diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
index 38e39bb7a..7e4b4a794 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_ascent.xml
@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@
       <string>Boolean</string>
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
+    </map>
+    <key>AlchemyWLCloudTexture</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Name of local cloud texture to use for windlight</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>String</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <string>Default.tga</string>
     </map>
 		<key>AscentPowerfulWizard</key>
 		<map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Altocumulus.tga b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Altocumulus.tga
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675cb1609
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diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Cumulo-Nimbus.tga b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Cumulo-Nimbus.tga
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88d5582eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Cumulo-Nimbus.tga differ
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds2.tga b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Default.tga
similarity index 100%
rename from indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds2.tga
rename to indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Default.tga
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Layered.tga b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Layered.tga
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1321d2378
Binary files /dev/null and b/indra/newview/app_settings/windlight/clouds/Layered.tga differ
diff --git a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.cpp b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.cpp
index dbe7b2911..46fd81b5b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "llviewerregion.h"
 #include "llface.h"
 #include "llrender.h"
+#include "llviewercontrol.h"
 
 LLPointer<LLViewerTexture> LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseTexture = NULL;
 
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ static LLGLSLShader* star_shader = NULL;
 LLDrawPoolWLSky::LLDrawPoolWLSky(void) :
 	LLDrawPool(POOL_WL_SKY)
 {
-	const std::string cloudNoiseFilename(gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "windlight", "clouds2.tga"));
+	std::string cloudNoiseFilename(gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "windlight/clouds", gSavedSettings.getString("AlchemyWLCloudTexture")));
+	if (!gDirUtilp->fileExists(cloudNoiseFilename))
+	{
+		cloudNoiseFilename = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "windlight/clouds", "Default.tga");
+	}
 	llinfos << "loading WindLight cloud noise from " << cloudNoiseFilename << llendl;
 
 	LLPointer<LLImageFormatted> cloudNoiseFile(LLImageFormatted::createFromExtension(cloudNoiseFilename));
diff --git a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.h b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.h
index 1057ef7bd..89daefa7a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.h
+++ b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolwlsky.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private:
 	void renderSkyClouds(F32 camHeightLocal) const;
 	void renderHeavenlyBodies();
 
-private:
+public:
 	static LLPointer<LLViewerTexture> sCloudNoiseTexture;
 	static LLPointer<LLImageRaw> sCloudNoiseRawImage;
 };
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
index c34069e94..b34ba208d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 #include "llworldmapview.h"
 #include "llnetmap.h"
 #include "llrender.h"
+#include "lldrawpoolwlsky.h"
+#include "llwlparammanager.h"
 #include "aistatemachine.h"
 #include "aithreadsafe.h"
 #include "lldrawpoolbump.h"
@@ -573,6 +575,44 @@ bool handleVelocityInterpolate(const LLSD& newvalue)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool handleWindlightCloudChanged(const LLSD& new_value)
+{
+	std::string cloudNoiseFilename(gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "windlight/clouds", new_value.asString()));
+	if (!gDirUtilp->fileExists(cloudNoiseFilename))
+	{
+		cloudNoiseFilename = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "windlight/clouds", "Default.tga");
+	}
+	llinfos << "loading WindLight cloud noise from " << cloudNoiseFilename << LL_ENDL;
+
+	LLPointer<LLImageFormatted> cloudNoiseFile(LLImageFormatted::createFromExtension(cloudNoiseFilename));
+
+	if (cloudNoiseFile.isNull())
+	{
+		llwarns << "Error: Failed to load cloud noise image " << cloudNoiseFilename << LL_ENDL;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (cloudNoiseFile->load(cloudNoiseFilename))
+	{
+		LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage = new LLImageRaw();
+
+		if (cloudNoiseFile->decode(LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage, 0.0f))
+		{
+			//debug use
+			lldebugs << "cloud noise raw image width: " << LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage->getWidth() << " : height: " << LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage->getHeight() << " : components: " <<
+				(S32) LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage->getComponents() << " : data size: " << LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage->getDataSize() << LL_ENDL;
+			llassert_always(LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage->getData());
+
+			LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseTexture = LLViewerTextureManager::getLocalTexture(LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage.get(), TRUE);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			LLDrawPoolWLSky::sCloudNoiseRawImage = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool handleCloudSettingsChanged(const LLSD& newvalue)
 {
 	bool bCloudsEnabled = gSavedSettings.getBOOL("CloudsEnabled");
@@ -782,6 +822,7 @@ void settings_setup_listeners()
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("CloudsEnabled")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleCloudSettingsChanged, _2));
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("SkyUseClassicClouds")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleCloudSettingsChanged, _2));
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("RenderTransparentWater")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleRenderTransparentWaterChanged, _2));
+	gSavedSettings.getControl("AlchemyWLCloudTexture")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleWindlightCloudChanged, _2));
 	
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("AscentAvatarXModifier")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleAscentAvatarModifier, _2));
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("AscentAvatarYModifier")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleAscentAvatarModifier, _2));
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_windlight_options.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_windlight_options.xml
index cd8cff527..9210a2c9b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_windlight_options.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_windlight_options.xml
@@ -585,6 +585,40 @@
 			     name="DrawClassicClouds" width="200" />
 			<button bottom="-102" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="18" label="?"
 			     left="608" name="WLClassicCloudsHelp" width="18" />
+ <text
+  name="cloud_settings_title"
+  follows="top|left"
+  height="16"
+  left="480"
+  bottom_delta="-17"
+  width="76">
+          Cloud Setting
+  </text>
+  <combo_box
+   follows="top|left"
+   control_name="AlchemyWLCloudTexture"
+   name="cloud_settings_preset_combo"
+   left_delta="76"
+   bottom_delta="2"
+   height="14"
+   width="110">
+      <combo_box.item
+       label="Altocumulus"
+       name="altocumulus_cloud"
+       value="Altocumulus.tga"/>
+      <combo_box.item
+       label="Cumulo-Nimbus"
+       name="cumulonimbus_cloud"
+       value="Cumulo-Nimbus.tga"/>
+      <combo_box.item
+       label="Default"
+       name="default_cloud"
+       value="Default.tga"/>
+      <combo_box.item
+       label="Layered"
+       name="layered_cloud"
+       value="Layered.tga"/>
+  </combo_box>
 		</panel>
 	</tab_container>
 	<string name="WLDefaultSkyNames">