diff --git a/celldrawer.cpp b/celldrawer.cpp
index aa90ceaf..119ad1b3 100644
--- a/celldrawer.cpp
+++ b/celldrawer.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static constexpr int trapcol[4] = {0x904040, 0xA02020, 0xD00000, 0x303030};
 static constexpr int terracol[8] = {0xD000, 0xE25050, 0xD0D0D0, 0x606060, 0x303030, 0x181818, 0x0080, 0x8080};
 
 EX colortable prairie_colors = { 0x402000, 0x503000 };
+EX colortable prairie_colors_high_cont = { 0x102030, 0x905010 };
 EX colortable mountain_colors = { 0x181008*2, 0x181008*4 };
 EX colortable tower_colors = { 0x202010, 0x404030 };
 EX colortable westwall_colors = { 0x211F6F, 0x413F8F };
@@ -211,10 +212,12 @@ void celldrawer::setcolors() {
       for(int a=0; a<21; a++)
         if((b >> a) & 1)
           fcol += variant::features[a].color_change;
-      if(c->wall == waAncientGrave)
-        wcol = 0x080808;
-      else if(c->wall == waFreshGrave)
-        wcol = 0x202020;
+      if(!higher_contrast) {
+        if(c->wall == waAncientGrave)
+          wcol = 0x080808;
+        else if(c->wall == waFreshGrave)
+          wcol = 0x202020;
+        }
       break;
       }
     #endif
@@ -402,7 +405,8 @@ void celldrawer::setcolors() {
     #if CAP_FIELD
     case laPrairie:
       if(prairie::isriver(c)) {
-        fcol = get_color_auto3(prairie::get_val(c), prairie_colors);
+        fcol = get_color_auto3(prairie::get_val(c),
+                  higher_contrast ? prairie_colors_high_cont : prairie_colors);
         }
       else {
         fcol = 0x004000 + 0x001000 * c->LHU.fi.walldist;
@@ -512,8 +516,10 @@ void celldrawer::setcolors() {
         if(c->monst == moFriendlyGhost) 
           fcol = gradient(fcol, fghostcolor(c), 0, .5, 1);
     
-        if(c->wall == waSmallTree) wcol = 0x004000;
-        else if(c->wall == waBigTree) wcol = 0x008000;
+        if (!higher_contrast) {
+          if(c->wall == waSmallTree) wcol = 0x004000;
+          else if(c->wall == waBigTree) wcol = 0x008000;
+          }
         }
     }
   
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index e3f5012c..67137586 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ EX bool linked_consequence;
 
 EX bool hr_hud_enabled = true;
 
+EX bool higher_contrast = false;
+
 EX void adjust_linked() {
   indenter ind(2);
   geom3::invalid = "";
@@ -1111,6 +1113,10 @@ EX void initConfig() {
      "This lets you see an explanation of what the setting does. "
      "You can also press ALT while changing such settings.");
 
+  param_b(higher_contrast, "higher_contrast")
+  ->editable("use higher contrast", 'h')
+  ->help("Use higher contrast for some terrain elements.");
+
   param_b(vid.grid, "grid");
   param_b(models::desitter_projections, "desitter_projections", false);
   param_b(nonisotropic_weird_transforms, "nonisotropic_weird_transforms", false);
@@ -3722,6 +3728,7 @@ EX void show_color_dialog() {
 
   dialog::addColorItem(XLAT("dialogs"), addalpha(dialog::dialogcolor), 'd');
   dialog::add_action([] () { dialog::openColorDialog(dialog::dialogcolor); dialog::colorAlpha = false; dialog::get_di().dialogflags |= sm::SIDE; });
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("higher contrast"), higher_contrast, 'h');
 
   dialog::addBreak(50);
   if(specialland == laCanvas && ccolor::which->ctab.size()) {