diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index a2eee6d..8d98f8f 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1857,6 +1857,21 @@ void SetCompanySetting(uint index, int32 value)
 }
 
 /**
+ * Top function to save the new value of an element of the NewsSettings struct
+ * @param index offset in the SettingDesc array of the NewsSettings struct
+ * which identifies the setting member we want to change
+ * @param value new value of the setting
+ */
+void SetNewsSetting(uint index, int32 value)
+{
+	const SettingDesc *sd = &_news_settings[index];
+
+	void *var = GetVariableAddress(NULL, &sd->save);
+	Write_ValidateSetting(var, sd, value);
+	if (sd->desc.proc != NULL) sd->desc.proc((int32)ReadValue(var, sd->save.conv));
+}
+
+/**
  * Set the company settings for a new company to their default values.
  */
 void SetDefaultCompanySettings(CompanyID cid)
@@ -1952,6 +1967,12 @@ const SettingDesc *GetSettingFromName(const char *name, uint *i)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Check for full names of the news */
+	for (*i = 0, sd = _news_settings; sd->save.cmd != SL_END; sd++, (*i)++) {
+		if (!SlIsObjectCurrentlyValid(sd->save.version_from, sd->save.version_to)) continue;
+		if (strcmp(sd->desc.name, name) == 0) return sd;
+	}
+
 	if (strncmp(name, "company.", 8) == 0) name += 8;
 	/* And finally the company-based settings */
 	for (*i = 0, sd = _company_settings; sd->save.cmd != SL_END; sd++, (*i)++) {
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
index ce93550..7bb0420 100644
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -1459,9 +1459,32 @@ static SettingEntry _settings_ui_interaction[] = {
 /** Interaction sub-page */
 static SettingsPage _settings_ui_interaction_page = {_settings_ui_interaction, lengthof(_settings_ui_interaction)};
 
+static SettingEntry _settings_ui_news[] = {
+	SettingEntry("news_display.arrival_player"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.arrival_other"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.accident"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.company_info"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.open"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.close"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.economy"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.production_player"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.production_other"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.production_nobody"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.advice"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.new_vehicles"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.acceptance"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.subsidies"),
+	SettingEntry("news_display.general"),
+	SettingEntry("misc.news_ticker_sound"),
+};
+
+/** News options sub-page */
+static SettingsPage _settings_ui_news_page = {_settings_ui_news, lengthof(_settings_ui_news)};
+
 static SettingEntry _settings_ui[] = {
 	SettingEntry(&_settings_ui_display_page, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_DISPLAY_OPTIONS),
 	SettingEntry(&_settings_ui_interaction_page, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_INTERACTION),
+	SettingEntry(&_settings_ui_news_page, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_NEWS_OPTIONS),
 	SettingEntry("gui.show_finances"),
 	SettingEntry("gui.errmsg_duration"),
 	SettingEntry("gui.hover_delay"),
@@ -2008,6 +2031,8 @@ struct GameSettingsWindow : Window {
 			if (value != oldvalue) {
 				if ((sd->desc.flags & SGF_PER_COMPANY) != 0) {
 					SetCompanySetting(pe->d.entry.index, value);
+				} else if (strcmp(sd->desc.name, "misc.news_ticker_sound") == 0) {
+					SetNewsSetting(pe->d.entry.index, value);
 				} else {
 					SetSettingValue(pe->d.entry.index, value);
 				}
@@ -2091,6 +2116,9 @@ struct GameSettingsWindow : Window {
 
 		if ((sd->desc.flags & SGF_PER_COMPANY) != 0) {
 			SetCompanySetting(this->valuedropdown_entry->d.entry.index, index);
+		} else if (strncmp(sd->desc.name, "news_display", 12) == 0) {
+			/* this is a news drop down box item */
+			SetNewsSetting(this->valuedropdown_entry->d.entry.index, index);
 		} else {
 			SetSettingValue(this->valuedropdown_entry->d.entry.index, index);
 		}
diff --git a/src/settings_internal.h b/src/settings_internal.h
index 9bda96f..0cb6117 100644
--- a/src/settings_internal.h
+++ b/src/settings_internal.h
@@ -118,5 +118,6 @@ const SettingDesc *GetSettingFromName(const char *name, uint *i);
 bool SetSettingValue(uint index, int32 value, bool force_newgame = false);
 bool SetSettingValue(uint index, const char *value, bool force_newgame = false);
 void SetCompanySetting(uint index, int32 value);
+void SetNewsSetting(uint index, int32 value);
 
 #endif /* SETTINGS_INTERNAL_H */