diff --git a/src/engine/dispatchContainer.cpp b/src/engine/dispatchContainer.cpp
index f7f22973e..e885dbbb6 100644
--- a/src/engine/dispatchContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/dispatchContainer.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void DivDispatchContainer::clear() {
   prevSample[1]=temp[1];*/
 }
 
-void DivDispatchContainer::init(DivSystem sys, DivEngine* eng, int chanCount, double gotRate, bool pal) {
+void DivDispatchContainer::init(DivSystem sys, DivEngine* eng, int chanCount, double gotRate, unsigned int flags) {
   if (dispatch!=NULL) return;
 
   bb[0]=blip_new(32768);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void DivDispatchContainer::init(DivSystem sys, DivEngine* eng, int chanCount, do
       dispatch=new DivPlatformDummy;
       break;
   }
-  dispatch->init(eng,chanCount,gotRate,pal);
+  dispatch->init(eng,chanCount,gotRate,flags);
 }
 
 void DivDispatchContainer::quit() {
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 987353998..bd18bfb79 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -5993,6 +5993,7 @@ bool DivEngine::initAudioBackend() {
   }
 
   lowQuality=getConfInt("audioQuality",0);
+  forceMono=getConfInt("forceMono",0);
 
   switch (audioEngine) {
     case DIV_AUDIO_JACK:
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index fd5fe8e9b..618e0e4d4 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct DivDispatchContainer {
   void acquire(size_t offset, size_t count);
   void fillBuf(size_t runtotal, size_t size);
   void clear();
-  void init(DivSystem sys, DivEngine* eng, int chanCount, double gotRate, bool pal);
+  void init(DivSystem sys, DivEngine* eng, int chanCount, double gotRate, unsigned int flags);
   void quit();
   DivDispatchContainer():
     dispatch(NULL),
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class DivEngine {
   bool metronome;
   bool exporting;
   bool halted;
+  bool forceMono;
   int ticks, curRow, curOrder, remainingLoops, nextSpeed, divider;
   int cycles, clockDrift;
   int changeOrd, changePos, totalSeconds, totalTicks, totalTicksR, totalCmds, lastCmds, cmdsPerSecond, globalPitch;
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ class DivEngine {
       metronome(false),
       exporting(false),
       halted(false),
+      forceMono(false),
       ticks(0),
       curRow(0),
       curOrder(0),
diff --git a/src/engine/playback.cpp b/src/engine/playback.cpp
index 58c6f8f05..6d334f4d7 100644
--- a/src/engine/playback.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/playback.cpp
@@ -1192,5 +1192,12 @@ void DivEngine::nextBuf(float** in, float** out, int inChans, int outChans, unsi
   memcpy(oscBuf[0],out[0],size*sizeof(float));
   memcpy(oscBuf[1],out[1],size*sizeof(float));
   oscSize=size;
+
+  if (forceMono) {
+    for (size_t i=0; i<size; i++) {
+      out[0][i]=(out[0][i]+out[1][i])*0.5;
+      out[1][i]=out[0][i];
+    }
+  }
   isBusy.unlock();
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index dc8fcbd64..56e8e8a1e 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -2968,6 +2968,11 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         ImGui::SameLine();
         ImGui::Combo("##Quality",&settings.audioQuality,audioQualities,2);
 
+        bool forceMonoB=settings.forceMono;
+        if (ImGui::Checkbox("Force mono audio",&forceMonoB)) {
+          settings.forceMono=forceMonoB;
+        }
+
         ImGui::EndTabItem();
       }
       if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Emulation")) {
@@ -3193,6 +3198,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.stepOnDelete=e->getConfInt("stepOnDelete",0);
   settings.scrollStep=e->getConfInt("scrollStep",0);
   settings.sysSeparators=e->getConfInt("sysSeparators",1);
+  settings.forceMono=e->getConfInt("forceMono",0);
 }
 
 #define PUT_UI_COLOR(source) e->setConf(#source,(int)ImGui::GetColorU32(uiColors[source]));
@@ -3227,6 +3233,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("stepOnDelete",settings.stepOnDelete);
   e->setConf("scrollStep",settings.scrollStep);
   e->setConf("sysSeparators",settings.sysSeparators);
+  e->setConf("forceMono",settings.forceMono);
 
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND);
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index d30278a49..0d2547474 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int stepOnDelete;
     int scrollStep;
     int sysSeparators;
+    int forceMono;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       stepOnDelete(0),
       scrollStep(0),
       sysSeparators(1),
+      forceMono(0),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath("") {}