diff --git a/es-app/src/views/GamelistBase.cpp b/es-app/src/views/GamelistBase.cpp
index 394102ad3..1372e6e45 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/GamelistBase.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/GamelistBase.cpp
@@ -571,48 +571,56 @@ void GamelistBase::populateList(const std::vector<FileData*>& files, FileData* f
 
             if (mTextList != nullptr) {
                 TextListComponent<FileData*>::Entry textListEntry;
+                std::string indicators {mTextList->getIndicators()};
+
                 if (!mFirstGameEntry && (*it)->getType() == GAME)
                     mFirstGameEntry = (*it);
-                // Add a leading tick mark icon to the game name if it's part of the custom
-                // collection currently being edited.
-                if (isEditing && (*it)->getType() == GAME) {
-                    if (CollectionSystemsManager::getInstance()->inCustomCollection(
-                            editingCollection, (*it))) {
-                        if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SpecialCharsASCII"))
-                            inCollectionPrefix = "! ";
-                        else
-                            inCollectionPrefix = ViewController::TICKMARK_CHAR + "  ";
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        inCollectionPrefix = "";
-                    }
-                }
 
-                if ((*it)->getFavorite() && favoriteStar &&
-                    mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "favorites") {
-                    if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SpecialCharsASCII"))
-                        name = inCollectionPrefix + "* " + (*it)->getName();
-                    else
-                        name = inCollectionPrefix + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + "  " +
-                               (*it)->getName();
-                }
-                else if ((*it)->getType() == FOLDER &&
-                         mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "collections") {
-                    if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("SpecialCharsASCII")) {
-                        if ((*it)->metadata.get("folderlink") != "")
-                            name = "> " + (*it)->getName();
-                        else
-                            name = "# " + (*it)->getName();
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        if ((*it)->metadata.get("folderlink") != "")
-                            name = ViewController::FOLDERLINK_CHAR + "  " + (*it)->getName();
-                        else
-                            name = ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR + "  " + (*it)->getName();
-                    }
+                if (indicators == "none") {
+                    name = (*it)->getName();
                 }
                 else {
-                    name = inCollectionPrefix + (*it)->getName();
+                    // Add a leading tick mark icon to the game name if it's part of the custom
+                    // collection currently being edited.
+                    if (isEditing && (*it)->getType() == GAME) {
+                        if (CollectionSystemsManager::getInstance()->inCustomCollection(
+                                editingCollection, (*it))) {
+                            if (indicators == "ascii")
+                                inCollectionPrefix = "! ";
+                            else
+                                inCollectionPrefix = ViewController::TICKMARK_CHAR + "  ";
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            inCollectionPrefix = "";
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if ((*it)->getFavorite() && favoriteStar &&
+                        mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "favorites") {
+                        if (indicators == "ascii")
+                            name = inCollectionPrefix + "* " + (*it)->getName();
+                        else
+                            name = inCollectionPrefix + ViewController::FAVORITE_CHAR + "  " +
+                                   (*it)->getName();
+                    }
+                    else if ((*it)->getType() == FOLDER &&
+                             mRoot->getSystem()->getName() != "collections") {
+                        if (indicators == "ascii") {
+                            if ((*it)->metadata.get("folderlink") != "")
+                                name = "> " + (*it)->getName();
+                            else
+                                name = "# " + (*it)->getName();
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            if ((*it)->metadata.get("folderlink") != "")
+                                name = ViewController::FOLDERLINK_CHAR + "  " + (*it)->getName();
+                            else
+                                name = ViewController::FOLDER_CHAR + "  " + (*it)->getName();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        name = inCollectionPrefix + (*it)->getName();
+                    }
                 }
                 color = (*it)->getType() == FOLDER;
                 textListEntry.name = name;
diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index c08bf2cdc..e7fcbf32d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"letterCase", STRING},
        {"forceUppercase", BOOLEAN}, // For backward compatibility with legacy themes.
        {"lineSpacing", FLOAT},
+       {"indicators", STRING},
        {"zIndex", FLOAT}}},
      {"gameselector",
       {{"selection", STRING},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
index 825d61b52..f6b3fdbe1 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
     void setSelectedColor(unsigned int color) { mSelectedColor = color; }
     void setColor(unsigned int id, unsigned int color) { mColors[id] = color; }
     void setLineSpacing(float lineSpacing) { mLineSpacing = lineSpacing; }
+    const std::string& getIndicators() const { return mIndicators; }
 
 protected:
     void onScroll() override
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ private:
     ImageComponent mSelectorImage;
 
     std::shared_ptr<Font> mFont;
+    std::string mIndicators;
     bool mUppercase;
     bool mLowercase;
     bool mCapitalize;
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ TextListComponent<T>::TextListComponent()
     , mAlignment {PrimaryAlignment::ALIGN_CENTER}
     , mHorizontalMargin {0.0f}
     , mFont {Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM)}
+    , mIndicators {"symbols"}
     , mUppercase {false}
     , mLowercase {false}
     , mCapitalize {false}
@@ -587,8 +590,8 @@ void TextListComponent<T>::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
         if (elem->has("selectorHeight"))
             setSelectorHeight(elem->get<float>("selectorHeight") * Renderer::getScreenHeight());
         if (elem->has("selectorOffsetY")) {
-            float scale = this->mParent ? this->mParent->getSize().y :
-                                          static_cast<float>(Renderer::getScreenHeight());
+            float scale {this->mParent ? this->mParent->getSize().y :
+                                         static_cast<float>(Renderer::getScreenHeight())};
             setSelectorOffsetY(elem->get<float>("selectorOffsetY") * scale);
         }
         else {
@@ -596,8 +599,21 @@ void TextListComponent<T>::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
         }
     }
 
+    if (elem->has("indicators")) {
+        std::string indicators {elem->get<std::string>("indicators")};
+        if (indicators == "symbols" || indicators == "ascii" || indicators == "none") {
+            mIndicators = indicators;
+        }
+        else {
+            mIndicators = "symbols";
+            LOG(LogWarning) << "TextListComponent: Invalid theme configuration, property "
+                               "<indicators> defined as \""
+                            << indicators << "\"";
+        }
+    }
+
     if (elem->has("selectorImagePath")) {
-        std::string path = elem->get<std::string>("selectorImagePath");
+        std::string path {elem->get<std::string>("selectorImagePath")};
         bool tile = elem->has("selectorImageTile") && elem->get<bool>("selectorImageTile");
         mSelectorImage.setImage(path, tile);
         mSelectorImage.setSize(mSize.x, mSelectorHeight);