diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/Graphics/SariaGestureFriendsForever.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Graphics/SariaGestureFriendsForever.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1035661bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Graphics/SariaGestureFriendsForever.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor.h"
+#include "soh/ShipInit.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.h"
+extern "C" PlayState* gPlayState;
+
+void EnSa_ChangeAnim(EnSa* enSa, s32 index);
+}
+
+static constexpr int32_t CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_DEFAULT = 0;
+#define CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_NAME CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("SariaGestureFriendsForever")
+#define CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_VALUE CVarGetInteger(CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_NAME, CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_DEFAULT)
+
+// Resets Saria back to her usual swaying animation; otherwise, she stands frozen
+static void EnSa_ResetAnimation(EnSa* enSa) {
+    static bool sAnimationStarted = false;
+
+    if (enSa->unk_20B == 7 && enSa->unk_20A == 2 && !sAnimationStarted) {
+        sAnimationStarted = true;
+    }
+
+    if (sAnimationStarted && Animation_OnFrame(&enSa->skelAnime, enSa->skelAnime.endFrame)) {
+        EnSa_ChangeAnim(enSa, 4);
+        sAnimationStarted = false;
+    }
+}
+
+static void RegisterSariaGestureFriendsForever() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_SARIA_GESTURE, CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_VALUE, {
+        bool isInHouse = gPlayState->sceneNum == SCENE_SARIAS_HOUSE;
+        *should = *should || isInHouse;
+
+        if (isInHouse) {
+            EnSa* enSa = va_arg(args, EnSa*);
+            EnSa_ResetAnimation(enSa);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFunc(RegisterSariaGestureFriendsForever, { CVAR_SARIA_GESTURE_NAME });
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
index b0f44446dd..1b64f2b4d7 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
@@ -935,6 +935,14 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*PlayState`
     VB_PLAY_HORSEBACK_ARCHERY,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // play->sceneNum == SCENE_KOKIRI_FOREST
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `*EnSa`
+    VB_SARIA_GESTURE,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // true
diff --git a/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuEnhancements.cpp b/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuEnhancements.cpp
index 150bf2efce..4b0b8f0ee2 100644
--- a/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuEnhancements.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuEnhancements.cpp
@@ -1202,6 +1202,11 @@ void SohMenu::AddMenuEnhancements() {
         .RaceDisable(false)
         .Options(CheckboxOptions().Tooltip(
             "Restores an unfinished feature to pulsate the boss room icon when you are in the boss room."));
+    AddWidget(path, "Saria's Friends Forever Gesture", WIDGET_CVAR_CHECKBOX)
+        .CVar(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("SariaGestureFriendsForever"))
+        .RaceDisable(false)
+        .Options(CheckboxOptions().Tooltip(
+            "Restores an unused animation of Saria when she says, \"Saria and Link will be friends forever.\""));
 
     AddWidget(path, "Glitch Restorations", WIDGET_SEPARATOR_TEXT);
     AddWidget(path, "Fish while Hovering", WIDGET_CVAR_CHECKBOX)
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
index 7475283b94..db1026c34e 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void EnSa_Destroy(Actor* thisx, PlayState* play) {
 }
 
 void func_80AF6448(EnSa* this, PlayState* play) {
-    if (play->sceneNum == SCENE_KOKIRI_FOREST) {
+    if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_SARIA_GESTURE, play->sceneNum == SCENE_KOKIRI_FOREST, this)) {
         if (this->interactInfo.talkState != NPC_TALK_STATE_IDLE) {
             switch (this->actor.textId) {
                 case 0x1002: