diff -rupN trunk-1599/src/cmd3.c trunk-1599.new/src/cmd3.c
--- trunk-1599/src/cmd3.c	2009-08-03 10:05:45.000000000 -0600
+++ trunk-1599.new/src/cmd3.c	2009-08-03 10:12:38.000000000 -0600
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void textui_cmd_destroy(void)
 	o_ptr = object_from_item_idx(item);
 
 	/* Ask if player would prefer squelching instead of destruction */
-	if (squelch_interactive(o_ptr))
+	if (OPT(prompt_for_squelch) && squelch_interactive(o_ptr))
 	{
 		p_ptr->notice |= PN_SQUELCH;
 		return;
diff -rupN trunk-1599/src/option.c trunk-1599.new/src/option.c
--- trunk-1599/src/option.c	2009-08-03 10:05:45.000000000 -0600
+++ trunk-1599.new/src/option.c	2009-08-03 10:10:50.000000000 -0600
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const byte option_page[OPT_PAGE_MAX][OPT
 		OPT_show_lists,
 		OPT_mouse_movement,
 		OPT_mouse_buttons,
-		OPT_NONE,
+		OPT_prompt_for_squelch,
 		OPT_NONE,
 		OPT_NONE,
 	},
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static option_entry options[OPT_MAX] =
 { "mouse_movement",      "Allow mouse clicks to move the player",       FALSE }, /* 77 */
 { "mouse_buttons",        "Show mouse status line buttons",             FALSE }, /* 78 */
 { "notify_recharge",     "Notify on object recharge",                   FALSE }, /* 79 */
-{ NULL,                  NULL,                                          FALSE }, /* 80 */
+{ "prompt_for_squelch",                  "Prompt for squelch when destroying",                                          TRUE }, /* 80 */
 { NULL,                  NULL,                                          FALSE }, /* 81 */
 { NULL,                  NULL,                                          FALSE }, /* 82 */
 { NULL,                  NULL,                                          FALSE }, /* 83 */
diff -rupN trunk-1599/src/option.h trunk-1599.new/src/option.h
--- trunk-1599/src/option.h	2009-08-03 10:05:45.000000000 -0600
+++ trunk-1599.new/src/option.h	2009-08-03 10:09:13.000000000 -0600
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ extern const byte option_page[OPT_PAGE_M
 #define OPT_mouse_movement		77
 #define OPT_mouse_buttons		78
 #define OPT_notify_recharge			79
+#define OPT_prompt_for_squelch		80
 
 
 #define OPT_birth_maximize          (OPT_BIRTH+0)