diff --git a/GameSettings.cpp b/GameSettings.cpp
index f3270ae5f..b6d1a7c52 100644
--- a/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -705,6 +705,9 @@ void LoadGameExternalOptions()
 	// Kaiden: Vehicle Inventory change - Added INI file Option VEHICLE_INVENTORY
 	gGameExternalOptions.fVehicleInventory					= iniReader.ReadBoolean("JA2 Gameplay Settings", "VEHICLE_INVENTORY", TRUE);
 
+	// WANNE: Added INI file Option for enemy ambushes, so we also have the option to play vanilla ja2 ambush settings
+	gGameExternalOptions.fEnableChanceOfEnemyAmbushesOnInsaneDifficult = iniReader.ReadBoolean("JA2 Gameplay Settings", "ENABLE_CHANCE_OF_ENEMY_AMBUSHES_ON_INSANE_DIFFICULT", TRUE);
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/GameSettings.h b/GameSettings.h
index 8d73475f6..0aca4c4cf 100644
--- a/GameSettings.h
+++ b/GameSettings.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ typedef struct
 	// Kaiden: Vehicle Inventory change - Added for INI Option
 	BOOLEAN fVehicleInventory;
 
+	BOOLEAN fEnableChanceOfEnemyAmbushesOnInsaneDifficult;
+
 	// System settings
 	UINT8 gubDeadLockDelay;
 	BOOLEAN gfEnableEmergencyButton_SkipStrategicEvents;
diff --git a/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp b/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp
index 9bb7c5720..d2b796dc2 100644
--- a/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/PreBattle Interface.cpp	
@@ -543,8 +543,10 @@ void InitPreBattleInterface( GROUP *pBattleGroup, BOOLEAN fPersistantPBI )
 					{
 						gubEnemyEncounterCode = ENEMY_AMBUSH_CODE;
 					}
-					// Madd
-					else if( gGameOptions.ubDifficultyLevel == DIF_LEVEL_INSANE && 
+					// Madd:  
+					// WANNE: Added an ja2_options.ini Property "ENABLE_CHANCE_OF_ENEMY_AMBUSHES_ON_INSANE_DIFFICULT"
+					else if( gGameExternalOptions.fEnableChanceOfEnemyAmbushesOnInsaneDifficult && 
+						gGameOptions.ubDifficultyLevel == DIF_LEVEL_INSANE && 
 									 CurrentPlayerProgressPercentage() >= 25 )
 					{ //if the enemy outnumbers the players, then there is a chance of the enemies ambushing the group
 						if( ubNumMobileEnemies > ubNumMercs )