diff --git a/src/gui/game/GameController.cpp b/src/gui/game/GameController.cpp
index 92f986a0c..30bdc3d2c 100644
--- a/src/gui/game/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/game/GameController.cpp
@@ -1044,6 +1044,16 @@ bool GameController::GetHudEnable()
 	return gameView->GetHudEnable();
 }
 
+void GameController::SetBrushEnable(bool brushState)
+{
+	gameView->SetBrushEnable(brushState);
+}
+
+bool GameController::GetBrushEnable()
+{
+	return gameView->GetBrushEnable();
+}
+
 void GameController::SetDebugHUD(bool hudState)
 {
 	gameView->SetDebugHUD(hudState);
diff --git a/src/gui/game/GameController.h b/src/gui/game/GameController.h
index fece5979b..078650a04 100644
--- a/src/gui/game/GameController.h
+++ b/src/gui/game/GameController.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public:
 	void ShowGravityGrid();
 	void SetHudEnable(bool hudState);
 	bool GetHudEnable();
+	void SetBrushEnable(bool brushState);
+	bool GetBrushEnable();
 	void SetDebugHUD(bool hudState);
 	bool GetDebugHUD();
 	void SetDebugFlags(unsigned int flags) { debugFlags = flags; }
diff --git a/src/gui/game/GameView.cpp b/src/gui/game/GameView.cpp
index 458a460bf..86a682419 100644
--- a/src/gui/game/GameView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/game/GameView.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ GameView::GameView():
 	ctrlBehaviour(false),
 	altBehaviour(false),
 	showHud(true),
+	showBrush(true),
 	showDebug(false),
 	delayedActiveMenu(-1),
 	wallBrush(false),
@@ -460,6 +461,16 @@ bool GameView::GetHudEnable()
 	return showHud;
 }
 
+void GameView::SetBrushEnable(bool brushState)
+{
+	showBrush = brushState;
+}
+
+bool GameView::GetBrushEnable()
+{
+	return showBrush;
+}
+
 void GameView::SetDebugHUD(bool mode)
 {
 	showDebug = mode;
@@ -1940,7 +1951,7 @@ void GameView::OnDraw()
 		ren->clearScreen(1.0f);
 		ren->RenderBegin();
 		ren->SetSample(c->PointTranslate(currentMouse).X, c->PointTranslate(currentMouse).Y);
-		if (selectMode == SelectNone && (!zoomEnabled || zoomCursorFixed) && activeBrush && (isMouseDown || (currentMouse.X >= 0 && currentMouse.X < XRES && currentMouse.Y >= 0 && currentMouse.Y < YRES)))
+		if (showBrush && selectMode == SelectNone && (!zoomEnabled || zoomCursorFixed) && activeBrush && (isMouseDown || (currentMouse.X >= 0 && currentMouse.X < XRES && currentMouse.Y >= 0 && currentMouse.Y < YRES)))
 		{
 			ui::Point finalCurrentMouse = c->PointTranslate(currentMouse);
 			ui::Point initialDrawPoint = drawPoint1;
diff --git a/src/gui/game/GameView.h b/src/gui/game/GameView.h
index 417996bd3..27c3c1e56 100644
--- a/src/gui/game/GameView.h
+++ b/src/gui/game/GameView.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private:
 	bool ctrlBehaviour;
 	bool altBehaviour;
 	bool showHud;
+	bool showBrush;
 	bool showDebug;
 	int delayedActiveMenu;
 	bool wallBrush;
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ public:
 	void SetSample(SimulationSample sample);
 	void SetHudEnable(bool hudState);
 	bool GetHudEnable();
+	void SetBrushEnable(bool hudState);
+	bool GetBrushEnable();
 	void SetDebugHUD(bool mode);
 	bool GetDebugHUD();
 	bool GetPlacingSave();
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
index b8c39c67a..040ee6bc4 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -2177,6 +2177,7 @@ void LuaScriptInterface::initRendererAPI()
 		{"decorations", renderer_decorations}, //renderer_debugHUD
 		{"grid", renderer_grid},
 		{"debugHUD", renderer_debugHUD},
+		{"showBrush", renderer_showBrush},
 		{"depth3d", renderer_depth3d},
 		{"zoomEnabled", renderer_zoomEnabled},
 		{"zoomWindow", renderer_zoomWindowInfo},
@@ -2362,6 +2363,19 @@ int LuaScriptInterface::renderer_debugHUD(lua_State * l)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int LuaScriptInterface::renderer_showBrush(lua_State * l)
+{
+	int acount = lua_gettop(l);
+	if (acount == 0)
+	{
+		lua_pushnumber(l, luacon_controller->GetBrushEnable());
+		return 1;
+	}
+	int brush = luaL_optint(l, 1, -1);
+	luacon_controller->SetBrushEnable(brush);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int LuaScriptInterface::renderer_depth3d(lua_State * l)
 {
 	return luaL_error(l, "This feature is no longer supported");
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
index caa30a8aa..b616b5d86 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class LuaScriptInterface: public CommandInterface
 	static int renderer_decorations(lua_State * l);
 	static int renderer_grid(lua_State * l);
 	static int renderer_debugHUD(lua_State * l);
+	static int renderer_showBrush(lua_State * l);
 	static int renderer_depth3d(lua_State * l);
 	static int renderer_zoomEnabled(lua_State *l);
 	static int renderer_zoomWindowInfo(lua_State *l);