diff --git a/src/disc_img.c b/src/disc_img.c
index 62c810a..7d96a2a 100644
--- a/src/disc_img.c
+++ b/src/disc_img.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ static uint8_t xdf_track0[5][3];
 static uint8_t xdf_spt[5];
 static uint8_t xdf_map[5][24][3];
 
+int bpb_disable;
+
 void img_writeback(int drive, int track);
 
 static int img_sector_size_code(int drive)
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ void img_load(int drive, char *fn)
 
 	pclog("BPB reports %i sides and %i bytes per sector\n", bpb_sides, bpb_bps);
 
-	if ((bpb_sides < 1) || (bpb_sides > 2) || (bpb_bps < 128) || (bpb_bps > 2048))
+	if (bpb_disable || (bpb_sides < 1) || (bpb_sides > 2) || (bpb_bps < 128) || (bpb_bps > 2048))
 	{
 		/* The BPB is giving us a wacky number of sides and/or bytes per sector, therefore it is most probably
 		   not a BPB at all, so we have to guess the parameters from file size. */
diff --git a/src/disc_img.h b/src/disc_img.h
index b186950..62b60d4 100644
--- a/src/disc_img.h
+++ b/src/disc_img.h
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ void img_format(int drive, int sector, int side, int density);
 int img_hole(int drive);
 void img_stop();
 void img_poll();
+
+extern int bpb_disable;
diff --git a/src/pc.c b/src/pc.c
index 182273c..cdd3144 100644
--- a/src/pc.c
+++ b/src/pc.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "cdrom-ioctl.h"
 #include "cdrom-iso.h"
 #include "disc.h"
+#include "disc_img.h"
 #include "mem.h"
 #include "x86_ops.h"
 #include "codegen.h"
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ void loadconfig(char *fn)
 
         fdd_set_type(0, config_get_int(NULL, "drive_a_type", 7));
         fdd_set_type(1, config_get_int(NULL, "drive_b_type", 7));
+        bpb_disable = config_get_int(NULL, "bpb_disable", 0);
 
         window_w = config_get_int(NULL, "window_w", 0);
         window_h = config_get_int(NULL, "window_h", 0);
@@ -759,6 +761,7 @@ void saveconfig()
 
         config_set_int(NULL, "drive_a_type", fdd_get_type(0));
         config_set_int(NULL, "drive_b_type", fdd_get_type(1));
+        config_set_int(NULL, "bpb_disable", bpb_disable);
 
         config_set_int(NULL, "window_w", window_w);
         config_set_int(NULL, "window_h", window_h);
diff --git a/src/pc.rc b/src/pc.rc
index 4b73e42..bcd1cf2 100644
--- a/src/pc.rc
+++ b/src/pc.rc
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ BEGIN
                 MENUITEM "Change drive &B:...", IDM_DISC_B
                 MENUITEM "&Eject drive A:",     IDM_EJECT_A
                 MENUITEM "Eject drive B:",      IDM_EJECT_B
+                MENUITEM SEPARATOR
+                MENUITEM "Disable BPB checking", IDM_BPB_DISABLE
+                MENUITEM SEPARATOR                
                 MENUITEM "&Configure hard discs...",IDM_HDCONF
         END
         POPUP "&Settings"
diff --git a/src/resources.h b/src/resources.h
index dc00796..1fa1217 100644
--- a/src/resources.h
+++ b/src/resources.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define IDM_EJECT_A        40012
 #define IDM_EJECT_B        40013
 #define IDM_HDCONF         40014
+#define IDM_BPB_DISABLE    40015
 #define IDM_CONFIG         40020
 #define IDM_CONFIG_LOAD    40021
 #define IDM_CONFIG_SAVE    40022
diff --git a/src/win.c b/src/win.c
index ee11860..d010d6a 100644
--- a/src/win.c
+++ b/src/win.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "disc.h"
+#include "disc_img.h"
 
 #include "plat-midi.h"
 #include "plat-keyboard.h"
@@ -580,6 +581,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
         CheckMenuItem(menu, IDM_VID_DDRAW + vid_api, MF_CHECKED);
         CheckMenuItem(menu, IDM_VID_FS_FULL + video_fullscreen_scale, MF_CHECKED);
         CheckMenuItem(menu, IDM_VID_REMEMBER, window_remember ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED);
+        CheckMenuItem(menu, IDM_BPB_DISABLE, bpb_disable ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED);
 //        set_display_switch_mode(SWITCH_BACKGROUND);
         
         d=romset;
@@ -936,6 +938,11 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
                         disc_close(1);
                         saveconfig();
                         break;
+                        case IDM_BPB_DISABLE:
+                        bpb_disable = !bpb_disable;
+                        CheckMenuItem(hmenu, IDM_BPB_DISABLE, bpb_disable ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED);
+                        saveconfig();
+                        break;
                         case IDM_HDCONF:
                         hdconf_open(hwnd);
                         break;