diff --git a/src/noggit/MapView.cpp b/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
index 0bf7f3ae..01815706 100755
--- a/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
@@ -1881,6 +1881,13 @@ void MapView::setupViewMenu()
                       _world->renderer()->markTerrainParamsUniformBlockDirty();
                   });
 
+  ADD_TOGGLE_POST(view_menu, "Vertex Color", Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_F6, _draw_vertex_color,
+      [=]
+      {
+          _world->renderer()->getTerrainParamsUniformBlock()->draw_vertex_color = _draw_vertex_color.get();
+          _world->renderer()->markTerrainParamsUniformBlockDirty();
+      });
+
   ADD_TOGGLE (view_menu, "Toggle Animation", Qt::Key_F11, _draw_model_animations);
   ADD_TOGGLE (view_menu, "Draw fog", Qt::Key_F12, _draw_fog);
   ADD_TOGGLE_NS (view_menu, "Flight Bounds", _draw_mfbo);
@@ -2083,6 +2090,7 @@ void MapView::setupHotkeys()
                   alloff_doodads = _draw_wmo_doodads.get();
                   alloff_contour = _draw_contour.get();
                   alloff_climb = _draw_climb.get();
+                  alloff_vertex_color = _draw_vertex_color.get();
                   alloff_wmo = _draw_wmo.get();
                   alloff_fog = _draw_fog.get();
                   alloff_terrain = _draw_terrain.get();
@@ -2091,6 +2099,7 @@ void MapView::setupHotkeys()
                   _draw_wmo_doodads.set (false);
                   _draw_contour.set (true);
                   _draw_climb.set (false);
+                  _draw_vertex_color.set(true);
                   _draw_wmo.set (false);
                   _draw_terrain.set (true);
                   _draw_fog.set (false);
@@ -2101,6 +2110,7 @@ void MapView::setupHotkeys()
                   _draw_wmo_doodads.set (alloff_doodads);
                   _draw_contour.set (alloff_contour);
                   _draw_climb.set(alloff_climb);
+                  _draw_vertex_color.set(alloff_vertex_color);
                   _draw_wmo.set (alloff_wmo);
                   _draw_terrain.set (alloff_terrain);
                   _draw_fog.set (alloff_fog);
diff --git a/src/noggit/MapView.h b/src/noggit/MapView.h
index 9d33eedf..06516a1c 100755
--- a/src/noggit/MapView.h
+++ b/src/noggit/MapView.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ private:
   void checkInputsSettings();
 
 public:
+  Noggit::BoolToggleProperty _draw_vertex_color = {true};
   Noggit::BoolToggleProperty _draw_climb = {false};
   Noggit::BoolToggleProperty _draw_contour = {false};
   Noggit::BoolToggleProperty _draw_mfbo = {false};
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ private:
   bool  alloff_fog = false;
   bool  alloff_terrain = false;
   bool  alloff_climb = false;
+  bool  alloff_vertex_color = false;
 
   editing_mode terrainMode = editing_mode::ground;
   editing_mode saveterrainMode = terrainMode;
diff --git a/src/noggit/rendering/glsl/terrain_frag.glsl b/src/noggit/rendering/glsl/terrain_frag.glsl
index 207bc6a0..679bcbee 100755
--- a/src/noggit/rendering/glsl/terrain_frag.glsl
+++ b/src/noggit/rendering/glsl/terrain_frag.glsl
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ layout (std140) uniform overlay_params
   int climb_use_output_angle;
   int climb_use_smooth_interpolation;
   float climb_value;
+  int draw_vertex_color;
+  int padding[3];
 };
 
 struct ChunkInstanceData
@@ -253,7 +255,10 @@ void main()
   out_color.a = 1.0;
 
   // apply vertex color
-  out_color.rgb *= vary_mccv;
+  if (draw_vertex_color != 0)
+  {
+    out_color.rgb *= vary_mccv;
+  }
 
   // apply world lighting
   out_color.rgb = clamp(out_color.rgb * (currColor + lDiffuse + spc), 0.0, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/noggit/ui/tools/ViewToolbar/Ui/ViewToolbar.cpp b/src/noggit/ui/tools/ViewToolbar/Ui/ViewToolbar.cpp
index dd50cb52..4e31ed16 100755
--- a/src/noggit/ui/tools/ViewToolbar/Ui/ViewToolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/ui/tools/ViewToolbar/Ui/ViewToolbar.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ViewToolbar::ViewToolbar(MapView *mapView, ViewToolbar *tb)
     add_tool_icon(mapView, &mapView->_draw_wireframe, tr("Wireframe"), FontNoggit::VISIBILITY_WIREFRAME, tb);
     add_tool_icon(mapView, &mapView->_draw_contour, tr("Contours"), FontNoggit::VISIBILITY_CONTOURS, tb);
     add_tool_icon(mapView, &mapView->_draw_climb, tr("Climb"), FontNoggit::FAVORITE, tb, tb->_climb_secondary_tool);
+    add_tool_icon(mapView, &mapView->_draw_vertex_color, tr("Vertex Color"), FontNoggit::FAVORITE, tb);
 
     addSeparator();
 
diff --git a/src/opengl/types.hpp b/src/opengl/types.hpp
index 3bd13a83..3b56f4bd 100755
--- a/src/opengl/types.hpp
+++ b/src/opengl/types.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ namespace OpenGL
     int climb_use_output_angle = false;
     int climb_use_smooth_interpolation = false;
     float climb_value;
+    int draw_vertex_color = true;
+    int padding[3];
   };
 
   struct ChunkInstanceDataUniformBlock