diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 381bca2a71..1562571efc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ protected override void InitialiseDefaults()
             Set(OsuConfig.SnakingInSliders, true);
             Set(OsuConfig.SnakingOutSliders, false);
 
+            Set(OsuConfig.MenuParallax, true);
             //todo: implement all settings below this line (remove the Disabled set when doing so).
 
             Set(OsuConfig.MouseSpeed, 1.0).Disabled = true;
@@ -143,7 +144,6 @@ protected override void InitialiseDefaults()
             Set(OsuConfig.DetectPerformanceIssues, true).Disabled = true;
             Set(OsuConfig.MenuMusic, true).Disabled = true;
             Set(OsuConfig.MenuVoice, true).Disabled = true;
-            Set(OsuConfig.MenuParallax, true).Disabled = true;
             Set(OsuConfig.RawInput, false).Disabled = true;
             Set(OsuConfig.AbsoluteToOsuWindow, Get<bool>(OsuConfig.RawInput)).Disabled = true;
             Set(OsuConfig.ShowMenuTips, true).Disabled = true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ParallaxContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ParallaxContainer.cs
index fe3601a5f2..7513961574 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ParallaxContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ParallaxContainer.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,26 @@
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 {
     class ParallaxContainer : Container
     {
-        public float ParallaxAmount = 0.02f;
+        public float ParallaxAmount
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return defaultParallaxAmount;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                defaultParallaxAmount = value;
+            }
+        }
+        private float parallaxAmount;
+        private float defaultParallaxAmount = 0.02f;
 
         public override bool Contains(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => true;
 
@@ -34,9 +48,15 @@ public ParallaxContainer()
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(UserInputManager input)
+        private void load(UserInputManager input, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             this.input = input;
+
+            config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MenuParallax).ValueChanged += delegate
+            {
+                parallaxAmount = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MenuParallax) ? defaultParallaxAmount : 0;
+            };
+            parallaxAmount = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MenuParallax) ? defaultParallaxAmount : 0;
         }
 
         bool firstUpdate = true;
@@ -46,8 +66,8 @@ protected override void Update()
             base.Update();
 
             Vector2 offset = input.CurrentState.Mouse == null ? Vector2.Zero : ToLocalSpace(input.CurrentState.Mouse.NativeState.Position) - DrawSize / 2;
-            content.MoveTo(offset * ParallaxAmount, firstUpdate ? 0 : 1000, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            content.Scale = new Vector2(1 + ParallaxAmount);
+            content.MoveTo(offset * parallaxAmount, firstUpdate ? 0 : 1000, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            content.Scale = new Vector2(1 + parallaxAmount);
 
             firstUpdate = false;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index 29fc44d673..1a6310ea4e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ private void load(OsuGame game)
             background.Preload(game);
 
             buttons.OnSettings = game.ToggleOptions;
-
         }
 
         protected override void OnEntering(Screen last)