diff --git a/include/aoapplication.h b/include/aoapplication.h
index c217dad..8b248cc 100644
--- a/include/aoapplication.h
+++ b/include/aoapplication.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ public:
   // Current wait time between messages for the queue system
   int stay_time();
 
+  // Returns the letter display speed during text crawl in in-character messages
+  int get_text_crawl();
+
   // Returns Minimum amount of time (in miliseconds) that must pass before the next Enter key press will send your IC message. (new behaviour)
   int get_chat_ratelimit();
 
diff --git a/include/aooptionsdialog.h b/include/aooptionsdialog.h
index 74fc9af..908d918 100644
--- a/include/aooptionsdialog.h
+++ b/include/aooptionsdialog.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ private:
   QCheckBox *ui_desync_logs_cb;
   QLabel *ui_instant_objection_lbl;
   QCheckBox *ui_instant_objection_cb;
+  QLabel *ui_text_crawl_lbl;
+  QSpinBox *ui_text_crawl_spinbox;
   QLabel *ui_chat_ratelimit_lbl;
   QSpinBox *ui_chat_ratelimit_spinbox;
   QLabel *ui_log_ic_actions_lbl;
diff --git a/include/courtroom.h b/include/courtroom.h
index bf33581..fe3a171 100644
--- a/include/courtroom.h
+++ b/include/courtroom.h
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ private:
   bool message_is_centered = false;
 
   int current_display_speed = 3;
-  int message_display_speed[7] = {5, 10, 25, 40, 50, 70, 90};
+  int text_crawl = 40;
+  double message_display_mult[7] = {0.125, 0.25, 0.65, 1, 1.25, 1.75, 2.25};
 
   // The character ID of the character this user wants to appear alongside with.
   int other_charid = -1;
diff --git a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
index ef7cb2f..5a196fb 100644
--- a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@ AOOptionsDialog::AOOptionsDialog(QWidget *parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app)
 
   ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::FieldRole, ui_instant_objection_cb);
 
+  row += 1;
+  ui_text_crawl_lbl = new QLabel(ui_form_layout_widget);
+  ui_text_crawl_lbl->setText(tr("Text crawl:"));
+  ui_text_crawl_lbl->setToolTip(tr(
+      "Amount of time (in miliseconds) spent on each letter when the in-character text is being displayed."));
+
+  ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::LabelRole, ui_text_crawl_lbl);
+
+  ui_text_crawl_spinbox = new QSpinBox(ui_form_layout_widget);
+  ui_text_crawl_spinbox->setSuffix(" ms");
+  ui_text_crawl_spinbox->setMaximum(500);
+  ui_text_crawl_spinbox->setValue(p_ao_app->get_text_crawl());
+
+  ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::FieldRole, ui_text_crawl_spinbox);
+
   row += 1;
   ui_chat_ratelimit_lbl = new QLabel(ui_form_layout_widget);
   ui_chat_ratelimit_lbl->setText(tr("Chat Rate Limit:"));
@@ -234,6 +249,7 @@ AOOptionsDialog::AOOptionsDialog(QWidget *parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app)
   ui_chat_ratelimit_spinbox->setValue(p_ao_app->get_chat_ratelimit());
 
   ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::FieldRole, ui_chat_ratelimit_spinbox);
+
   row += 1;
   ui_log_names_divider = new QFrame(ui_form_layout_widget);
   ui_log_names_divider->setFrameShape(QFrame::HLine);
@@ -840,6 +856,7 @@ void AOOptionsDialog::save_pressed()
   configini->setValue("desync_logs", ui_desync_logs_cb->isChecked());
   configini->setValue("stay_time", ui_stay_time_spinbox->value());
   configini->setValue("instant_objection", ui_instant_objection_cb->isChecked());
+  configini->setValue("text_crawl", ui_text_crawl_spinbox->value());
   configini->setValue("chat_ratelimit", ui_chat_ratelimit_spinbox->value());
   configini->setValue("default_username", ui_username_textbox->text());
   configini->setValue("show_custom_shownames", ui_showname_cb->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index dcc3175..0e2c280 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@ void Courtroom::set_pair_list()
 
 void Courtroom::set_widgets()
 {
-  blip_rate = ao_app->read_blip_rate();
-  blank_blip = ao_app->get_blank_blip();
-
   QString filename = "courtroom_design.ini";
 
   pos_size_type f_courtroom =
@@ -3231,6 +3228,9 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
 
   tick_pos = 0;
   blip_ticker = 0;
+  text_crawl = ao_app->get_text_crawl();
+  blip_rate = ao_app->read_blip_rate();
+  blank_blip = ao_app->get_blank_blip();
 
   // At the start of every new message, we set the text speed to the default.
   current_display_speed = 3;
@@ -3415,7 +3415,8 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
   else if (current_display_speed > 6)
     current_display_speed = 6;
 
-  if ((message_display_speed[current_display_speed] <= 0 &&
+  int msg_delay = text_crawl * message_display_mult[current_display_speed];
+  if ((msg_delay <= 0 &&
        tick_pos < f_message.size() - 1) ||
       formatting_char) {
     chat_tick_timer->start(0); // Don't bother rendering anything out as we're
@@ -3426,7 +3427,6 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
                                       // scrollbar convenience
   }
   else {
-    int msg_delay = message_display_speed[current_display_speed];
     // Do the colors, gradual showing, etc. in here
     QString f_message_filtered = filter_ic_text(f_message, true, tick_pos, m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
     for (int c = 0; c < max_colors; ++c) {
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
       // And if it's faster than that:
       // 40/10 = 4
       b_rate =
-          qMax(b_rate, qRound(static_cast<float>(message_display_speed[3]) /
+          qMax(b_rate, qRound(static_cast<float>(text_crawl) /
                               msg_delay));
     }
     if (blip_ticker % b_rate == 0) {
@@ -3478,9 +3478,10 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
 
     // Punctuation delayer, only kicks in on speed ticks less than }}
     if (current_display_speed > 1 && punctuation_chars.contains(f_character)) {
-      // Making the user have to wait any longer than 150ms per letter is
-      // downright unreasonable
-      msg_delay = qMin(150, msg_delay * punctuation_modifier);
+      // Making the user have to wait any longer than 1.5 of the slowest speed
+      // is downright unreasonable
+      int max_delay = text_crawl * message_display_mult[6] * 1.5;
+      msg_delay = qMin(max_delay, msg_delay * punctuation_modifier);
     }
 
     // If this color is talking
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 0128f56..02d4537 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ int AOApplication::stay_time()
   return result;
 }
 
+int AOApplication::get_text_crawl()
+{
+  int result = configini->value("text_crawl", 40).toInt();
+  return result;
+}
+
 int AOApplication::get_chat_ratelimit()
 {
   int result = configini->value("chat_ratelimit", 300).toInt();