diff --git a/src/engine/fox_beam.c b/src/engine/fox_beam.c
index 7defccb2..ae19d6f7 100644
--- a/src/engine/fox_beam.c
+++ b/src/engine/fox_beam.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,14 @@ void PlayerShot_DrawShot(PlayerShot* shot) {
                     Matrix_SetGfxMtx(&gMasterDisp);
                     gSPDisplayList(gMasterDisp++, aOrbDL);
                 } else {
-                    Matrix_Scale(gGfxMatrix, shot->scale, shot->scale, shot->scale, MTXF_APPLY);
+
+                    if (CVarGetInteger("gRestoreBetaBombExplosion", 0) != 1) {
+                        Matrix_Scale(gGfxMatrix, shot->scale, shot->scale, shot->scale, MTXF_APPLY);
+                    } else {
+                        Matrix_Scale(gGfxMatrix, shot->scale / 1.5f, shot->scale / 1.5f, shot->scale / 1.5f,
+                                     MTXF_APPLY);
+                    }
+
                     Matrix_SetGfxMtx(&gMasterDisp);
                     if (gVersusMode) {
                         RCP_SetupDL_49();
@@ -1333,7 +1340,12 @@ void PlayerShot_DrawShot(PlayerShot* shot) {
                         RCP_SetupDL_64_2();
                         gDPSetPrimColor(gMasterDisp++, 0x00, 0x00, 255, 255, 255, shot->unk_58);
                     }
-                    gSPDisplayList(gMasterDisp++, D_1031EC0);
+
+                    if (CVarGetInteger("gRestoreBetaBombExplosion", 0) != 1) {
+                        gSPDisplayList(gMasterDisp++, D_1031EC0);
+                    } else {
+                        gSPDisplayList(gMasterDisp++, D_102FF90);
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             case PLAYERSHOT_TANK:
diff --git a/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp b/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
index f488aedf..67dfb7e1 100644
--- a/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
+++ b/src/port/ui/ImguiUI.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ void DrawEnhancementsMenu() {
                 .tooltip = "Restores the missile cutscene bug present in JP 1.0"
             });
 
+            UIWidgets::CVarCheckbox("Beta: Restore beta bomb explosion", "gRestoreBetaBombExplosion", {
+                .tooltip = "Restores the beta bomb explosion found inside the game"
+            });
+
             UIWidgets::CVarCheckbox("Beta: Restore beta coin", "gRestoreBetaCoin", {
                 .tooltip = "Restores the beta coin that got replaced with the gold ring"
             });