diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/ModConfig.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/ModConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa9f1234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/ModConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package de.ellpeck.naturesaura;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Config;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Config.Comment;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Config.RangeDouble;
+
+@Config(modid = NaturesAura.MOD_ID, category = "")
+public final class ModConfig {
+
+    public static General general = new General();
+    public static Client client = new Client();
+
+    public static class General {
+
+    }
+
+    public static class Client {
+
+        @Comment("The percentage of particles that should be displayed, where 1 is 100% and 0 is 0%.")
+        @RangeDouble(min = 0, max = 1)
+        public double particleAmount = 1;
+
+        @Comment("If particle spawning should respect the particle setting in Minecraft's video settings screen")
+        public boolean respectVanillaParticleSettings = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/CommonEvents.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/CommonEvents.java
index 33923afc..5fca1565 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/CommonEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/CommonEvents.java
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.packet.PacketHandler;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.world.WorldServer;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Config;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.ConfigManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.AttachCapabilitiesEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.world.ChunkWatchEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.client.event.ConfigChangedEvent.OnConfigChangedEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.gameevent.TickEvent;
 
@@ -45,4 +48,11 @@ public class CommonEvents {
             PacketHandler.sendTo(event.getPlayer(), auraChunk.makePacket());
         }
     }
+
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public void onConfigChanged(OnConfigChangedEvent event) {
+        if (NaturesAura.MOD_ID.equals(event.getModID())) {
+            ConfigManager.sync(NaturesAura.MOD_ID, Config.Type.INSTANCE);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/particles/ParticleHandler.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/particles/ParticleHandler.java
index 61ff9a8b..af420ad5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/particles/ParticleHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/particles/ParticleHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.ellpeck.naturesaura.particles;
 
+import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.ModConfig;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.particle.Particle;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.ActiveRenderInfo;
@@ -25,12 +26,19 @@ public final class ParticleHandler {
     public static void spawnParticle(Supplier<Particle> particle, double x, double y, double z, int range) {
         if (Minecraft.getMinecraft().player.getDistanceSq(x, y, z) <= range * range) {
             Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getMinecraft();
-            int setting = mc.gameSettings.particleSetting;
-            if (setting == 0 ||
-                    setting == 1 && mc.world.rand.nextInt(3) == 0 ||
-                    setting == 2 && mc.world.rand.nextInt(10) == 0) {
-                PARTICLES.add(particle.get());
+            if (ModConfig.client.respectVanillaParticleSettings) {
+                int setting = mc.gameSettings.particleSetting;
+                if (setting != 0 &&
+                        (setting != 1 || mc.world.rand.nextInt(3) != 0) &&
+                        (setting != 2 || mc.world.rand.nextInt(10) != 0)) {
+                    return;
+                }
             }
+            double setting = ModConfig.client.particleAmount;
+            if (setting < 1 && mc.world.rand.nextDouble() > setting) {
+                return;
+            }
+            PARTICLES.add(particle.get());
         }
     }