diff --git a/src/game/GameController.cpp b/src/game/GameController.cpp
index 1928a0bd6..99315b078 100644
--- a/src/game/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameController.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ GameController::GameController():
 {
 	gameView = new GameView();
 	gameModel = new GameModel();
+	gameModel->BuildQuickOptionMenu(this);
 
 	gameView->AttachController(this);
 	gameModel->AddObserver(gameView);
diff --git a/src/game/GameModel.cpp b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
index 97c7aad57..49e031f4d 100644
--- a/src/game/GameModel.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ GameModel::GameModel():
 	}
 
 	BuildMenus();
-	BuildQuickOptionMenu();
 
 	//Set default decoration colour
 	unsigned char colourR = min(Client::Ref().GetPrefInteger("Decoration.Red", 200), 255);
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ void GameModel::UpdateQuickOptions()
 	}	
 }
 
-void GameModel::BuildQuickOptionMenu()
+void GameModel::BuildQuickOptionMenu(GameController * controller)
 {
 	for(std::vector<QuickOption*>::iterator iter = quickOptions.begin(), end = quickOptions.end(); iter != end; ++iter)
 	{
@@ -186,6 +185,7 @@ void GameModel::BuildQuickOptionMenu()
 	quickOptions.push_back(new DecorationsOption(this));
 	quickOptions.push_back(new NGravityOption(this));
 	quickOptions.push_back(new AHeatOption(this));
+	quickOptions.push_back(new ConsoleShowOption(this, controller));
 
 	notifyQuickOptionsChanged();
 	UpdateQuickOptions();
diff --git a/src/game/GameModel.h b/src/game/GameModel.h
index 3a18935fe..311f89c1e 100644
--- a/src/game/GameModel.h
+++ b/src/game/GameModel.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "interface/Colour.h"
 #include "graphics/Renderer.h"
 #include "GameView.h"
+#include "GameController.h"
 #include "Brush.h"
 #include "client/User.h"
 #include "Notification.h"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 class GameView;
+class GameController;
 class Simulation;
 class Renderer;
 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 	std::string GetInfoTip();
 
 	void BuildMenus();
-	void BuildQuickOptionMenu();
+	void BuildQuickOptionMenu(GameController * controller);
 
 	std::deque<Snapshot*> GetHistory();
 	void SetHistory(std::deque<Snapshot*> newHistory);
diff --git a/src/game/GameView.h b/src/game/GameView.h
index 7c77dc0ee..f36aef39d 100644
--- a/src/game/GameView.h
+++ b/src/game/GameView.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private:
 	std::string infoTip;
 	int toolTipPresence;
 
-queue<ui::Point> pointQueue;
+	queue<ui::Point> pointQueue;
 	GameController * c;
 	Renderer * ren;
 	Brush * activeBrush;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void OnDraw();
 	virtual void OnBlur();
 
-	//Top-level handers, for Lua interface
+	//Top-level handlers, for Lua interface
 	virtual void DoDraw();
 	virtual void DoMouseMove(int x, int y, int dx, int dy);
 	virtual void DoMouseDown(int x, int y, unsigned button);
diff --git a/src/game/QuickOptions.h b/src/game/QuickOptions.h
index 431f5e92c..545505110 100644
--- a/src/game/QuickOptions.h
+++ b/src/game/QuickOptions.h
@@ -99,3 +99,22 @@ public:
 		m->SetAHeatEnable(!m->GetAHeatEnable());
 	}
 };
+
+class ConsoleShowOption: public QuickOption
+{
+	GameController * c;
+public:
+	ConsoleShowOption(GameModel * m, GameController * c_):
+	QuickOption("C", "Show Console", m, Toggle)
+	{
+		c = c_;
+	}
+	virtual bool GetToggle()
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+	virtual void perform()
+	{
+		c->ShowConsole();
+	}
+};