diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index fafa7e86..469bc454 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void initConfig() {
   addsaver(sightranges[gCubeTiling], "sight-cubes", 7);
   addsaver(sightranges[gCell120], "sight-120cell", 2 * M_PI);
   addsaver(sightranges[gECell120], "sight-120cell-elliptic", M_PI);
+  addsaver(smooth_scrolling, "smooth-scrolling", false);
 
   addsaver(vid.consider_shader_projection, "shader-projection", true);
   
diff --git a/control.cpp b/control.cpp
index 2a14065f..b62cbbca 100644
--- a/control.cpp
+++ b/control.cpp
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ bool didsomething;
 
 typedef SDL_Event eventtype;
 
-bool smooth_movement = (DIM == 3);
+bool smooth_scrolling = false;
 
 void handlePanning(int sym, int uni) {
-  if(rug::rugged || smooth_movement) return;
+  if(rug::rugged || smooth_scrolling) return;
   
 #if !ISPANDORA
   if(sym == SDLK_END && DIM == 3) { 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void mainloopiter() {
   SDL_Event ev;
   DEBB(DF_GRAPH, (debugfile,"polling for events\n"));
   
-  if(smooth_movement) {
+  if(smooth_scrolling && !shmup::on && !rug::rugged) {
     static int lastticks;
     ld t = (ticks - lastticks) * shiftmul / 1000.;
     lastticks = ticks;
@@ -591,13 +591,13 @@ void mainloopiter() {
     if(keystate[SDLK_HOME] && DIM == 3 && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_HOME))
       View = cpush(2, t) * View, didsomething = true, playermoved = false;
     if(keystate[SDLK_RIGHT] && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_RIGHT))
-      View = cspin(0, 2, -t) * View, didsomething = true;
+      View = (DIM == 2 ? xpush(-t) : cspin(0, 2, -t)) * View, didsomething = true, playermoved = playermoved && DIM == 3;
     if(keystate[SDLK_LEFT] && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_LEFT))
-      View = cspin(0, 2, t) * View, didsomething = true;
+      View = (DIM == 2 ? xpush(t) : cspin(0, 2, t)) * View, didsomething = true, playermoved = playermoved && DIM == 3;
     if(keystate[SDLK_UP] && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_UP))
-      View = cspin(1, 2, t) * View, didsomething = true;
+      View = (DIM == 2 ? ypush(t) : cspin(1, 2, t)) * View, didsomething = true, playermoved = playermoved && DIM == 3;
     if(keystate[SDLK_DOWN] && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_DOWN))
-      View = cspin(1, 2, -t) * View, didsomething = true;
+      View = (DIM == 2 ? ypush(-t) : cspin(1, 2, -t)) * View, didsomething = true, playermoved = playermoved && DIM == 3;
     if(keystate[SDLK_PAGEUP] && DEFAULTNOR(SDLK_PAGEUP)) {
       if(conformal::on)
         conformal::rotation+=t;
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 048bde63..18aac776 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@ bool needConfirmationEvenIfSaved();
 #define DEFAULTCONTROL (multi::players == 1 && !shmup::on && !multi::alwaysuse && !(rug::rugged && rug::renderonce))
 #define DEFAULTNOR(sym) (DEFAULTCONTROL || multi::notremapped(sym))
 
+extern bool smooth_scrolling;
 extern bool timerghost;
 extern bool gen_wandering;
 
diff --git a/shmup.cpp b/shmup.cpp
index 6f646864..38a16505 100644
--- a/shmup.cpp
+++ b/shmup.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ struct shmup_configurer {
     else dialog::addBreak(100);
     if(playercfg > 3)
       dialog::addItem(XLAT("configure player 4") + dsc(3), '4');
+    else if(!shmup::on && !multi::alwaysuse) {
+      dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("smooth scrolling"), smooth_scrolling, 'c');
+      }
     else dialog::addBreak(100);
       
     if(playercfg > 4)
@@ -443,6 +446,7 @@ struct shmup_configurer {
   #if CAP_SDLJOY
     else if(uni == 'b') pushScreen(showJoyConfig);
   #endif
+    else if(uni == 'c') smooth_scrolling = !smooth_scrolling;
     else if(uni == 'r') 
       for(int i=0; i<MAXPLAYER; i++) 
         kills[i] = deaths[i] = treasures[i] = 0;