diff --git a/src/cvars.cpp b/src/cvars.cpp
index 130207d80..231919570 100644
--- a/src/cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/cvars.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ consvar_t cv_soundvolume = Player("soundvolume", "80").min_max(0, 100);
 	consvar_t cv_discordstreamer = Player("discordstreamer", "Off").on_off();
 #endif
 
+consvar_t cv_descriptiveinput = Player("descriptiveinput", "Yes").yes_no(); // Display bound controls instead of Saturn buttons
+
 consvar_t cv_drawdist = Player("drawdist", "Normal").values({
 	{3072,  "Shortest"},
 	{4096,  "Shorter"},
diff --git a/src/menus/options-hud-1.c b/src/menus/options-hud-1.c
index 35eb45895..2d94830ec 100644
--- a/src/menus/options-hud-1.c
+++ b/src/menus/options-hud-1.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "../r_main.h"	// cv_showhud
 #include "../v_video.h" // cv_constextsize
 
+extern consvar_t cv_descriptiveinput;
+
 menuitem_t OPTIONS_HUD[] =
 {
 
@@ -37,6 +39,12 @@ menuitem_t OPTIONS_HUD[] =
 	{IT_SPACE | IT_NOTHING, NULL,  NULL,
 		NULL, {NULL}, 0, 0},
 
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, "Use Button Names", "Show button/key names in help text? When off, show Saturn buttons.",
+		NULL, {.cvar = &cv_descriptiveinput}, 0, 0},
+
+	{IT_SPACE | IT_NOTHING, NULL,  NULL,
+		NULL, {NULL}, 0, 0},
+
 	{IT_STRING | IT_SUBMENU, "Online Chat Options...", "Visual options for the online chat box.",
 		NULL, {.submenu = &OPTIONS_HUDOnlineDef}, 0, 0},
 };
diff --git a/src/v_draw.cpp b/src/v_draw.cpp
index ec6ae45d3..d903bf5b2 100644
--- a/src/v_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/v_draw.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "w_wad.h"
 #include "z_zone.h"
 #include "k_profiles.h" // controls
+#include "p_local.h" // stplyr
 
 using srb2::Draw;
 using Chain = Draw::Chain;
@@ -131,14 +132,24 @@ Draw::TextElement& Draw::TextElement::parse(std::string_view raw)
 
 		if (auto it = translation.find(code); it != translation.end())
 		{
-			if (auto id = inputdefinition.find(it->second & (~0xF0)); it != translation.end())
+			if (cv_descriptiveinput.value) // Does this char represent a game control?
 			{
-				profile_t *ourProfile = PR_GetProfile(cv_lastprofile[0].value);
-				string_.append("\x88");
-				string_.append(G_KeynumToString(ourProfile->controls[id->second][0]));
-				string_.append("\x80");
+				if (auto id = inputdefinition.find(it->second & (~0xF0)); it != translation.end()) // This is a game control, do descriptive input translation!
+				{
+					profile_t *ourProfile = PR_GetPlayerProfile(stplyr); // FIXME: Doesn't work, stplyr is always 0 here!
+					if (ourProfile == NULL)
+						ourProfile = PR_GetLocalPlayerProfile(0);
+
+					string_.append("\x88");
+					string_.append(G_KeynumToString(ourProfile->controls[id->second][0]));
+					string_.append("\x80");
+				}
+				else // This is a color code or some other generic glyph, treat it as is.
+				{
+					string_.push_back(it->second); // replace with character code
+				}
 			}
-			else
+			else // We don't care whether this is a generic glyph, because input translation isn't on.
 			{
 				string_.push_back(it->second); // replace with character code
 			}
diff --git a/src/v_draw.hpp b/src/v_draw.hpp
index 82c60e845..ec8d22800 100644
--- a/src/v_draw.hpp
+++ b/src/v_draw.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "typedef.h"
 #include "v_video.h"
 
+extern consvar_t cv_descriptiveinput;
+
 namespace srb2
 {