diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 464e654fe0..f5f5bbb579 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public void AddMessage(string message)
 		{
-			_messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
+			_messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_config.OSDMessageDuration) });
 		}
 
 		public void ClearRamWatches()
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 694799910b..9aa3947a40 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -342,5 +342,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public IReadOnlyList<string> ModifierKeysEffective;
 
 		public bool MergeLAndRModifierKeys { get; set; } = true;
+
+		/// <remarks>in seconds</remarks>
+		public int OSDMessageDuration { get; set; } = 2;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.Designer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
index e92ec83bea..b5cbd3629f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.Designer.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             // 
             // StackMessagesCheckbox
             // 
-            this.StackMessagesCheckbox.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.StackMessagesCheckbox.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)));
             this.StackMessagesCheckbox.AutoSize = true;
             this.StackMessagesCheckbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(195, 388);
             this.StackMessagesCheckbox.Name = "StackMessagesCheckbox";
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.cs
index 639bf42293..73324f0b1c 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/Messages/MessageConfig.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using BizHawk.Client.Common;
 using BizHawk.Common;
+using BizHawk.WinForms.Controls;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private MessagePosition _autohold;
 		private MessagePosition _ramWatches;
 
+		private readonly SzNUDEx _nudDuration;
+
 		private Dictionary<string, MessagePosition> Positions => new Dictionary<string, MessagePosition>
 		{
 			["Fps"] = _fps,
@@ -57,6 +60,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_ramWatches = _config.RamWatches.Clone();	
 
 			InitializeComponent();
+
+			// I'm done wasting my time w/ the Designer --yoshi
+			SuspendLayout();
+			_nudDuration = new() { Maximum = 10.0M, Minimum = 1.0M, Size = new(48, 20) };
+			Controls.Add(new LocSzSingleRowFLP
+			{
+				Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left,
+				Controls =
+				{
+					new LabelEx { Text = "Messages fade after" },
+					_nudDuration,
+					new LabelEx { Text = "seconds" },
+				},
+				Location = OSTailoredCode.IsUnixHost ? new(224, 380) : new(192, 360), // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+				Size = new(300, 24),
+			});
+			ResumeLayout();
 		}
 
 		private void MessageConfig_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -64,6 +84,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			CreateMessageRows();
 			CreateColorBoxes();
 			StackMessagesCheckbox.Checked = _config.StackOSDMessages;
+			_nudDuration.Value = _config.OSDMessageDuration;
 		}
 
 		private void CreateMessageRows()
@@ -136,6 +157,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_config.LastInputColor = ColorRows.Single(r => r.Name == "Previous Frame Input").SelectedColor;
 			_config.MovieInput = ColorRows.Single(r => r.Name == "Movie Input").SelectedColor;
 
+			_config.OSDMessageDuration = (int) _nudDuration.Value;
 			_config.StackOSDMessages = StackMessagesCheckbox.Checked;
 			Close();
 		}