diff --git a/mod.json b/mod.json
index 5712fc02..edd04bec 100644
--- a/mod.json
+++ b/mod.json
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
 			"name": "Center Scaling UI",
 			"description": "When enabled, displays the scaling UI in the center of the screen, instead of displaying it above the selected object"
 		},
+		"scale-controls-in-ui": {
+			"type": "bool",
+			"default": false,
+			"name": "Fixed Scale Control Position",
+			"description": "The scale controls are always placed in the same location on screen rather than above the selected object(s)"
+		},
 		"editor-pulse": {
 			"type": "bool",
 			"default": true,
diff --git a/src/features/CenterScaleUI.cpp b/src/features/CenterScaleUI.cpp
index 0ad57949..bd332e3b 100644
--- a/src/features/CenterScaleUI.cpp
+++ b/src/features/CenterScaleUI.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ using namespace geode::prelude;
 class $modify(CenterScaleEditorUI, EditorUI) {
     void activateScaleControl(CCObject* sender) {
         EditorUI::activateScaleControl(sender);
-        if (Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("center-scale-on-screen")) {
+        if (
+            Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("center-scale-on-screen") &&
+            // incompatible with scale controls in UI
+            !Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("scale-controls-in-ui")
+        ) {
             auto position = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getWinSize() / 2;
             position.height += 50.0f;
             position = m_editorLayer->m_objectLayer->convertToNodeSpace(position);
             m_scaleControl->setPosition(position);
         }
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/features/FixedScaleLocation.cpp b/src/features/FixedScaleLocation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b35b5b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/FixedScaleLocation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+#include <Geode/modify/EditorUI.hpp>
+#include <Geode/binding/GameObject.hpp>
+#include <Geode/binding/LevelEditorLayer.hpp>
+#include <Geode/binding/GJScaleControl.hpp>
+#include <Geode/binding/GJSpriteColor.hpp>
+
+using namespace geode::prelude;
+
+static void switchToParent(CCNode* node, CCNode* parent) {
+    if (node->getParent() != parent) {
+        node->retain();
+        node->removeFromParent();
+        parent->addChild(node);
+        node->release();
+    }
+}
+
+class $modify(EditorUI) {
+    void activateScaleControl(CCObject* sender) {
+        EditorUI::activateScaleControl(sender);
+        if (!Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("scale-controls-in-ui")) {
+            switchToParent(m_scaleControl, m_editorLayer->m_objectLayer);
+        }
+        else {
+            auto bg = this->getChildByID("scale-ui-bg"_spr);
+            if (!bg) {
+                auto winSize = CCDirector::get()->getWinSize();
+                auto b = CCScale9Sprite::create("square02b_001.png", { 0, 0, 80, 80 });
+                b->setPosition(winSize.width / 2, 135.f);
+                b->setContentSize({ 200, 60 });
+                b->setScale(.75f);
+                b->setColor({ 0, 0, 0 });
+                b->setOpacity(155);
+                b->setID("scale-ui-bg"_spr);
+                this->addChild(b);
+                bg = b;
+            }
+            bg->setVisible(m_scaleControl->isVisible());
+            switchToParent(m_scaleControl, bg);
+            m_scaleControl->setScale(.8f);
+            m_scaleControl->setPosition(bg->getContentSize() / 2 - ccp(0, 10));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void deactivateScaleControl() {
+        EditorUI::deactivateScaleControl();
+        if (auto bg = this->getChildByID("scale-ui-bg"_spr)) {
+            bg->setVisible(false);
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 78be7a43..870bf6a0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #include <Geode/Geode.hpp>
 
-// the edit is now better :D
\ No newline at end of file
+// the edit is now better :D