diff --git a/src/driver.cpp b/src/driver.cpp
index c4efd35692..42520648f2 100644
--- a/src/driver.cpp
+++ b/src/driver.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "error.h"
 #include "sound/sound_driver.hpp"
 #include "music/music_driver.hpp"
 #include "video/video_driver.hpp"
 #include "string_func.h"
+#include "table/strings.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ bool DriverFactoryBase::SelectDriverImpl(const std::string &name, Driver::Type t
 				if (d->type != type) continue;
 				if (d->priority != priority) continue;
 
+				if (type == Driver::DT_VIDEO && !_video_hw_accel && d->UsesHardwareAcceleration()) continue;
+
 				Driver *oldd = *GetActiveDriver(type);
 				Driver *newd = d->CreateInstance();
 				*GetActiveDriver(type) = newd;
@@ -125,6 +129,12 @@ bool DriverFactoryBase::SelectDriverImpl(const std::string &name, Driver::Type t
 				*GetActiveDriver(type) = oldd;
 				DEBUG(driver, 1, "Probing %s driver '%s' failed with error: %s", GetDriverTypeName(type), d->name, err);
 				delete newd;
+
+				if (type == Driver::DT_VIDEO && _video_hw_accel && d->UsesHardwareAcceleration()) {
+					_video_hw_accel = false;
+					ErrorMessageData msg(STR_VIDEO_DRIVER_ERROR, STR_VIDEO_DRIVER_ERROR_NO_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION);
+					ScheduleErrorMessage(msg);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		usererror("Couldn't find any suitable %s driver", GetDriverTypeName(type));
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
index 68d9fac929..93aaf61550 100644
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ protected:
 
 	virtual ~DriverFactoryBase();
 
+	/**
+	 * Does the driver use hardware acceleration (video-drivers only).
+	 * @return True if the driver uses hardware acceleration.
+	 */
+	virtual bool UsesHardwareAcceleration() const
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 public:
 	/**
 	 * Shuts down all active drivers
diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
index e47914fc04..1b47ec8ded 100644
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -1001,6 +1001,10 @@ STR_GAME_OPTIONS_RESOLUTION                                     :{BLACK}Screen r
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_RESOLUTION_TOOLTIP                             :{BLACK}Select the screen resolution to use
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_RESOLUTION_OTHER                               :other
 
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION                             :{BLACK}Hardware acceleration
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION_TOOLTIP                     :{BLACK}Check this box to allow OpenTTD to try to use hardware acceleration. A changed setting will only be applied upon game restart
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION_RESTART                     :{WHITE}The setting will only take effect after a game restart
+
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_FRAME                                 :{BLACK}Interface size
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_DROPDOWN_TOOLTIP                      :{BLACK}Select the interface element size to use
 
@@ -1787,6 +1791,10 @@ STR_CONFIG_ERROR_INVALID_BASE_MUSIC_NOT_FOUND                   :{WHITE}... igno
 STR_CONFIG_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY                                  :{WHITE}Out of memory
 STR_CONFIG_ERROR_SPRITECACHE_TOO_BIG                            :{WHITE}Allocating {BYTES} of spritecache failed. The spritecache was reduced to {BYTES}. This will reduce the performance of OpenTTD. To reduce memory requirements you can try to disable 32bpp graphics and/or zoom-in levels
 
+# Video initalization errors
+STR_VIDEO_DRIVER_ERROR                                          :{WHITE}Error with video settings...
+STR_VIDEO_DRIVER_ERROR_NO_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION                 :{WHITE}... no compatible GPU found. Hardware acceleration disabled
+
 # Intro window
 STR_INTRO_CAPTION                                               :{WHITE}OpenTTD {REV}
 
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
index f89b3f7187..0ef8176bc9 100644
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "querystring_gui.h"
 #include "fontcache.h"
 #include "zoom_func.h"
+#include "video/video_driver.hpp"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -381,6 +382,13 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 				this->SetDirty();
 				break;
 
