diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
index 14fa6475f..50efda805 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@
 <llsd>
 	<map>
 		<!-- Ascent-Specific Settings -->
-		
-		<key>SianaRenderOmitBlankVBO</key>
+
+    <key>SingularityBoldGroupModerator</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Should group moderator chat be displayed in bold</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+    </map>
+    <key>SianaRenderOmitBlankVBO</key>
 		<map>
 			<key>Comment</key>
 			<string>Optimization: omit prefilling VBOs with zeroes. Default: OFF</string>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp b/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
index cef6f9daa..110d3a708 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llimpanel.cpp
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ void LLFloaterIMPanel::addHistoryLine(const std::string &utf8msg, LLColor4 incol
 	}
 
 	//Kadah - Bold group mods chat. Doesnt work on the first msg of the session, dont have speakers list yet?
-	if (isModerator(source))
+	if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("SingularityBoldGroupModerator") && isModerator(source))
 	{
 		mHistoryEditor->appendColoredText(utf8msg.substr(0,1), false, prepend_newline, color);
 		LLStyleSP style(new LLStyle);