diff --git a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
index 72f94e64d4b7d829dc5f286452ce37577eb5149d..9e9391735e19cc51336559fa62c2cc881a9d6919 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ QGCFlightGearLink::QGCFlightGearLink(UASInterface* mav, QString startupArguments
     terraSync(NULL),
     flightGearVersion(0),
     startupArguments(startupArguments),
-    _sensorHilEnabled(true)
+    _sensorHilEnabled(true),
+    barometerOffsetkPa(0.0)
 {
     this->host = host;
     this->port = port+mav->getUASID();
@@ -279,7 +280,8 @@ void QGCFlightGearLink::readBytes()
     mag_dip = values.at(18).toFloat();
 
     temperature = values.at(19).toFloat();
-    abs_pressure = values.at(20).toFloat()*1e2; //convert to Pa from hPa
+    abs_pressure = values.at(20).toFloat() * 1e2f; //convert to Pa from hPa
+    abs_pressure += barometerOffsetkPa * 1e3f; //add offset, convert from kPa to Pa
 
     //calculate differential pressure
     const float air_gas_constant = 287.1f; // J/(kg * K)
@@ -736,3 +738,8 @@ void QGCFlightGearLink::setName(QString name)
     this->name = name;
     //    emit nameChanged(this->name);
 }
+
+void QGCFlightGearLink::setBarometerOffset(float barometerOffsetkPa)
+{
+    this->barometerOffsetkPa = barometerOffsetkPa;
+}
diff --git a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.h b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.h
index 27ba6d2cd1ad9657872a4bdc64edf656609f1aed..dc074fee02f5540fa6c191c524b52b5222c79166 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.h
+++ b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 #include <configuration.h>
 #include "UASInterface.h"
 #include "QGCHilLink.h"
+#include <QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.h>
 
 class QGCFlightGearLink : public QGCHilLink
 {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public slots:
     void printFgfsOutput();
     void printFgfsError();
     void setStartupArguments(QString startupArguments);
+    void setBarometerOffset(float barometerOffsetkPa);
 
 protected:
     QString name;
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ protected:
     unsigned int flightGearVersion;
     QString startupArguments;
     bool _sensorHilEnabled;
+    float barometerOffsetkPa;
 
     void setName(QString name);
 
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 6aa4258a785099de901bda7786374ebc5ec993e8..71277ac1b2ddabbb7458e7a722b885e977d27916 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -2982,7 +2982,7 @@ bool UAS::emergencyKILL()
 /**
 * If enabled, connect the flight gear link.
 */
-void UAS::enableHilFlightGear(bool enable, QString options, bool sensorHil)
+void UAS::enableHilFlightGear(bool enable, QString options, bool sensorHil, QObject * configuration)
 {
     QGCFlightGearLink* link = dynamic_cast<QGCFlightGearLink*>(simulation);
     if (!link || !simulation) {
@@ -2997,6 +2997,7 @@ void UAS::enableHilFlightGear(bool enable, QString options, bool sensorHil)
     link = dynamic_cast<QGCFlightGearLink*>(simulation);
     link->setStartupArguments(options);
     link->sensorHilEnabled(sensorHil);
+    QObject::connect(configuration, SIGNAL(barometerOffsetChanged(float)), link, SLOT(setBarometerOffset(float)));
     if (enable)
     {
         startHil();
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.h b/src/uas/UAS.h
index 9db1399a78ccd600a3cf356945aa47b2c4821b10..5f5a77ac0658883e7049bafe451d4610a349273b 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.h
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.h
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ public slots:
     void go();
 
     /** @brief Enable / disable HIL */
-    void enableHilFlightGear(bool enable, QString options, bool sensorHil);
+    void enableHilFlightGear(bool enable, QString options, bool sensorHil, QObject * configuration);
     void enableHilJSBSim(bool enable, QString options);
     void enableHilXPlane(bool enable);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCHilConfiguration.cc b/src/ui/QGCHilConfiguration.cc
index 8d2a52af4e99119df9357c0f113cff7274d01588..2ea1c7d7fa9424657fdc4331373e567f8bba5c5f 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCHilConfiguration.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCHilConfiguration.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void QGCHilConfiguration::on_simComboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index)
     if(1 == index)
     {
         // Ensure the sim exists and is disabled
-        mav->enableHilFlightGear(false, "", true);
+        mav->enableHilFlightGear(false, "", true, this);
         QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration* hfgconf = new QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration(mav, this);
         hfgconf->show();
         ui->simulatorConfigurationLayout->addWidget(hfgconf);
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.cc b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.cc
index ddbccb7c7fa94edb6d6a0caa3dd08796e0f25e1a..67f4eb21d8bf26de12135698970523e3c7a4e9de 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.cc
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@ void QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration::on_startButton_clicked()
     //XXX check validity of inputs
     QString options = ui->optionsPlainTextEdit->toPlainText();
     options.append(" --aircraft=" + ui->aircraftComboBox->currentText());
-    mav->enableHilFlightGear(true,  options, ui->sensorHilCheckBox->isChecked());
+    mav->enableHilFlightGear(true,  options, ui->sensorHilCheckBox->isChecked(), this);
 }
 
 void QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration::on_stopButton_clicked()
 {
     mav->stopHil();
 }
+
+void QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration::on_barometerOffsetLineEdit_textChanged(const QString& baroOffset)
+{
+    emit barometerOffsetChanged(baroOffset.toFloat());
+}
+
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.h b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.h
index 9ac353834380bf7b296e0e036f15397f49bfe1a5..7e0e48901380da54c62d39dfc722bfd4a499ee5f 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.h
+++ b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.h
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ protected:
 private slots:
     void on_startButton_clicked();
     void on_stopButton_clicked();
+    void on_barometerOffsetLineEdit_textChanged(const QString& baroOffset);
 
 private:
     Ui::QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration *ui;
+
+signals:
+     void barometerOffsetChanged(float barometerOffsetkPa);
 };
 
 #endif // QGCHILFLIGHTGEARCONFIGURATION_H
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.ui b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.ui
index b27ff74a1aef25d39102d4e005d68a8f38aecf5a..fa79fe2613b7ab6dd7f7a22ee65b49856c2166c0 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.ui
+++ b/src/ui/QGCHilFlightGearConfiguration.ui
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>6</number>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="aircraftPlaintextInfoLabel">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Airframe:</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
     <widget class="QComboBox" name="aircraftComboBox">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -52,14 +45,21 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="3" column="0">
+   <item row="4" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="optionsLabel">
      <property name="text">
       <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additional Options:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="aircraftPlaintextInfoLabel">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Airframe:</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
     <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="optionsPlainTextEdit">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="6" column="0">
+   <item row="7" column="0">
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="startButton">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="6" column="1">
+   <item row="7" column="1">
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="stopButton">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Stop</string>
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="barometerOffsetLabel">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Barometer Offset [kPa]:</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="3" column="1">
+    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="barometerOffsetLineEdit">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>0</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>