diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index 8e1c0a99..698e8c7a 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ s8 D_8032C9E0 = 0;
 u8 unused3[4];
 u8 unused4[2];
 
-
+// For configfile intro skipping
+extern unsigned int configSkipIntro;
 
 
 void basic_update(s16 *arg);
@@ -1199,7 +1200,7 @@ s32 init_level(void) {
                 if (gMarioState->action != ACT_UNINITIALIZED) {
                     if (save_file_exists(gCurrSaveFileNum - 1)) {
                         set_mario_action(gMarioState, ACT_IDLE, 0);
-                    } else if (gCLIOpts.SkipIntro == 0) {
+                    } else if (gCLIOpts.SkipIntro == 0 && configSkipIntro == 0) {
                         set_mario_action(gMarioState, ACT_INTRO_CUTSCENE, 0);
                         val4 = 1;
                     }
diff --git a/src/pc/configfile.c b/src/pc/configfile.c
index 4d38aaaf..6b1e83b0 100644
--- a/src/pc/configfile.c
+++ b/src/pc/configfile.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ bool         configCameraInvertY = false;
 bool         configEnableCamera  = false;
 bool         configCameraMouse   = false;
 #endif
+unsigned int configSkipIntro     = 0;
 
 static const struct ConfigOption options[] = {
     {.name = "fullscreen",           .type = CONFIG_TYPE_BOOL, .boolValue = &configFullscreen},
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ static const struct ConfigOption options[] = {
     {.name = "bettercam_aggression", .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configCameraAggr},
     {.name = "bettercam_pan_level",  .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configCameraPan},
     #endif
+    {.name = "skip_intro",           .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configSkipIntro},
 };
 
 // Reads an entire line from a file (excluding the newline character) and returns an allocated string