diff --git a/code/playerman/player.h b/code/playerman/player.h
index d3b54b2730f..2bf6f6098a3 100644
--- a/code/playerman/player.h
+++ b/code/playerman/player.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ extern bool Player_use_ai;
 extern angles chase_slew_angles;					// The viewing angles in which viewer_slew_angles will chase to.
 
 extern angles Player_flight_cursor;
+extern float Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity;
 
 enum class FlightMode {
 	ShipLocked = 0,
diff --git a/code/playerman/playercontrol.cpp b/code/playerman/playercontrol.cpp
index c9708e13fb2..a663dc5a9c2 100644
--- a/code/playerman/playercontrol.cpp
+++ b/code/playerman/playercontrol.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ physics_info Descent_physics;			// used when we want to control the player like
 angles chase_slew_angles;
 
 angles Player_flight_cursor;
+float Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity;
 
 FlightMode Player_flight_mode = FlightMode::ShipLocked;
 bool Perspective_locked = false;
@@ -1079,8 +1080,8 @@ void read_player_controls(object *objp, float frametime)
 						if (sip->aims_at_flight_cursor)
 							max_aim_angle = sip->flight_cursor_aim_extent;
 
-						Player_flight_cursor.p += Player->ci.pitch * 0.015f;
-						Player_flight_cursor.h += Player->ci.heading * 0.015f;
+						Player_flight_cursor.p += Player->ci.pitch * 0.015f * Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity;
+						Player_flight_cursor.h += Player->ci.heading * 0.015f * Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity;
 
 						float mag = powf(powf(Player_flight_cursor.p, 2.0f) + powf(Player_flight_cursor.h, 2.0f), 0.5f);
 						if (mag > max_aim_angle) {
@@ -1446,6 +1447,7 @@ void player_level_init()
 	Viewer_external_info.current_distance = 0.0f;
 
 	Player_flight_cursor = vmd_zero_angles;
+	Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity = 1.0f;
 
 	
 	if (Default_start_chase_view != The_mission.flags[Mission::Mission_Flags::Toggle_start_chase_view])
diff --git a/code/scripting/api/libs/controls.cpp b/code/scripting/api/libs/controls.cpp
index 415b36ff01f..36e0b24d8bd 100644
--- a/code/scripting/api/libs/controls.cpp
+++ b/code/scripting/api/libs/controls.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,17 @@ ADE_FUNC(resetFlightCursor, l_Mouse, nullptr, "Resets flight cursor position to
 	return ADE_RETURN_NIL;
 }
 
+ADE_VIRTVAR(FlightCursorSensitivity, l_Mouse, "number", "Flight cursor movement sensitivity multiplier", "number", "Flight cursor sensitivity multiplier")
+{
+	float val_sens;
+
+	if (ADE_SETTING_VAR && ade_get_args(L, "*f", &val_sens)) {
+		Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity = val_sens;
+	}
+
+	return ade_set_args(L, "f", Player_flight_cursor_sensitivity);
+}
+
 ADE_FUNC(setCursorImage, l_Mouse, "string filename", "Sets mouse cursor image, and allows you to lock/unlock the image. (A locked cursor may only be changed with the unlock parameter)", "boolean", "true if successful, false otherwise")
 {
 	using namespace io::mouse;