diff --git a/builtin/mainmenu/common.lua b/builtin/mainmenu/common.lua
index e7e90f30..af61bc95 100644
--- a/builtin/mainmenu/common.lua
+++ b/builtin/mainmenu/common.lua
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ end
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function is_server_protocol_compat(server_proto_min, server_proto_max)
-	return not ((min_supp_proto > (server_proto_max or 24)) or (max_supp_proto < (server_proto_min or 13)))
+	return min_supp_proto <= (server_proto_max or 24) and max_supp_proto >= (server_proto_min or 13)
 end
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function is_server_protocol_compat_or_error(server_proto_min, server_proto_max)
diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 6dd6ef3f..065d1219 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ send_pre_v25_init (Support older servers) bool true
 #    Save the map received by the client on disk.
 enable_local_map_saving (Saving map received from server) bool false
 
+#    Show entity selection boxes
+show_entity_selectionbox (Show entity selection boxes) bool true
+
 #    Enable usage of remote media server (if provided by server).
 #    Remote servers offer a significantly faster way to download media (e.g. textures)
 #    when connecting to the server.
diff --git a/multicraft.conf.example b/multicraft.conf.example
index d53e2296..81a446ca 100644
--- a/multicraft.conf.example
+++ b/multicraft.conf.example
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@
 #    type: bool
 # enable_local_map_saving = false
 
+#    Show entity selection boxes.
+#    type: bool
+# show_entity_selectionbox true
+
 #    Enable usage of remote media server (if provided by server).
 #    Remote servers offer a significantly faster way to download media (e.g. textures)
 #    when connecting to the server.
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 487404ed..580a9f47 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("desynchronize_mapblock_texture_animation", "true");
 	settings->setDefault("hud_hotbar_max_width", "1.0");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_local_map_saving", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("show_entity_selectionbox", "true");
 
 	settings->setDefault("mip_map", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("anisotropic_filter", "false");
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 9a9ab2c5..90725008 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ PointedThing getPointedThing(Client *client, Hud *hud, const v3f &player_positio
 
 	std::vector<aabb3f> *selectionboxes = hud->getSelectionBoxes();
 	selectionboxes->clear();
+	static const bool show_entity_selectionbox = g_settings->getBool("show_entity_selectionbox");
+
 	selected_object = NULL;
 
 	INodeDefManager *nodedef = client->getNodeDefManager();
@@ -342,7 +344,8 @@ PointedThing getPointedThing(Client *client, Hud *hud, const v3f &player_positio
 				  camera_position, shootline);
 
 		if (selected_object != NULL) {
-			if (selected_object->doShowSelectionBox()) {
+			if (show_entity_selectionbox &&
+					selected_object->doShowSelectionBox()) {
 				aabb3f *selection_box = selected_object->getSelectionBox();
 				// Box should exist because object was
 				// returned in the first place
diff --git a/src/settings_translation_file.cpp b/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
index 77fd6c68..beb56d9f 100644
--- a/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ fake_function() {
 	gettext("Whether to support older servers before protocol version 25.\nEnable if you want to connect to 0.4.12 servers and before.\nServers starting with 0.4.13 will work, 0.4.12-dev servers may work.\nDisabling this option will protect your password better.");
 	gettext("Saving map received from server");
 	gettext("Save the map received by the client on disk.");
+	gettext("Show entity selection boxes");
 	gettext("Connect to external media server");
 	gettext("Enable usage of remote media server (if provided by server).\nRemote servers offer a significantly faster way to download media (e.g. textures)\nwhen connecting to the server.");
 	gettext("Serverlist URL");