?";
+                description = "Show the grid coordinates on the mouse pointer?";
+                typeName = "BOOL";
+                class values {
+                    class Yes { name = "Yes"; value = 1; };
+                    class No { name = "No"; value = 0; default = 1;};
+                };
+            };
         };
     };
 
diff --git a/addons/map/XEH_postInitClient.sqf b/addons/map/XEH_postInitClient.sqf
index f60fb696f6..c6a2c572ad 100644
--- a/addons/map/XEH_postInitClient.sqf
+++ b/addons/map/XEH_postInitClient.sqf
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ call FUNC(determineZoom);
 };
 
 // Note: doesn't work on postInit in SP, therefore use default setting
-(findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 1016) ctrlShow (GETGVAR(showPositionOnCursor,false));
+(findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 1016) ctrlShow GVAR(mapShowCursorCoordinates);
 
 ["mapDisplayLoaded", {
     //hint str _this; systemChat str _this; diag_log str _this;
 
     if (_this select 1 == "ingame") then {
-        ((_this select 0) displayCtrl 1016) ctrlShow (GETGVAR(showPositionOnCursor,false));
+        ((_this select 0) displayCtrl 1016) ctrlShow GVAR(mapShowCursorCoordinates);
     };
 }] call FUNC(addEventhandler);
 
diff --git a/addons/map/config.cpp b/addons/map/config.cpp
index e544a67c12..d9dae47bd3 100644
--- a/addons/map/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/map/config.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class ACE_Settings {
         value = 0;
         typeName = "BOOL";
     };
+    class GVAR(mapShowCursorCoordinates) {
+        value = 0;
+        typeName = "BOOL";
+    };
 };
 
 #include "CfgEventHandlers.hpp"
diff --git a/addons/map/functions/fnc_moduleMap.sqf b/addons/map/functions/fnc_moduleMap.sqf
index b6e556c92e..a22bbbb385 100644
--- a/addons/map/functions/fnc_moduleMap.sqf
+++ b/addons/map/functions/fnc_moduleMap.sqf
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ _activated = _this select 2;
 
 if !(_activated) exitWith {};
 
-[_logic, QGVAR(mapIllumination), "MapIllumination"] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
-[_logic, QGVAR(mapShake),        "MapShake"       ] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
-[_logic, QGVAR(mapLimitZoom),    "MapLimitZoom"   ] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
+[_logic, QGVAR(mapIllumination),          "MapIllumination"         ] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
+[_logic, QGVAR(mapShake),                 "MapShake"                ] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
+[_logic, QGVAR(mapLimitZoom),             "MapLimitZoom"            ] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
+[_logic, QGVAR(mapShowCursorCoordinates), "MapShowCursorCoordinates"] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
 
 diag_log text "[ACE]: Interaction Module Initialized.";