diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gamesettings/attributes/PlayerPlacement.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gamesettings/attributes/PlayerPlacement.js
index 13a78731df..8cf636387e 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gamesettings/attributes/PlayerPlacement.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gamesettings/attributes/PlayerPlacement.js
@@ -47,32 +47,3 @@ GameSettings.prototype.Attributes.PlayerPlacement = class PlayerPlacement extend
 		return true;
 	}
 };
-
-
-GameSettings.prototype.Attributes.PlayerPlacement.prototype.StartingPositions = [
-	{
-		"Id": "circle",
-		"Name": translateWithContext("player placement", "Circle"),
-		"Description": translate("Players are placed in a circle spanning the map.")
-	},
-	{
-		"Id": "river",
-		"Name": translateWithContext("player placement", "River"),
-		"Description": translate("Allied players are placed on two parallel lines.")
-	},
-	{
-		"Id": "groupedLines",
-		"Name": translateWithContext("player placement", "Grouped lines"),
-		"Description": translate("Allied players are placed along opposing radial lines"),
-	},
-	{
-		"Id": "randomGroup",
-		"Name": translateWithContext("player placement", "Random Group"),
-		"Description": translate("Allied players are grouped, but otherwise placed randomly on the map."),
-	},
-	{
-		"Id": "stronghold",
-		"Name": translateWithContext("player placement", "Stronghold"),
-		"Description": translate("Allied players are grouped in one random place of the map."),
-	}
-];
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/gamedescription.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/gamedescription.js
index 990fee6500..f1b5c6308f 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/gamedescription.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/gamedescription.js
@@ -317,6 +317,15 @@ function getGameDescription(initAttributes, mapCache)
 			});
 	}
 
+	if (initAttributes.settings.PlayerPlacement)
+	{
+		const playerPlacement = g_Settings.PlayerPlacements.find(placement => placement.Id === initAttributes.settings.PlayerPlacement);
+		titles.push({
+			"label": playerPlacement ? playerPlacement.Name : translateWithContext("player placement", "Random Player Placement"),
+			"value": playerPlacement ? playerPlacement.Description : translate("Randomly select a player placement from the list.")
+		});
+	}
+
 	if (initAttributes.settings.Biome)
 	{
 		let biome = g_Settings.Biomes.find(b => b.Id == initAttributes.settings.Biome);
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/settings.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/settings.js
index 7d4dedb7bd..7969031838 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/settings.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/settings.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function loadSettingsValues()
 		"GameSpeeds": loadSettingValuesFile("game_speeds.json"),
 		"MapTypes": loadMapTypes(),
 		"MapSizes": loadSettingValuesFile("map_sizes.json"),
+		"PlayerPlacements": loadSettingValuesFile("player_placements.json"),
 		"Biomes": loadBiomes(),
 		"PlayerDefaults": loadPlayerDefaults(),
 		"PopulationCapacities": loadSettingValuesFile("population_capacities.json"),
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerPlacement.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerPlacement.js
index 6166612c7d..9a8426853a 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerPlacement.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerPlacement.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ GameSettingControls.PlayerPlacement = class PlayerPlacement extends GameSettingC
 		let patterns = [randomItem];
 
 		for (let pattern of g_GameSettings.playerPlacement.available)
-			patterns.push(g_GameSettings.playerPlacement.StartingPositions
+			patterns.push(g_Settings.PlayerPlacements
 				.find(pObj => pObj.Id == pattern));
 
 		this.values = prepareForDropdown(patterns);
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameDescription.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameDescription.js
index ad35521d3a..ab1047a842 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameDescription.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameDescription.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class GameDescription
 		g_GameSettings.mapExploration.watch(update, ["allied"]);
 		g_GameSettings.nomad.watch(update, ["enabled"]);
 		g_GameSettings.population.watch(update, ["perPlayer", "cap", "capType"]);
+		g_GameSettings.playerPlacement.watch(update, ["value"]);
 		g_GameSettings.rating.watch(update, ["enabled"]);
 		g_GameSettings.regicideGarrison.watch(update, ["enabled"]);
 		g_GameSettings.relic.watch(update, ["count", "duration"]);
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/settings/player_placements.json b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/settings/player_placements.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7a514beb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/settings/player_placements.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "TranslatedKeys": ["Name", "Description"],
+  "TranslationContext": "player placement",
+  "Data":
+	[
+	  {
+		"Id": "circle",
+		"Name": "Circle",
+		"Description": "Players are placed in a circle spanning the map."
+	  },
+	  {
+		"Id": "river",
+		"Name": "River",
+		"Description": "Allied players are placed on two parallel lines."
+	  },
+	  {
+		"Id": "groupedLines",
+		"Name": "Grouped Lines",
+		"Description": "Allied players are placed along opposing radial lines."
+	  },
+	  {
+		"Id": "randomGroup",
+		"Name": "Random Group",
+		"Description": "Allied players are grouped, but otherwise placed randomly on the map."
+	  },
+	  {
+		"Id": "stronghold",
+		"Name": "Stronghold",
+		"Description": "Allied players are tightly grouped together."
+	  }
+	]
+}