diff --git a/src/settings_type.h b/src/settings_type.h
index f6dd5bc98c..8af5b0e1a6 100644
--- a/src/settings_type.h
+++ b/src/settings_type.h
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ struct EconomySettings {
 	TownCargoGenMode town_cargogen_mode;     ///< algorithm for generating cargo from houses, @see TownCargoGenMode
 	bool   allow_town_roads;                 ///< towns are allowed to build roads (always allowed when generating world / in SE)
 	TownFounding found_town;                 ///< town founding.
+	bool     town_renaming_allowed;            ///< users can rename towns, even in multiplayer
 	PlaceHouses place_houses;                ///< players are allowed to place town houses.
 	bool   station_noise_level;              ///< build new airports when the town noise level is still within accepted limits
 	uint16_t town_noise_population[4];         ///< population to base decision on noise evaluation (@see town_council_tolerance)
diff --git a/src/town_gui.cpp b/src/town_gui.cpp
index 944ad4b5dd..6e6a89031b 100644
--- a/src/town_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/town_gui.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ public:
 		nvp->InitializeViewport(this, this->town->xy, ScaleZoomGUI(ZOOM_LVL_TOWN));
 
 		/* disable renaming town in network games if you are not the server */
-		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_TV_CHANGE_NAME, _networking && !_network_server);
+		bool renaming_disabled = _networking && !_network_server;
+		if (_settings_game.economy.town_renaming_allowed) {
+			renaming_disabled = false;
+		}
+		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_TV_CHANGE_NAME, renaming_disabled);
 	}
 
 	void Close([[maybe_unused]] int data = 0) override