diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index ac5cd8f4f..a7c983c1e 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         m_settings->registerSetting("ModMetadataDisabled", false);
         m_settings->registerSetting("ModDependenciesDisabled", false);
         m_settings->registerSetting("SkipModpackUpdatePrompt", false);
+        m_settings->registerSetting("ShowModIncompat", false);
 
         // Minecraft offline player name
         m_settings->registerSetting("LastOfflinePlayerName", "");
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index ed0e07574..2899b4eee 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ bool ResourceFolderModel::validateIndex(const QModelIndex& index) const
 // and they only delegate to the superclass for compatible columns
 QBrush ResourceFolderModel::rowBackground(int row) const
 {
-    if (m_resources[row]->hasIssues()) {
+    if (APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowModIncompat").toBool() && m_resources[row]->hasIssues()) {
         return { QColor(255, 0, 0, 40) };
     } else {
         return {};
@@ -538,8 +538,10 @@ QVariant ResourceFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
             QString tooltip = m_resources[row]->internal_id();
 
             if (column == NameColumn) {
-                for (const QString& issue : at(row).issues()) {
-                    tooltip += "\n" + issue;
+                if (APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowModIncompat").toBool()) {
+                    for (const QString& issue : at(row).issues()) {
+                        tooltip += "\n" + issue;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath())) {
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ QVariant ResourceFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
         }
         case Qt::DecorationRole: {
             if (column == NameColumn) {
-                if (at(row).hasIssues()) {
+                if (APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowModIncompat").toBool() && at(row).hasIssues()) {
                     return QIcon::fromTheme("status-bad");
                 } else if (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath()) || at(row).isMoreThanOneHardLink()) {
                     return QIcon::fromTheme("status-yellow");
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 7a0f11c83..d6d15a2c4 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
     // Mods
     s->set("ModMetadataDisabled", !ui->metadataEnableBtn->isChecked());
     s->set("ModDependenciesDisabled", !ui->dependenciesEnableBtn->isChecked());
+    s->set("ShowModIncompat", ui->showModIncompatCheckBox->isChecked());
     s->set("SkipModpackUpdatePrompt", !ui->modpackUpdatePromptBtn->isChecked());
 }
 void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
     ui->metadataEnableBtn->setChecked(!s->get("ModMetadataDisabled").toBool());
     ui->metadataWarningLabel->setHidden(ui->metadataEnableBtn->isChecked());
     ui->dependenciesEnableBtn->setChecked(!s->get("ModDependenciesDisabled").toBool());
+    ui->showModIncompatCheckBox->setChecked(s->get("ShowModIncompat").toBool());
     ui->modpackUpdatePromptBtn->setChecked(!s->get("SkipModpackUpdatePrompt").toBool());
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index 0debe3f4d..1e7686e5f 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
       <property name="geometry">
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
-        <y>0</y>
+        <y>-149</y>
         <width>746</width>
-        <height>1194</height>
+        <height>1222</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
@@ -418,6 +418,16 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showModIncompatCheckBox">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Currently this just shows mods which are not marked as compatible with the current Minecraft version.</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Detect and show mod incompatibilities (experimental)</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item>
            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="modpackUpdatePromptBtn">
             <property name="toolTip">
@@ -671,7 +681,7 @@
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
  <buttongroups>
-  <buttongroup name="sortingModeGroup"/>
   <buttongroup name="renamingBehaviorGroup"/>
+  <buttongroup name="sortingModeGroup"/>
  </buttongroups>
 </ui>