diff --git a/config/defaults.cfg b/config/defaults.cfg
index 6533e193..44372104 100644
--- a/config/defaults.cfg
+++ b/config/defaults.cfg
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ poniesmodeon = 0      // Reduced violence mode.
 __gibsgore = 1        // Default value for gibs slider.
 
 // Aliases that should be stored in saved.cfg are defined below
-if (! (checkalias ofc_gamma_list)) [
-  ofc_gamma_list = ""
-  loop ogl (listlen $defaultmaps) [
-    add2list ofc_gamma_list $gamma
-  ]
+ofc_gamma_list = ""
+loop ogl (listlen $defaultmaps) [
+  add2list ofc_gamma_list $gamma
 ]
 
-if (! (checkalias dyngamma)) [ dyngamma = 0 ]
-if (! (checkalias old_editbinds)) [ old_editbinds = 1 ]
\ No newline at end of file
+dyngamma = 0
+old_editbinds = 1
+nickhighlight = 5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/menus_settings.cfg b/config/menus_settings.cfg
index 93f1c1c0..0645152c 100644
--- a/config/menus_settings.cfg
+++ b/config/menus_settings.cfg
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ menuitem "Sensible default       (30-40 FPS)" [ closemenu "FPS Range"; fpsrange
 menuitem "FPS whore           (60-60 FPS)"    [ closemenu "FPS Range"; fpsrange 60 60 ]
 menuitem "I don't understand LOD (100+ FPS)"  [ closemenu "FPS Range"; fpsrange 100 1000 ]
 
+if (! (checkalias nickhighlight)) [ nickhighlight = 5 ]
 
 newmenu gameplay
 
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ menuitem "" -1
 menuitemcheckbox "Reduced violence mode: " "$poniesmodeon" [ reducedviolencemode $arg1 ]
 menuitemcheckbox "Auto weapon reload: " "$autoreload"      [ autoreload $arg1 ]
 menuitemslider "Gib gore: " 0 4 "$__gibsgore" 1 [ "Off" "Normal" "Good" "Messy" "Unrealistic" ] [ gibsgore $arg1 ]
+menuitemslider "Name highlight color: " 0 9 "$nickhighlight" 1 [ "0green" "1blue" "2yellow" "3red" "4gray" "white" "6dark brown" "7dark red" "8purple" "9orange" ] [ nickhighlight = $arg1; HIGHLIGHT = (c $nickhighlight) ]
 menuitemcheckbox "Hit sound: " "$hitsound"                     [ hitsound $arg1 ]
 menuitemcheckbox "Show scores on death: " "$showscoresondeath" [ showscoresondeath $arg1 ]
 menuitem "Change to the enemy team"                            [ changeteam ]