diff --git a/soh/soh/SohMenuBar.cpp b/soh/soh/SohMenuBar.cpp
index a71d2b8e3..8db6c7703 100644
--- a/soh/soh/SohMenuBar.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/SohMenuBar.cpp
@@ -1061,6 +1061,8 @@ void DrawEnhancementsMenu() {
             UIWidgets::Tooltip("Fixes the bushes to drop items correctly rather than spawning undefined items.");
             UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("Fix falling from vine edges", "gFixVineFall", true, false); 
             UIWidgets::Tooltip("Prevents immediately falling off climbable surfaces if climbing on the edges."); 
+            UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("Fix Link's eyes open while sleeping", "gFixEyesOpenWhileSleeping", true, false);
+            UIWidgets::Tooltip("Fixes Link's eyes being open in the opening cutscene when he is supposed to be sleeping.");
 
             ImGui::EndMenu();
         }
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
index 09e33f2e4..497935a69 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_player_actor/z_player.c
@@ -15169,6 +15169,10 @@ void func_80852C50(PlayState* play, Player* this, CsCmdActorAction* arg2) {
 
     sp24 = D_808547C4[this->unk_446];
     func_80852B4C(play, this, linkCsAction, &D_80854E50[ABS(sp24)]);
+
+    if (CVarGetInteger("gFixEyesOpenWhileSleeping", 0) && (play->csCtx.linkAction->action == 28 || play->csCtx.linkAction->action == 29)) {
+        this->skelAnime.jointTable[22].x = 8;
+    }
 }
 
 void func_80852E14(Player* this, PlayState* play) {