diff --git a/binding/binding-mri.cpp b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
index 39d62d21..70ef8d7e 100644
--- a/binding/binding-mri.cpp
+++ b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
@@ -160,13 +160,23 @@ static void mriBindingInit() {
     spriteBindingInit();
     viewportBindingInit();
     planeBindingInit();
-    
+
     if (rgssVer == 1) {
         windowBindingInit();
-        tilemapBindingInit();
     } else {
         windowVXBindingInit();
+    }
+
+    if (shState->config().tilemapVersion == 1) {
+        tilemapBindingInit();
+    } else if (shState->config().tilemapVersion == 2) {
         tilemapVXBindingInit();
+    } else {
+        if (rgssVer == 1) {
+            tilemapBindingInit();
+        } else {
+            tilemapVXBindingInit();
+        }
     }
     
     inputBindingInit();
diff --git a/mkxp.json b/mkxp.json
index 3430db82..ec3fea1a 100644
--- a/mkxp.json
+++ b/mkxp.json
@@ -522,6 +522,15 @@
     // },
 
 
+    // Use alternate tilemap class independent of RGSS version.
+    // 0: Match RGSS version 
+    // 1: XP
+    // 2: VX/Ace
+    // (default: 0)
+    //
+    // "tilemapVersion": 0
+
+
     // Dump tile atlas (for debugging purposes)
     // (default: false)
     //
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 6d89d8e5..2e82984d 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ void Config::read(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         {"JITMaxCache", 100},
         {"JITMinCalls", 10000},
         {"YJITEnable", false},
+        {"tilemapVersion", 0},
         {"dumpAtlas", false},
         {"bindingNames", json::object({
             {"a", "A"},
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ try { exp } catch (...) {}
     SET_OPT_CUSTOMKEY(BGM.trackCount, BGMTrackCount, integer);
     SET_STRINGOPT(customScript, customScript);
     SET_OPT(useScriptNames, boolean);
+    SET_OPT(tilemapVersion, integer);
     SET_OPT(dumpAtlas, boolean);
     
     fillStringVec(opts["preloadScript"], preloadScripts);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 74605773..dd79fcbb 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct Config {
         bool enabled;
     } yjit;
 
+    int tilemapVersion;
     bool dumpAtlas;
 
     // Keybinding action name mappings