diff --git a/src/gui/doAction.cpp b/src/gui/doAction.cpp
index f7d09ff1..aca82821 100644
--- a/src/gui/doAction.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/doAction.cpp
@@ -609,6 +609,14 @@ void FurnaceGUI::doAction(int what) {
       break;
 
     case GUI_ACTION_INS_LIST_ADD:
+      if (settings.insTypeMenu) {
+        makeInsTypeList=e->getPossibleInsTypes();
+        if (makeInsTypeList.size()>1) {
+          displayInsTypeList=true;
+          displayInsTypeListMakeInsSample=-1;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
       curIns=e->addInstrument(cursor.xCoarse);
       if (curIns==-1) {
         showError("too many instruments!");
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index adfc0b72..0a14965c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int removeInsOff;
     int removeVolOff;
     int playOnLoad;
+    int insTypeMenu;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String headFontPath;
@@ -1710,6 +1711,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       removeInsOff(0),
       removeVolOff(0),
       playOnLoad(0),
+      insTypeMenu(1),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       headFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 412dd2a9..f663a9e4 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2282,6 +2282,11 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
           settings.insEditColorize=insEditColorizeB;
         }
 
+        bool insTypeMenuB=settings.insTypeMenu;
+        if (ImGui::Checkbox("Display instrument type menu when adding instrument",&insTypeMenuB)) {
+          settings.insTypeMenu=insTypeMenuB;
+        }
+
         // SUBSECTION MACRO EDITOR
         CONFIG_SUBSECTION("Macro Editor");
         ImGui::Text("Macro editor layout:");
@@ -3018,6 +3023,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.removeInsOff=e->getConfInt("removeInsOff",0);
   settings.removeVolOff=e->getConfInt("removeVolOff",0);
   settings.playOnLoad=e->getConfInt("playOnLoad",0);
+  settings.insTypeMenu=e->getConfInt("insTypeMenu",1);
 
   clampSetting(settings.mainFontSize,2,96);
   clampSetting(settings.headFontSize,2,96);
@@ -3152,6 +3158,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   clampSetting(settings.removeInsOff,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.removeVolOff,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.playOnLoad,0,2);
+  clampSetting(settings.insTypeMenu,0,1);
 
   if (settings.exportLoops<0.0) settings.exportLoops=0.0;
   if (settings.exportFadeOut<0.0) settings.exportFadeOut=0.0;
@@ -3386,6 +3393,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("removeInsOff",settings.removeInsOff);
   e->setConf("removeVolOff",settings.removeVolOff);
   e->setConf("playOnLoad",settings.playOnLoad);
+  e->setConf("insTypeMenu",settings.insTypeMenu);
 
   // colors
   for (int i=0; i<GUI_COLOR_MAX; i++) {