diff --git a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
index 2fa7d523..d726b830 100644
--- a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
+++ b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ WeaponScopeRangeBonus=5
 VaultCityInoculationsPoisonBonus=10
 VaultCityInoculationsRadBonus=10
 
+;Changes the distance bonus at which objects spawn in "Surrounding" random encounters
+;valid range: -12..100, 3 - default value
+CautiousNatureDistanceBonus=3
+
 ;Changes the damage bonus per level for 'Demolition Expert' perk (ID 82)
 ;999 - maximum bonus, 10 - default bonus
 DemolitionExpertBonus=10
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
index 4824806e..ff279a5e 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void ReadPerksBonuses(const char* perksFile) {
 	TryPatchSkillBonus8("LivingAnatomyDoctorBonus", 10, 0x496E66, perksFile);
 	TryPatchSkillBonus8("PyromaniacBonus", 5, 0x424AB6, perksFile);
 	TryPatchValue8("StonewallPercent", 50, 0, 100, 0x424B50, perksFile);
+	TryPatchValue8("CautiousNatureDistanceBonus", 3, -12, 100, 0x4C1756, perksFile);
 	if (TryGetModifiedInt("DemolitionExpertBonus", DemolitionExpertBonus, value, perksFile) && value >= 0) {
 		DemolitionExpertBonus = min(value, 999);
 	}