diff --git a/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp b/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
index fd3e4a3d..1e028d59 100644
--- a/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "delegates.hpp"
 #include "engine.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
+#include "hud.hpp"
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Mesh.hpp"
 #include "graphics/ui/elements/CheckBox.hpp"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ static std::shared_ptr<Label> create_label(wstringsupplier supplier) {
 }
 
 // TODO: move to xml
+// TODO: move to xml finally
 std::shared_ptr<UINode> create_debug_panel(
     Engine* engine, 
     Level* level, 
@@ -213,6 +215,18 @@ std::shared_ptr<UINode> create_debug_panel(
         });
         panel->add(checkbox);
     }
+    {
+        auto checkbox = std::make_shared<FullCheckBox>(
+            L"Show Generator Minimap", glm::vec2(400, 24)
+        );
+        checkbox->setSupplier([=]() {
+            return Hud::showGeneratorMinimap;
+        });
+        checkbox->setConsumer([=](bool checked) {
+            Hud::showGeneratorMinimap = checked;
+        });
+        panel->add(checkbox);
+    }
     panel->refresh();
     return panel;
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index c58f31ac..d71ebffd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 using namespace gui;
 
+bool Hud::showGeneratorMinimap = false;
+
 // implemented in debug_panel.cpp
 extern std::shared_ptr<UINode> create_debug_panel(
     Engine* engine, 
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ void Hud::update(bool visible) {
     }
     cleanup();
 
-    if (player->debug) {
+    if (player->debug && showGeneratorMinimap) {
         updateWorldGenDebugVisualization();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.hpp b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
index 05e93e32..c2c38049 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ public:
 
     std::shared_ptr<Inventory> getBlockInventory();
 
+    static bool showGeneratorMinimap;
+
     /// @brief Runtime updating debug visualization texture
     inline static std::string DEBUG_WORLDGEN_IMAGE = "#debug.img.worldgen";
 };