diff --git a/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp b/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
index 3c0d2e18fd259..05748796e418e 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
@@ -538,6 +538,15 @@ const AP_Param::GroupInfo QuadPlane::var_info2[] = {
     // @User: Standard
     AP_GROUPINFO("BCK_PIT_LIM", 38, QuadPlane, q_bck_pitch_lim, 10.0f),
 
+    // @Param: APPROACH_DIST
+    // @DisplayName: Q mode approach distance
+    // @Description: The minimum distance from the destination to use the fixed wing airbrake and approach code for landing approach. This is useful if you don't want the fixed wing approach logic to be used when you are close to the destination. Set to zero to always use fixed wing approach.
+    // @Units: m
+    // @Range: 0.0 1000
+    // @Increment: 1
+    // @User: Standard
+    AP_GROUPINFO("APPROACH_DIST", 39, QuadPlane, approach_distance, 0),
+    
     AP_GROUPEND
 };
 
@@ -2160,7 +2169,8 @@ void QuadPlane::run_xy_controller(float accel_limit)
 void QuadPlane::poscontrol_init_approach(void)
 {
     const float dist = plane.current_loc.get_distance(plane.next_WP_loc);
-    if (option_is_set(QuadPlane::OPTION::DISABLE_APPROACH)) {
+    if (option_is_set(QuadPlane::OPTION::DISABLE_APPROACH) ||
+        (is_positive(approach_distance) && dist < approach_distance)) {
         // go straight to QPOS_POSITION1
         poscontrol.set_state(QPOS_POSITION1);
         gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"VTOL Position1 d=%.1f", dist);
diff --git a/ArduPlane/quadplane.h b/ArduPlane/quadplane.h
index ea3bba8779132..6a810f23259cf 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/quadplane.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/quadplane.h
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ class QuadPlane
         return (options.get() & int32_t(option)) != 0;
     }
 
+    // minimum distance to be from destination to use approach logic
+    AP_Float approach_distance;
+
     AP_Float takeoff_failure_scalar;
     AP_Float maximum_takeoff_airspeed;
     uint32_t takeoff_start_time_ms;