+			case WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON:
+				_video_hw_accel = !_video_hw_accel;
+				ShowErrorMessage(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION_RESTART, INVALID_STRING_ID, WL_INFO);
+				this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON, _video_hw_accel);
+				this->SetDirty();
+				break;
+
 			default: {
 				int selected;
 				DropDownList list = this->BuildDropDownList(widget, &selected);
@@ -493,6 +501,7 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 	{
 		if (!gui_scope) return;
 		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_FULLSCREEN_BUTTON, _fullscreen);
+		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON, _video_hw_accel);
 
 		bool missing_files = BaseGraphics::GetUsedSet()->GetNumMissing() == 0;
 		this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_GO_BASE_GRF_STATUS)->SetDataTip(missing_files ? STR_EMPTY : STR_GAME_OPTIONS_BASE_GRF_STATUS, STR_NULL);
@@ -521,14 +530,16 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_game_options_widgets[] = {
 				EndContainer(),
 				NWidget(WWT_FRAME, COLOUR_GREY), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_RESOLUTION, STR_NULL),
 					NWidget(WWT_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_RESOLUTION_DROPDOWN), SetMinimalSize(150, 12), SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_STRING, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_RESOLUTION_TOOLTIP), SetFill(1, 0), SetPadding(0, 0, 3, 0),
-					NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL),
+					NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL), SetPIP(0, 3, 0), SetPadding(0, 0, 3, 0),
 						NWidget(WWT_TEXT, COLOUR_GREY), SetMinimalSize(0, 12), SetFill(1, 0), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_FULLSCREEN, STR_NULL),
 						NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_FULLSCREEN_BUTTON), SetMinimalSize(21, 9), SetDataTip(STR_EMPTY, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_FULLSCREEN_TOOLTIP),
 					EndContainer(),
+					NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL), SetPIP(0, 3, 0),
+						NWidget(WWT_TEXT, COLOUR_GREY), SetMinimalSize(0, 12), SetFill(1, 0), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION, STR_NULL),
+						NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON),  SetMinimalSize(21, 9), SetDataTip(STR_EMPTY, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_VIDEO_ACCELERATION_TOOLTIP),
+					EndContainer(),
 				EndContainer(),
-				NWidget(WWT_FRAME, COLOUR_GREY), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_FRAME, STR_NULL),
-					NWidget(WWT_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_GUI_ZOOM_DROPDOWN), SetMinimalSize(150, 12), SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_STRING, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_DROPDOWN_TOOLTIP), SetFill(1, 0),
-				EndContainer(),
+				NWidget(NWID_SPACER), SetMinimalSize(0, 0), SetFill(0, 1),
 			EndContainer(),
 
 			NWidget(NWID_VERTICAL), SetPIP(0, 6, 0),
@@ -538,7 +549,9 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_game_options_widgets[] = {
 				NWidget(WWT_FRAME, COLOUR_GREY), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_CURRENCY_UNITS_FRAME, STR_NULL),
 					NWidget(WWT_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_CURRENCY_DROPDOWN), SetMinimalSize(150, 12), SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_STRING, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_CURRENCY_UNITS_DROPDOWN_TOOLTIP), SetFill(1, 0),
 				EndContainer(),
-				NWidget(NWID_SPACER), SetMinimalSize(0, 0), SetFill(0, 1),
+				NWidget(WWT_FRAME, COLOUR_GREY), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_FRAME, STR_NULL),
+					NWidget(WWT_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_GUI_ZOOM_DROPDOWN), SetMinimalSize(150, 12), SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_STRING, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_ZOOM_DROPDOWN_TOOLTIP), SetFill(1, 0),
+				EndContainer(),
 				NWidget(WWT_FRAME, COLOUR_GREY), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_FONT_ZOOM, STR_NULL),
 					NWidget(WWT_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_FONT_ZOOM_DROPDOWN), SetMinimalSize(150, 12), SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_STRING, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_FONT_ZOOM_DROPDOWN_TOOLTIP), SetFill(1, 0),
 				EndContainer(),
diff --git a/src/table/misc_settings.ini b/src/table/misc_settings.ini
index 9d2f76cc06..9286d1c959 100644
--- a/src/table/misc_settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/misc_settings.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ static const char *_support8bppmodes = "no|system|hardware";
 #ifdef WITH_COCOA
 extern bool _allow_hidpi_window;
 #endif
+#ifndef WITH_COCOA
+#define WITHOUT_COCOA
+#endif
 
 static const SettingDescGlobVarList _misc_settings[] = {
 [post-amble]
@@ -60,6 +63,20 @@ var      = _fullscreen
 def      = false
 cat      = SC_BASIC
 
