diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/bootcommands.c b/soh/soh/Enhancements/bootcommands.c
index 4a73eec6b42..2546f304b3e 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/bootcommands.c
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/bootcommands.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void BootCommands_Init()
     CVar_RegisterS32("gDisableLOD", 0);
     CVar_RegisterS32("gDebugEnabled", 0);
     CVar_RegisterS32("gPauseLiveLink", 0);
+    CVar_RegisterS32("gAccessibleInteraction", 0);
     CVar_RegisterS32("gMoreTargets", 0);
     CVar_RegisterS32("gAimAudioCues", 0);
 }
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Box/z_en_box.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Box/z_en_box.c
index 7d8886953d6..22022653eeb 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Box/z_en_box.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Box/z_en_box.c
@@ -420,10 +420,16 @@ void EnBox_WaitOpen(EnBox* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx) {
         osSyncPrintf("Actor_Environment_Tbox_On() %d\n", this->dyna.actor.params & 0x1F);
         Flags_SetTreasure(globalCtx, this->dyna.actor.params & 0x1F);
     } else {
-        player = GET_PLAYER(globalCtx);
-        func_8002DBD0(&this->dyna.actor, &sp4C, &player->actor.world.pos);
-        if (sp4C.z > -50.0f && sp4C.z < 0.0f && fabsf(sp4C.y) < 10.0f && fabsf(sp4C.x) < 20.0f &&
-            Player_IsFacingActor(&this->dyna.actor, 0x3000, globalCtx)) {
+        bool isPlayerInFrontOfActor;
+        if (CVar_GetS32("gAccessibleInteraction", 0)) {
+            isPlayerInFrontOfActor = true;
+        } else {
+            player = GET_PLAYER(globalCtx);
+            func_8002DBD0(&this->dyna.actor, &sp4C, &player->actor.world.pos);
+            isPlayerInFrontOfActor = sp4C.z > -50.0f && sp4C.z < 0.0f && fabsf(sp4C.y) < 10.0f && fabsf(sp4C.x) < 20.0f;
+        }
+
+        if (isPlayerInFrontOfActor && Player_IsFacingActor(&this->dyna.actor, 0x3000, globalCtx)) {
             func_8002F554(&this->dyna.actor, globalCtx, 0 - (this->dyna.actor.params >> 5 & 0x7F));
         }
         if (Flags_GetTreasure(globalCtx, this->dyna.actor.params & 0x1F)) {