diff --git a/include/display.php b/include/display.php
index 896cace2..c3cafa4a 100644
--- a/include/display.php
+++ b/include/display.php
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
     3-2- no style means just image
 */
 
+
+if ($GLOBALS['xoopsModuleConfig']['show_css_buttons'] == 1) 
+{
 // uncomment to show text link instead of images (set to true)
 $displayText[''] = //$displayText['blank'] =
 
@@ -138,6 +141,8 @@
 $displayText['p_bann'] =
 
     true;
+}
+
 
 for ($i = 1; $i <= 5; ++$i) {
     //$displayText['rate'.$i] = true;
diff --git a/language/english/modinfo.php b/language/english/modinfo.php
index 1cf17ff2..2febf20b 100644
--- a/language/english/modinfo.php
+++ b/language/english/modinfo.php
@@ -253,3 +253,5 @@
 define('_MI_USERATTACH_DESC', 'shows attachments in the forum only after logging in.');
 // 4.3
 define('_MI_NEWBB_BLOCK_LIST_TOPIC', 'Render a list of topics');// irmtfan
+define('_MI_SHOW_CSS_BUTTONS', 'Show CSS Buttons');
+define('_MI_SHOW_CSS_BUTTONS_DESC', 'render buttons as CSS instead of using images');
diff --git a/xoops_version.php b/xoops_version.php
index 3bb68ef7..b23f76de 100644
--- a/xoops_version.php
+++ b/xoops_version.php
@@ -446,6 +446,15 @@
     'default'     => 1
 );
 
+$modversion['config'][] = array(
+    'name'        => 'show_css_buttons',
+    'title'       => '_MI_SHOW_CSS_BUTTONS',
+    'description' => '_MI_SHOW_CSS_BUTTONS_DESC',
+    'formtype'    => 'yesno',
+    'valuetype'   => 'int',
+    'default'     => 1
+);
+
 $modversion['config'][] = array(
     'name'        => 'user_level',
     'title'       => '_MI_USERLEVEL',