diff --git a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
index 56d83b2b..e5cf4937 100644
--- a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
+++ b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ WeaponScopeRangeBonus=5
 VaultCityInoculationsPoisonBonus=10
 VaultCityInoculationsRadBonus=10
 
+;Changes the distance bonus for 'Cautious Nature' perk (ID 80)
+;Affects where critters spawn in 'surrounding' random encounters without a specified distance
+;valid range: -12..20, 3 - default bonus
+CautiousNatureBonus=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..7cb1ddd1 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("CautiousNatureBonus", 3, -12, 20, 0x4C1756, perksFile); // -12 - nullify distance bonus
 	if (TryGetModifiedInt("DemolitionExpertBonus", DemolitionExpertBonus, value, perksFile) && value >= 0) {
 		DemolitionExpertBonus = min(value, 999);
 	}