diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
index f4821a220..e5fbca78e 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
@@ -1523,6 +1523,19 @@ void GuiMenu::openOtherOptions()
         }
     });
 
+    // Strip extra MAME name info.
+    auto mameNameStripExtraInfo = std::make_shared<SwitchComponent>();
+    mameNameStripExtraInfo->setState(Settings::getInstance()->getBool("MAMENameStripExtraInfo"));
+    s->addWithLabel("STRIP EXTRA MAME NAME INFO (REQUIRES RESTART)", mameNameStripExtraInfo);
+    s->addSaveFunc([mameNameStripExtraInfo, s] {
+        if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("MAMENameStripExtraInfo") !=
+            mameNameStripExtraInfo->getState()) {
+            Settings::getInstance()->setBool("MAMENameStripExtraInfo",
+                                             mameNameStripExtraInfo->getState());
+            s->setNeedsSaving();
+        }
+    });
+
 #if defined(__unix__)
     // Whether to disable desktop composition.
     auto disableComposition = std::make_shared<SwitchComponent>();
diff --git a/es-core/src/MameNames.h b/es-core/src/MameNames.h
index d9ba48036..144017010 100644
--- a/es-core/src/MameNames.h
+++ b/es-core/src/MameNames.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef ES_CORE_MAMENAMES_H
 #define ES_CORE_MAMENAMES_H
 
+#include "Settings.h"
 #include "utils/StringUtil.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ public:
 
     std::string getCleanName(const std::string& mameName)
     {
-        return Utils::String::removeParenthesis(getRealName(mameName));
+        static const bool stripInfo {Settings::getInstance()->getBool("MAMENameStripExtraInfo")};
+        if (stripInfo)
+            return Utils::String::removeParenthesis(getRealName(mameName));
+        else
+            return getRealName(mameName);
     }
 
     const bool isBios(const std::string& biosName)
diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index f5aa295de..7bd9482ee 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
     mBoolMap["ShowHiddenGames"] = {true, true};
     mBoolMap["CustomEventScripts"] = {false, false};
     mBoolMap["ParseGamelistOnly"] = {false, false};
+    mBoolMap["MAMENameStripExtraInfo"] = {true, true};
 #if defined(__unix__)
     mBoolMap["DisableComposition"] = {false, false};
 #endif