diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 5e7ae32b81..56cd58d88e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -7183,6 +7183,17 @@
         <key>Value</key>
         <integer>1</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>RenderCanUseTerrainBakeShaders</key>
+    <map>
+        <key>Comment</key>
+        <string>Hardware has support for Terrain Bake shaders</string>
+        <key>Persist</key>
+        <integer>0</integer>
+        <key>Type</key>
+        <string>Boolean</string>
+        <key>Value</key>
+        <integer>1</integer>
+    </map>
   <key>RenderClass1MemoryBandwidth</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
index e1664752e7..35b7cb2763 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
@@ -3446,6 +3446,12 @@ bool enable_gltf_upload()
     return enable_gltf_save_as();
 }
 
+bool enable_terrain_local_paintmap()
+{
+    static LLCachedControl<bool> can_use_shaders(gSavedSettings, "RenderCanUseTerrainBakeShaders", true);
+    return can_use_shaders;
+}
+
 class LLSelfRemoveAllAttachments : public view_listener_t
 {
     bool handleEvent(const LLSD& userdata)
@@ -10217,6 +10223,7 @@ void initialize_menus()
     enable.add("EnableGLTF", boost::bind(&enable_gltf));
     enable.add("EnableGLTFSaveAs", boost::bind(&enable_gltf_save_as));
     enable.add("EnableGLTFUpload", boost::bind(&enable_gltf_upload));
+    enable.add("EnableTerrainLocalPaintMap", std::bind(&enable_terrain_local_paintmap));
 
     view_listener_t::addMenu(new LLFloaterVisible(), "FloaterVisible");
     view_listener_t::addMenu(new LLShowSidetrayPanel(), "ShowSidetrayPanel");
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
index c98bd9b7e2..6b0fc4f5e8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
@@ -2993,7 +2993,14 @@ bool LLViewerShaderMgr::loadShadersInterface()
         const U32 value_range = (1 << bit_depth) - 1;
         shader->addPermutation("TERRAIN_PAINT_PRECISION", llformat("%d", value_range));
         success = success && shader->createShader();
-        llassert(success);
+        //llassert(success);
+        if (!success)
+        {
+            LL_WARNS() << "Failed to create shader '" << shader->mName << "', disabling!" << LL_ENDL;
+            gSavedSettings.setBOOL("RenderCanUseTerrainBakeShaders", false);
+            // continue as if this shader never happened
+            success = true;
+        }
     }
 
     if (success)
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
index 40f3e51fca..56dcf15583 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
@@ -3672,9 +3672,10 @@ function="World.EnvPreset"
             <menu_item_separator/>
 
             <menu_item_call
-              enabled="true"
               label="Create Local Paintmap"
               name="Create Local Paintmap">
+              <menu_item_call.on_enable
+               function="EnableTerrainLocalPaintMap"/>
               <menu_item_call.on_click
                function="Advanced.TerrainCreateLocalPaintMap" />
             </menu_item_call>