diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/gain_meter.cc b/gtk2_ardour/gain_meter.cc
index 626c396e38..d6d06946cb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/gain_meter.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/gain_meter.cc
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ GainMeter::update_meters()
 
 	if (mpeak > max_peak) {
 		max_peak = mpeak;
-		if (mpeak <= -200.0f) {
+		if (mpeak <= Config->get_numeric_peak_min_treshold()) {
 			peak_display_button.set_text (_("-inf"));
 		} else {
 			snprintf (buf, sizeof(buf), "%.1f", mpeak);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/master_bus_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/master_bus_ui.cc
index dfb82f6e39..524eba33e7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/master_bus_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/master_bus_ui.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ PBD::Signal1<void,MasterBusUI*> MasterBusUI::CatchDeletion;
 MasterBusUI::MasterBusUI (Session* sess, PublicEditor& ed)
 	: WavesUI ("master_ui.xml", *this)
 	, _max_peak (minus_infinity())
-	, _peak_treshold (xml_property(*xml_tree()->root(), "peaktreshold", -144.4)) // Think about having it in config
+	, _peak_treshold (xml_property(*xml_tree()->root(), "peaktreshold", Config->get_numeric_peak_min_treshold() ))
 	, _level_meter_home (get_box ("level_meter_home"))
 	, _level_meter (sess)
 	, _peak_display_button (get_waves_button ("peak_display_button"))
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index 4f43187103..25ecd51537 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (VUMeterStandard, meter_vu_standard, "meter-vu-standard", Meteri
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterLineUp, meter_line_up_level, "meter-line-up-level", MeteringLineUp18)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterLineUp, meter_line_up_din, "meter-line-up-din", MeteringLineUp15)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (float, meter_peak, "meter-peak", 0.0f)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (float, numeric_peak_min_treshold, "numeric-peak-min-treshold", -144.4f)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, meter_style_led, "meter-style-led", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_editor_meter, "show-editor-meter", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (double, waveform_clip_level, "waveform-clip-level", -0.0) /* units of dB */