diff --git a/README b/README
index 40948483b7c..3ce864b3aa1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ Flight of the Amazon Queen adds the following non-standard keywords:
 Simon the Sorcerer 1 & 2 add the following non-standard keywords:
 
         fade            bool     If true, fade effect is enabled
+        music_mute      bool     If true, music is muted
         slow_down       number   Makes games slower (1- 10)
         sfx_mute        bool     If true, sound effects are muted
         speech_mute     bool     If true, speech is muted
diff --git a/simon/simon.cpp b/simon/simon.cpp
index 2c0b6bc27a4..7b72d5dcba7 100644
--- a/simon/simon.cpp
+++ b/simon/simon.cpp
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ SimonEngine::SimonEngine(GameDetector *detector, OSystem *syst)
 	_debugLevel = ConfMan.getInt("debuglevel");
 	_language = Common::parseLanguage(ConfMan.get("language"));
 
+	if (ConfMan.hasKey("music_mute") && ConfMan.getBool("music_mute") == 1)
+		midi.pause(_music_paused ^= 1);
+
 	if ((_game & GF_SIMON2) && ConfMan.hasKey("speech_mute") && ConfMan.getBool("speech_mute") == 1)
 		_speech = 0;