diff --git a/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.cpp b/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.cpp
index 3b8f9800..57e8118f 100644
--- a/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.cpp
+++ b/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ bool ScriptControls::ButtonReleased(ControllerControlType control) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool ScriptControls::ButtonReleasedAfter(ControllerControlType control, int time) {
+	if (!controller.IsConnected())
+		return false;
+	if (controller.WasButtonHeldForMs(controller.StringToButton(ControlXbox[static_cast<int>(control)]), buttonState, time))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool ScriptControls::ButtonHeld(ControllerControlType control) {
 	if (!controller.IsConnected())
 		return false;
diff --git a/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.hpp b/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.hpp
index 19aeff95..5d76d0da 100644
--- a/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.hpp
+++ b/Gears/Input/ScriptControls.hpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class ScriptControls {
 public:
 	bool ButtonJustPressed(ControllerControlType control);
 	bool ButtonReleased(ControllerControlType control);
+	bool ButtonReleasedAfter(ControllerControlType control, int time);
 	bool ButtonHeld(ControllerControlType control);
 	bool ButtonHeldOver(ControllerControlType control, int millis);
 	XboxController::TapState ButtonTapped(ControllerControlType control);
diff --git a/Gears/ScriptMenu.cpp b/Gears/ScriptMenu.cpp
index 7684302d..71656ad6 100644
--- a/Gears/ScriptMenu.cpp
+++ b/Gears/ScriptMenu.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ void update_menu() {
 		menu.MenuOption("Keyboard", "keyboardmenu",{"Change keyboard control assignments."});
 		menu.BoolOption("Non-Xinput controller", controls.UseLegacyController,
 		{ "If you needed to set up your controller in","the pause menu, you should enable this." });
+		menu.BoolOption("Block car controls", settings.BlockCarControls, { "Blocks car action controls like ducking, switching guns, handbrake, aim."
+						"Holding activates the original button again. Experimental! Only works for XInput." } );
 	}
 
 	/* Yes hello I am root - 2 */
diff --git a/Gears/ScriptSettings.cpp b/Gears/ScriptSettings.cpp
index 86567450..ef96a447 100644
--- a/Gears/ScriptSettings.cpp
+++ b/Gears/ScriptSettings.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void ScriptSettings::SaveController(ScriptControls *scriptControl) const {
 	settingsGeneral.SetBoolValue("CONTROLLER", "ToggleEngine", ToggleEngine);
 	settingsGeneral.SetLongValue("CONTROLLER", "ToggleTime", scriptControl->CToggleTime); 
 	settingsGeneral.SetDoubleValue("CONTROLLER", "TriggerValue", scriptControl->GetXboxTrigger());
-
+	settingsGeneral.SetBoolValue("CONTROLLER", "BlockCarControls", BlockCarControls);
 #ifdef GAME_BUILD
 	settingsGeneral.SetBoolValue("CONTROLLER_LEGACY", "Enable", scriptControl->UseLegacyController);
 #endif
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ void ScriptSettings::parseSettingsGeneral(ScriptControls *scriptControl) {
 	// [CONTROLLER]
 	scriptControl->ControlXbox[static_cast<int>(ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::Toggle)] = settingsGeneral.GetValue("CONTROLLER", "Toggle", "DpadRight");
 	scriptControl->ControlXbox[static_cast<int>(ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::ToggleH)] = settingsGeneral.GetValue("CONTROLLER", "ToggleShift", "B");
+	BlockCarControls = settingsGeneral.GetBoolValue("CONTROLLER", "BlockCarControls", false);
+
 	scriptControl->CToggleTime = settingsGeneral.GetLongValue("CONTROLLER", "ToggleTime", 500);
 
 	double tval = settingsGeneral.GetDoubleValue("CONTROLLER", "TriggerValue", 0.75);
diff --git a/Gears/ScriptSettings.hpp b/Gears/ScriptSettings.hpp
index d4d2dea6..703b7101 100644
--- a/Gears/ScriptSettings.hpp
+++ b/Gears/ScriptSettings.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class ScriptSettings {
 	float SteerAngleBike = 180.0f;
 	float SteerAngleAlt = 180.0f;
 	float GameSteerMult = 1.0f;
+	bool BlockCarControls = false;
 
 	// Methods
 	/*
diff --git a/Gears/script.cpp b/Gears/script.cpp
index a1bc42a5..5f33d4a7 100644
--- a/Gears/script.cpp
+++ b/Gears/script.cpp
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ void functionAutoReverse() {
 
 void handleVehicleButtons() {
 	// Limited button blocking
-	if (settings.EnableManual && controls.PrevInput == ScriptControls::Controller &&
+	if (settings.BlockCarControls && settings.EnableManual && controls.PrevInput == ScriptControls::Controller &&
 		!(settings.ShiftMode == Automatic && vehData.CurrGear > 1)) {
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::SIZEOF_ControllerControlType); i++) {
@@ -1587,17 +1587,27 @@ void handleVehicleButtons() {
 			if (i != (int)ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::ShiftUp && i != (int)ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::ShiftDown) continue;
 
 			if (controls.ButtonHeldOver(static_cast<ScriptControls::ControllerControlType>(i), 200)) {
-				// todo: Neither of these two should be needed but I can't get tap-controls to activate. (switch wpn)
-				CONTROLS::ENABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], true);
-				CONTROLS::_SET_CONTROL_NORMAL(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], 1.0f);
+				// todo: Neither of these two should be needed but I can't get tap-controls to activate. (switch weapon)
+				//CONTROLS::DISABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], false);
+				//CONTROLS::ENABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], true);
+				//CONTROLS::_SET_CONTROL_NORMAL(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], 1.0f);
 			}
 			else {
 				CONTROLS::DISABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], true);
 			}
+
+			if (controls.ButtonReleasedAfter(static_cast<ScriptControls::ControllerControlType>(i), 200)) {
+				CONTROLS::DISABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], false);
+				CONTROLS::ENABLE_CONTROL_ACTION(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], true);
+				CONTROLS::_SET_CONTROL_NORMAL(0, controls.ControlXboxBlocks[i], 1.0f);
+				showSubtitle("Fuck.");
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 
+
+
 	if  (!VEHICLE::GET_IS_VEHICLE_ENGINE_RUNNING(vehicle) &&
 		(controls.PrevInput == ScriptControls::Controller	&& controls.ButtonJustPressed(ScriptControls::ControllerControlType::Engine) ||
 		 controls.PrevInput == ScriptControls::Controller	&& controls.ButtonJustPressed(ScriptControls::LegacyControlType::Engine) ||