diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 3df1e22b..20c54eb9 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 - tutorial?
 - ease-of-use improvements... ideas:
   - preset compat flags
-  - setting to toggle the Choose a System screen on new project
   - maybe reduced set of presets for the sake of simplicity
   - a more preferable highlight/drag system
   - some speed/intuitive workflow improvements that go a long way 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 4edaeab2..eb8b9943 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -5076,7 +5076,24 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
       newSongQuery="";
       newSongFirstFrame=true;
       displayNew=false;
-      ImGui::OpenPopup("New Song");
+      if (settings.newSongBehavior==1) {
+        e->createNewFromDefaults();
+        undoHist.clear();
+        redoHist.clear();
+        curFileName="";
+        modified=false;
+        curNibble=false;
+        orderNibble=false;
+        orderCursor=-1;
+        samplePos=0;
+        updateSampleTex=true;
+        selStart=SelectionPoint();
+        selEnd=SelectionPoint();
+        cursor=SelectionPoint();
+        updateWindowTitle();
+      } else {
+        ImGui::OpenPopup("New Song");
+      }
     }
 
     if (displayEditString) {
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 77199a6c..8eae6a53 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1508,6 +1508,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int renderClearPos;
     int insertBehavior;
     int pullDeleteRow;
+    int newSongBehavior;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -1659,6 +1660,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       renderClearPos(0),
       insertBehavior(1),
       pullDeleteRow(1),
+      newSongBehavior(0),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 33a6c5c6..3da60316 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -508,6 +508,14 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
             settings.alwaysPlayIntro=3;
           }
 
+          ImGui::Text("When creating new song:");
+          if (ImGui::RadioButton("Display system preset selector##NSB0",settings.newSongBehavior==0)) {
+            settings.newSongBehavior=0;
+          }
+          if (ImGui::RadioButton("Start with initial system##NSB1",settings.newSongBehavior==1)) {
+            settings.newSongBehavior=1;
+          }
+
           ImGui::Separator();
 
           if (CWSliderFloat("Double-click time (seconds)",&settings.doubleClickTime,0.02,1.0,"%.2f")) {
@@ -2757,6 +2765,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.renderClearPos=e->getConfInt("renderClearPos",0);
   settings.insertBehavior=e->getConfInt("insertBehavior",1);
   settings.pullDeleteRow=e->getConfInt("pullDeleteRow",1);
+  settings.newSongBehavior=e->getConfInt("newSongBehavior",0);
 
   clampSetting(settings.mainFontSize,2,96);
   clampSetting(settings.patFontSize,2,96);
@@ -2882,6 +2891,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   clampSetting(settings.renderClearPos,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.insertBehavior,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.pullDeleteRow,0,1);
+  clampSetting(settings.newSongBehavior,0,1);
 
   if (settings.exportLoops<0.0) settings.exportLoops=0.0;
   if (settings.exportFadeOut<0.0) settings.exportFadeOut=0.0;
@@ -3103,6 +3113,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("renderClearPos",settings.renderClearPos);
   e->setConf("insertBehavior",settings.insertBehavior);
   e->setConf("pullDeleteRow",settings.pullDeleteRow);
+  e->setConf("newSongBehavior",settings.newSongBehavior);
 
   // colors
   for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {