diff --git a/src/game/ingame_menu.c b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
index 39b13c42..3992a489 100644
--- a/src/game/ingame_menu.c
+++ b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ s16 render_pause_courses_and_castle(void) {
             render_pause_my_score_coins();
             render_pause_red_coins();
 
-            if (gMarioStates[0].action & ACT_FLAG_PAUSE_EXIT) {
+            if (gMarioStates[0].action & ACT_FLAG_PAUSE_EXIT || CVarGetInteger("gPauseExitWhenever", 0)) {
                 render_pause_course_options(99, 93, &gDialogLineNum, 15);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp b/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
index 3c8434d7..97c9f58c 100644
--- a/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
+++ b/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ void DrawCheatsMenu() {
     if (UIWidgets::BeginMenu("Cheats")) {
         UIWidgets::CVarCheckbox("Infinite Health", "gInfiniteHealth");
         UIWidgets::CVarCheckbox("Infinite Lives", "gInfiniteLives");
+        UIWidgets::CVarCheckbox("Pause Exit Whenever", "gPauseExitWhenever");
 
         ImGui::EndMenu();
     }