diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 829c9b81..d83a8978 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ void initConfig() {
   addsaver(vid.mobilecompasssize, "mobile compass size", 0); // ISMOBILE || ISPANDORA ? 30 : 0);
   addsaver(vid.radarsize, "radarsize size", 120);
   addsaver(vid.axes, "movement help", 1);
+  addsaver(vid.axes3, "movement help3", false);
   addsaver(vid.shifttarget, "shift-targetting", 2);
   addsaver(vid.steamscore, "scores to Steam", 1);
   initcs(vid.cs); addsaver(vid.cs, "single");
@@ -1853,6 +1854,10 @@ void configureMouse() {
   
   dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("draw circle around the target"), (vid.drawmousecircle), 'd');
   
+  if(GDIM == 3) {
+    dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("highlight the cell forward"), vid.axes3, 'f');
+    }
+  
 #if ISMOBILE
   dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("targetting ranged Orbs long-click only"), (vid.shifttarget&2), 'i');
 #else
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 33052177..d43c02e4 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -6860,7 +6860,7 @@ void drawMarkers() {
         }
       }
     
-    if(GDIM == 3 && !inHighQual && !shmup::on && vid.axes && playermoved) {
+    if(GDIM == 3 && !inHighQual && !shmup::on && vid.axes3 && playermoved) {
       cell *c = forwardcell();
       IG(c) queuecircleat(c, .8, getcs().uicolor);
       }
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 80930465..c4993585 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ struct videopar {
   int flashtime;
   
   int wallmode, monmode, axes;
+  bool axes3;
   bool revcontrol;
   
   int msgleft, msglimit;
diff --git a/shmup.cpp b/shmup.cpp
index 25d58384..732acbd4 100644
--- a/shmup.cpp
+++ b/shmup.cpp
@@ -395,9 +395,12 @@ struct shmup_configurer {
     if(players > 4)
       dialog::addItem(XLAT("configure player 5"), '5');
     else if(!shmup::on && !multi::alwaysuse) {
-      const char *axmodes[5] = {"OFF", "auto", "light", "heavy", "arrows"};
-      dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("help for keyboard users"), XLAT(axmodes[vid.axes]), 'h');
-      dialog::add_action([] {vid.axes += 60 + (shiftmul > 0 ? 1 : -1); vid.axes %= 5; } );
+      if(GDIM == 2) {
+        const char *axmodes[5] = {"OFF", "auto", "light", "heavy", "arrows"};
+        dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("help for keyboard users"), XLAT(axmodes[vid.axes]), 'h');
+        dialog::add_action([] {vid.axes += 60 + (shiftmul > 0 ? 1 : -1); vid.axes %= 5; } );
+        }
+      else dialog::addBreak(100);
       }
     else if(alwaysuse)
       dialog::addInfo(XLAT("multiplayer and shmup mode; some features"));