diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
index 06c68165b..11af139ac 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 extern const char *directions[];
 extern const char *spelldata[];
 extern int quiet;
+extern boolean opt_cr_absolute_coords;
 
 /* globals */
 #define C_REPORT_VERSION 64
@@ -1138,8 +1139,13 @@ report_computer(FILE * F, faction * f, const seen_region * seen,
     unit * owner = region_owner(r);
 		sd = sd->next;
 
-		if (!rplane(r)) fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d\n", region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f));
-		else {
+		if (!rplane(r)) {
+			if(opt_cr_absolute_coords) {
+				fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d\n", r->x, r->x);
+			} else {
+				fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d\n", region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f));
+			}
+		} else {
 #if ENCODE_SPECIAL
 			if (rplane(r)->flags & PFL_NOCOORDS) fprintf(F, "SPEZIALREGION %d %d\n", encode_region(f, r), rplane(r)->id);
 #else
diff --git a/src/eressea/main.c b/src/eressea/main.c
index b0bf0d2c7..d0d1050cc 100644
--- a/src/eressea/main.c
+++ b/src/eressea/main.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern int fuzzy_hits;
 #endif /* FUZZY_BASE36 */
 
 /**
- ** global variables wthat we are exporting
+ ** global variables that we are exporting
  **/
 static char * orders = NULL;
 static char * xmlfile = NULL;
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static int nowrite = 0;
 static boolean g_writemap = false;
 static boolean g_killeiswald = false;
 static boolean opt_reportonly = false;
+boolean opt_cr_absolute_coords = false;
 
 struct settings global = {
 	"Eressea", /* gamename */
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ usage(const char * prog, const char * arg)
 		"--debug          : schreibt Debug-Ausgaben in die Datei debug\n"
 		"--nocr           : keine CRs\n"
 		"--nonr           : keine Reports\n"
+		"--crabsolute     : absolute Koordinaten im CR\n"
 #ifdef USE_MERIAN
 		"--nomer          : keine Meriankarten\n"
 #endif
@@ -539,6 +541,7 @@ read_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			else if (strcmp(argv[i]+2, "nobattle")==0) nobattle = true;
 			else if (strcmp(argv[i]+2, "nomonsters")==0) nomonsters = true;
 			else if (strcmp(argv[i]+2, "nodebug")==0) nobattledebug = true;
+			else if (strcmp(argv[i]+2, "crabsolute")==0) opt_cr_absolute_coords = true;
 #ifdef USE_MERIAN
 			else if (strcmp(argv[i]+2, "nomer")==0) nomer = true;
 #endif