diff --git a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
index f4946a7dec6..e9a8e298c34 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class CNamePlatePartReason : public CNamePlatePartText
 protected:
 	bool UpdateNeeded(CGameClient &This, const CNamePlateData &Data) override
 	{
-		m_Visible = Data.m_InGame;
+		m_Visible = Data.m_InGame && g_Config.m_TcWarListReason;
 		if(!m_Visible)
 			return false;
 		const char *pReason = This.m_WarList.GetWarData(Data.m_ClientId).m_aReason;