diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 0897c92ac5..84d60cd10f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@
     <key>Value</key>
     <integer>1</integer>
   </map>
+  <key>PieMenuOuterRingShade</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>If enabled, a shade around the outside of the pie menu will be drawn, adding a further visualization of sub menus.</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>Boolean</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+  </map>
   <key>AutohideChatBar</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/piemenu.cpp b/indra/newview/piemenu.cpp
index ceaba7548f..41ad961f25 100644
--- a/indra/newview/piemenu.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/piemenu.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ void PieMenu::draw()
 		selectedColor = LLUIColorTable::instance().getColor("PieMenuSelectedColorOverride");
 	}
 	static LLCachedControl<bool> sPieMenuPopupFontEffect(gSavedSettings, "PieMenuPopupFontEffect");
+	static LLCachedControl<bool> sPieMenuOuterRingShade(gSavedSettings, "PieMenuOuterRingShade");
 
 	// on first click, make the menu fade out to indicate "borderless" operation
 	if (mFirstClick)
@@ -410,7 +411,10 @@ void PieMenu::draw()
 			else if (currentSubmenu)
 			{
 				label = currentSubmenu->getLabel();
-				gl_washer_segment_2d(PIE_OUTER_SIZE * PIE_OUTER_SHADE_FACTOR * factor, PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor, segmentStart + 0.02f, segmentStart + F_PI / 4.f - 0.02f, steps / 8, selectedColor, selectedColor);
+				if (sPieMenuOuterRingShade)
+				{
+					gl_washer_segment_2d(PIE_OUTER_SIZE * PIE_OUTER_SHADE_FACTOR * factor, PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor, segmentStart + 0.02f, segmentStart + F_PI / 4.f - 0.02f, steps / 8, selectedColor, selectedColor);
+				}
 			}
 
 			// if it's a slice or submenu, the mouse pointer is over the same segment as our counter and the item is enabled
@@ -457,7 +461,10 @@ void PieMenu::draw()
 	if (!mFirstClick)
 	{
 		gl_washer_2d(PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor, PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor - 2.f, steps, lineColor, borderColor);
-		gl_washer_2d(PIE_OUTER_SIZE * PIE_OUTER_SHADE_FACTOR * factor, PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor - 2.f, steps, lineColor, borderColor);
+		if (sPieMenuOuterRingShade)
+		{
+			gl_washer_2d(PIE_OUTER_SIZE * PIE_OUTER_SHADE_FACTOR * factor, PIE_OUTER_SIZE * factor - 2.f, steps, lineColor, borderColor);
+		}
 	}
 	gl_washer_2d(PIE_INNER_SIZE + 1, PIE_INNER_SIZE - 1, steps, borderColor, lineColor);
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/de/panel_preferences_UI.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/de/panel_preferences_UI.xml
index 49a9708591..2a9e73f82c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/de/panel_preferences_UI.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/de/panel_preferences_UI.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 		<slider label_width="190" width="430" label="Sichtbare Zeilen pro Skriptdialog:" name="FSRowsPerScriptDialog" tool_tip="Die maximale Anzahl an Zeilen in einem Skriptdialog, die gleichzeitig sichtbar sind."/>
 		<check_box label="Pie-Menü aktivieren" name="UsePieMenu" tool_tip="Aktiviert das klassische V1-Kontextmenü in Kuchenform anstelle des standardmäßigen Kontextmenüs."/>
 		<check_box label="Text-Animation aktivieren" name="PieMenuPopupFontEffect" tool_tip="Aktiviert die Animation der Texte innerhalb des klassischen V1-Kontextmenü in Kuchenform, wenn sich dieses öffnet."/>
+		<check_box label="Außenring-Schatten aktivieren" name="PieMenuOuterRingShade" tool_tip="Aktiviert einen zusätzlichen Schatten um den äußeren Ring des klassischen V1-Kontextmenü in Kuchenform, der bei der Visualisierung von Untermenüs unterstützt."/>
 		<check_box label="Gruppenmitteilungen und Chiclets oben rechts" name="ShowGroupNoticesTopRight" tool_tip="Aktivieren, um Gruppenmitteilungen in der oberen rechten Ecke des Bildschirms anzuzeigen (Klassisches V1.x-Verhalten)."/>
 		<text name="GroupTopRightRequiresRestart" left_delta="280">
 			(Erfordert Neustart)
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_UI.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_UI.xml
index 186a780725..efb401262d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_UI.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_preferences_UI.xml
@@ -414,6 +414,17 @@
        name="PieMenuPopupFontEffect"
        tool_tip="Enables the text within the pie menu being part of the animation when the pie menu opens."
        top_pad="3"
+       width="256" />
+      <check_box
+       control_name="PieMenuOuterRingShade"
+       enabled_control="UsePieMenu"
+       height="16"
+       label="Enable outer ring shade"
+       layout="topleft"
+       left="15"
+       name="PieMenuOuterRingShade"
+       tool_tip="Enables an additional outer ring shade that helps visualizing sub menus."
+       top_pad="3"
        width="256" />
         <check_box
          control_name="ShowGroupNoticesTopRight"