diff --git a/include/settings.hpp b/include/settings.hpp
index 75375335..db8456c4 100644
--- a/include/settings.hpp
+++ b/include/settings.hpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ extern float autosaveInterval;
 extern bool skipLoadOnLaunch;
 extern std::list<std::string> recentPatchPaths;
 extern std::vector<NVGcolor> cableColors;
+extern bool cableAutoRotate;
 extern bool autoCheckUpdates;
 extern bool verifyHttpsCerts;
 extern bool showTipsOnLaunch;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ struct PluginWhitelist {
 extern std::map<std::string, PluginWhitelist> moduleWhitelist;
 
 bool isModuleWhitelisted(const std::string& pluginSlug, const std::string& moduleSlug);
+void cableColorsReset();
 
 PRIVATE void init();
 PRIVATE void destroy();
diff --git a/src/app/RackWidget.cpp b/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
index d5dae358..7b60bb4b 100644
--- a/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
@@ -1523,7 +1523,10 @@ NVGcolor RackWidget::getNextCableColor() {
 	if (settings::cableColors.empty())
 		return color::WHITE;
 
-	int id = internal->nextCableColorId++;
+	int id = internal->nextCableColorId;
+	if (settings::cableAutoRotate) {
+		internal->nextCableColorId++;
+	}
 	if (id >= (int) settings::cableColors.size())
 		id = 0;
 	if (internal->nextCableColorId >= (int) settings::cableColors.size())
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 384071e9..b964e8cf 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -53,13 +53,8 @@ bool preferDarkPanels = false;
 float autosaveInterval = 15.0;
 bool skipLoadOnLaunch = false;
 std::list<std::string> recentPatchPaths;
-std::vector<NVGcolor> cableColors = {
-	color::fromHexString("#f3374b"), // red
-	color::fromHexString("#ffb437"), // yellow
-	color::fromHexString("#00b56e"), // green
-	color::fromHexString("#3695ef"), // blue
-	color::fromHexString("#8b4ade"), // purple
-};
+bool cableAutoRotate = true;
+std::vector<NVGcolor> cableColors;
 bool autoCheckUpdates = true;
 bool verifyHttpsCerts = true;
 bool showTipsOnLaunch = true;
@@ -99,8 +94,20 @@ bool isModuleWhitelisted(const std::string& pluginSlug, const std::string& modul
 }
 
 
+void cableColorsReset() {
+	cableColors = {
+		color::fromHexString("#f3374b"), // red
+		color::fromHexString("#ffb437"), // yellow
+		color::fromHexString("#00b56e"), // green
+		color::fromHexString("#3695ef"), // blue
+		color::fromHexString("#8b4ade"), // purple
+	};
+}
+
+
 void init() {
 	settingsPath = asset::user("settings.json");
+	cableColorsReset();
 }
 
 
@@ -186,6 +193,8 @@ json_t* toJson() {
 	}
 	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "cableColors", cableColorsJ);
 
+	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "cableAutoRotate", json_boolean(cableAutoRotate));
+
 	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "autoCheckUpdates", json_boolean(autoCheckUpdates));
 
 	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "verifyHttpsCerts", json_boolean(verifyHttpsCerts));
@@ -410,6 +419,10 @@ void fromJson(json_t* rootJ) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	json_t* cableAutoRotateJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "cableAutoRotate");
+	if (cableAutoRotateJ)
+		cableAutoRotate = json_boolean_value(cableAutoRotateJ);
+
 	json_t* autoCheckUpdatesJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "autoCheckUpdates");
 	if (autoCheckUpdatesJ)
 		autoCheckUpdates = json_boolean_value(autoCheckUpdatesJ);