+[SDTG_BOOL]
+ifdef    = WITH_COCOA
+name     = ""video_hw_accel""
+var      = _video_hw_accel
+def      = false
+cat      = SC_BASIC
+
+[SDTG_BOOL]
+ifdef    = WITHOUT_COCOA
+name     = ""video_hw_accel""
+var      = _video_hw_accel
+def      = true
+cat      = SC_BASIC
+
 [SDTG_OMANY]
 name     = ""support8bpp""
 type     = SLE_UINT8
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
index be5d731136..9d95cd6066 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class FVideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL : public DriverFactoryBase {
 public:
 	FVideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL() : DriverFactoryBase(Driver::DT_VIDEO, 9, "cocoa-opengl", "Cocoa OpenGL Video Driver") {}
 	Driver *CreateInstance() const override { return new VideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL(); }
+
+protected:
+	bool UsesHardwareAcceleration() const override { return true; }
 };
 
 #endif /* VIDEO_COCOA_OGL_H */
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_v.h b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_v.h
index a32c7065d9..371e4b5bc7 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_v.h
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_v.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ protected:
 
 class FVideoDriver_CocoaQuartz : public DriverFactoryBase {
 public:
-	FVideoDriver_CocoaQuartz() : DriverFactoryBase(Driver::DT_VIDEO, 10, "cocoa", "Cocoa Video Driver") {}
+	FVideoDriver_CocoaQuartz() : DriverFactoryBase(Driver::DT_VIDEO, 8, "cocoa", "Cocoa Video Driver") {}
 	Driver *CreateInstance() const override { return new VideoDriver_CocoaQuartz(); }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
index a59233db6d..71bc4373a2 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
+++ b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@ class FVideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL : public DriverFactoryBase {
 public:
 	FVideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL() : DriverFactoryBase(Driver::DT_VIDEO, 8, "sdl-opengl", "SDL OpenGL Video Driver") {}
 	/* virtual */ Driver *CreateInstance() const override { return new VideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL(); }
+
+protected:
+	bool UsesHardwareAcceleration() const override { return true; }
 };
diff --git a/src/video/video_driver.cpp b/src/video/video_driver.cpp
index 5e25184357..cb81f857d8 100644
--- a/src/video/video_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/video/video_driver.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "../window_func.h"
 #include "video_driver.hpp"
 
+bool _video_hw_accel; ///< Whether to consider hardware accelerated video drivers.
+
 bool VideoDriver::Tick()
 {
 	auto cur_ticks = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
diff --git a/src/video/video_driver.hpp b/src/video/video_driver.hpp
index 938dd84bf3..58802efab1 100644
--- a/src/video/video_driver.hpp
+++ b/src/video/video_driver.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern std::string _ini_videodriver;
 extern std::vector<Dimension> _resolutions;
 extern Dimension _cur_resolution;
 extern bool _rightclick_emulate;
+extern bool _video_hw_accel;
 
 /** The base of all video drivers. */
 class VideoDriver : public Driver {
diff --git a/src/video/win32_v.h b/src/video/win32_v.h
index 0174671181..6dec59300f 100644
--- a/src/video/win32_v.h
+++ b/src/video/win32_v.h
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ class FVideoDriver_Win32OpenGL : public DriverFactoryBase {
 public:
 	FVideoDriver_Win32OpenGL() : DriverFactoryBase(Driver::DT_VIDEO, 10, "win32-opengl", "Win32 OpenGL Video Driver") {}
 	/* virtual */ Driver *CreateInstance() const override { return new VideoDriver_Win32OpenGL(); }
+
+protected:
+	bool UsesHardwareAcceleration() const override { return true; }
 };
 
 #endif /* WITH_OPENGL */
diff --git a/src/widgets/settings_widget.h b/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
index 2eb6180f5c..0b816ee1fe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum GameOptionsWidgets {
 	WID_GO_BASE_MUSIC_TEXTFILE,    ///< Open base music readme, changelog (+1) or license (+2).
 	WID_GO_BASE_MUSIC_DESCRIPTION = WID_GO_BASE_MUSIC_TEXTFILE + TFT_END, ///< Description of selected base music set.
 	WID_GO_FONT_ZOOM_DROPDOWN,     ///< Dropdown for the font zoom level.
+	WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON,     ///< Toggle for video acceleration.
 };
 
 /** Widgets of the #GameSettingsWindow class. */