diff --git a/data/gui/screens/options_ui.stkgui b/data/gui/screens/options_ui.stkgui
index 921c45b52..512a97da4 100644
--- a/data/gui/screens/options_ui.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/screens/options_ui.stkgui
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
                     <label height="100%" I18N="In the ui settings" text="Multiplayer splits screen horizontally" word_wrap="true"/>
                 </div>
 
+                <div layout="horizontal-row" width="100%" height="fit">
+                    <checkbox id="karts_powerup_gui"/>
+                    <spacer width="1%" height="100%" />
+                    <label height="100%" I18N="In the ui settings" text="Show other karts' held powerups" word_wrap="true"/>
+                </div>
+
                 <spacer width="5" height="2%"/>
             </box>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/config/user_config.hpp b/src/config/user_config.hpp
index b4b91d939..267df2932 100644
--- a/src/config/user_config.hpp
+++ b/src/config/user_config.hpp
@@ -450,11 +450,14 @@ namespace UserConfigParams
             PARAM_DEFAULT( StringUserConfigParam("all", "last_kart_group",
                                                  "Last selected kart group") );
     PARAM_PREFIX IntUserConfigParam          m_soccer_red_ai_num
-            PARAM_DEFAULT(  IntUserConfigParam(0, "m_soccer_red_ai_num",
+            PARAM_DEFAULT(  IntUserConfigParam(0, "soccer-red-ai-num",
             &m_race_setup_group, "Number of red AI karts in soccer mode.") );
     PARAM_PREFIX IntUserConfigParam          m_soccer_blue_ai_num
-            PARAM_DEFAULT(  IntUserConfigParam(0, "m_soccer_blue_ai_num",
+            PARAM_DEFAULT(  IntUserConfigParam(0, "soccer-blue-ai-num",
             &m_race_setup_group, "Number of blue AI karts in soccer mode.") );
+    PARAM_PREFIX BoolUserConfigParam          m_karts_powerup_gui
+            PARAM_DEFAULT(  BoolUserConfigParam(false, "karts-powerup-gui",
+            &m_race_setup_group, "Show other karts' held powerups in race gui.") );
 
     // ---- Wiimote data
     PARAM_PREFIX GroupUserConfigParam        m_wiimote_group
diff --git a/src/states_screens/options/options_screen_ui.cpp b/src/states_screens/options/options_screen_ui.cpp
index d3eac1558..14ab88f97 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/options/options_screen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/options/options_screen_ui.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ void OptionsScreenUI::init()
     assert(splitscreen_method != NULL);
     splitscreen_method->setState(UserConfigParams::split_screen_horizontally);
 
+    CheckBoxWidget* karts_powerup_gui = getWidget<CheckBoxWidget>("karts_powerup_gui");
+    assert(karts_powerup_gui != NULL);
+    karts_powerup_gui->setState(UserConfigParams::m_karts_powerup_gui);
+
     //Forbid changing this setting in game
     splitscreen_method->setActive(!in_game);
 
@@ -374,7 +378,12 @@ void OptionsScreenUI::eventCallback(Widget* widget, const std::string& name, con
         CheckBoxWidget* split_screen_horizontally = getWidget<CheckBoxWidget>("split_screen_horizontally");
         assert(split_screen_horizontally != NULL);
         UserConfigParams::split_screen_horizontally = split_screen_horizontally->getState();
-
+    }
+    else if (name == "karts_powerup_gui")
+    {
+        CheckBoxWidget* karts_powerup_gui = getWidget<CheckBoxWidget>("karts_powerup_gui");
+        assert(karts_powerup_gui != NULL);
+        UserConfigParams::m_karts_powerup_gui = karts_powerup_gui->getState();
     }
     else if (name == "showfps")
     {
diff --git a/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp b/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
index 77bb1ad9a..65d1d3199 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
@@ -1077,7 +1077,8 @@ void RaceGUIBase::drawPlayerIcon(AbstractKart *kart, int x, int y, int w,
 
     // Current item(s) and how many if > 1
     const Powerup* powerup = kart->getPowerup();
-    if (powerup->getType() != PowerupManager::POWERUP_NOTHING && !kart->hasFinishedRace())
+    if (UserConfigParams::m_karts_powerup_gui &&
+        powerup->getType() != PowerupManager::POWERUP_NOTHING && !kart->hasFinishedRace())
     {
         int numberItems = kart->getPowerup()->getNum();
         video::ITexture *iconItem = powerup->getIcon()->getTexture();