diff --git a/theme/formal_white/lang/en/theme_formal_white.php b/theme/formal_white/lang/en/theme_formal_white.php
index 05795e90ed6..13d32ff6913 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/lang/en/theme_formal_white.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/lang/en/theme_formal_white.php
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ $string['logo'] = 'Logo';
 $string['logodesc'] = 'Enter the URL to an image to use as the logo for this site. Should be http://www.yoursite.com/path/to/logo.png<br />Preferred picture height is 100 pixels';
 $string['regionwidth'] = 'Column width';
 $string['regionwidthdesc'] = 'This sets the width of the two block regions that form the left and right columns.';
+$string['alwayslangmenu'] = 'Display languages menu';
+$string['alwayslangmenudesc'] = 'Select this option to ALWAYS display lang menu. Take care that lang menu will be shown only if your site managess more than a single language.';
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php b/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
index cc780bc75a6..dde5944cace 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ echo $OUTPUT->doctype() ?>
                             <?php echo '<div id="logo"><img class="sitelogo" src="'.$logourl.'" alt="Custom logo here" /></div>';
                             echo '<div class="headermenu">';
                                 echo $OUTPUT->login_info();
-                                if (!empty($PAGE->layout_options['langmenu'])) {
+                                if (!empty($PAGE->theme->settings->alwayslangmenu)) {
                                     echo $OUTPUT->lang_menu();
                                 }
                                 echo $PAGE->headingmenu;
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/pix/screenshot.gif b/theme/formal_white/pix/screenshot.gif
index b22fdcb20ed..a9f98d0b58b 100644
Binary files a/theme/formal_white/pix/screenshot.gif and b/theme/formal_white/pix/screenshot.gif differ
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/settings.php b/theme/formal_white/settings.php
index c159e042273..f210c6ecf88 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/settings.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/settings.php
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
     $setting = new admin_setting_configselect($name, $title, $description, $default, $choices);
     $settings->add($setting);
 
+    // alwayslangmenu setting
+    $name = 'theme_formal_white/alwayslangmenu';
+    $title = get_string('alwayslangmenu','theme_formal_white');
+    $description = get_string('alwayslangmenudesc', 'theme_formal_white');
+    $setting = new admin_setting_configcheckbox($name, $title, $description, 0);
+    $settings->add($setting);
+
     // Foot note setting
     $name = 'theme_formal_white/footnote';
     $title = get_string('footnote','theme_formal_white');