diff --git a/src/storm/environment/solver/TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment.cpp b/src/storm/environment/solver/TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment.cpp
index e49c0c15f..a0f3ac030 100644
--- a/src/storm/environment/solver/TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/environment/solver/TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "storm/environment/solver/TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment.h"
 
 #include "storm/settings/SettingsManager.h"
-#include "storm/settings/modules/GameSolverSettings.h"
+#include "storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h"
 #include "storm/utility/macros.h"
 
 #include "storm/exceptions/InvalidArgumentException.h"
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 namespace storm {
     
     TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment::TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment() {
-        auto const& topologicalSettings = storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::GameSolverSettings>();
-        std::cout << "TODO: get actual settings in topo environment." << std::endl;
-        underlyingSolverType = storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Native;
-        underlyingSolverTypeSetFromDefault = true;
+        auto const& topologicalSettings = storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::TopologicalEquationSolverSettings>();
+        underlyingSolverType = topologicalSettings.getUnderlyingEquationSolverType();
+        underlyingSolverTypeSetFromDefault = topologicalSettings.isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSetFromDefaultValue();
     }
 
     TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment::~TopologicalLinearEquationSolverEnvironment() {
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/SettingsManager.cpp b/src/storm/settings/SettingsManager.cpp
index 188d1cba2..80cfbb58b 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/SettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/settings/SettingsManager.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "storm/settings/modules/GurobiSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/Smt2SmtSolverSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/TopologicalValueIterationEquationSolverSettings.h"
+#include "storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/ExplorationSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/ResourceSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/AbstractionSettings.h"
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ namespace storm {
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::GlpkSettings>();
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::GurobiSettings>();
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::TopologicalValueIterationEquationSolverSettings>();
+            storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::TopologicalEquationSolverSettings>();
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::Smt2SmtSolverSettings>();
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::ExplorationSettings>();
             storm::settings::addModule<storm::settings::modules::ResourceSettings>();
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.cpp b/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..906a6e472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include "storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h"
+
+
+#include "storm/settings/modules/CoreSettings.h"
+
+#include "storm/settings/SettingsManager.h"
+#include "storm/settings/SettingMemento.h"
+#include "storm/settings/Option.h"
+#include "storm/settings/OptionBuilder.h"
+#include "storm/settings/ArgumentBuilder.h"
+#include "storm/settings/Argument.h"
+#include "storm/solver/SolverSelectionOptions.h"
+
+#include "storm/storage/dd/DdType.h"
+
+#include "storm/utility/macros.h"
+#include "storm/exceptions/IllegalArgumentValueException.h"
+#include "storm/exceptions/InvalidOptionException.h"
+
+namespace storm {
+    namespace settings {
+        namespace modules {
+            
+            const std::string TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::moduleName = "topological";
+            const std::string TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::underlyingEquationSolverOptionName = "eqsolver";
+            
+            TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::TopologicalEquationSolverSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
+                std::vector<std::string> linearEquationSolver = {"gmm++", "native", "eigen", "elimination"};
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, underlyingEquationSolverOptionName, false, "Sets which solver is considered for solving the underlying equation systems.")
+                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("name", "The name of the used solver.").addValidatorString(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createMultipleChoiceValidator(linearEquationSolver)).setDefaultValueString("gmm++").build()).build());
+            }
+
+            bool TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSet() const {
+                return this->getOption(underlyingEquationSolverOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
+            }
+            
+            bool TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSetFromDefaultValue() const {
+                return !this->getOption(underlyingEquationSolverOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet() || this->getOption(underlyingEquationSolverOptionName).getArgumentByName("name").wasSetFromDefaultValue();
+            }
+
+            storm::solver::EquationSolverType  TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::getUnderlyingEquationSolverType() const {
+                std::string equationSolverName = this->getOption(underlyingEquationSolverOptionName).getArgumentByName("name").getValueAsString();
+                if (equationSolverName == "gmm++") {
+                    return storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Gmmxx;
+                } else if (equationSolverName == "native") {
+                    return storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Native;
+                } else if (equationSolverName == "eigen") {
+                    return storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Eigen;
+                } else if (equationSolverName == "elimination") {
+                    return storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Elimination;
+                }
+                STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::IllegalArgumentValueException, "Unknown underlying equation solver '" << equationSolverName << "'.");
+            }
+            
+            bool TopologicalEquationSolverSettings::check() const {
+                if (this->isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSet() && getUnderlyingEquationSolverType() == storm::solver::EquationSolverType::Topological) {
+                    STORM_LOG_WARN("Underlying solver type of the topological solver can not be the topological solver.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        } // namespace modules
+    } // namespace settings
+} // namespace storm
+
+
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h b/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45014db32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/TopologicalEquationSolverSettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "storm/settings/modules/ModuleSettings.h"
+
+#include "storm/solver/SolverSelectionOptions.h"
+
+namespace storm {
+    namespace settings {
+        namespace modules {
+            
+            /*!
+             * This class represents the settings for the native equation solver.
+             */
+            class TopologicalEquationSolverSettings : public ModuleSettings {
+            public:
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Creates a new set of native equation solver settings.
+                 */
+                TopologicalEquationSolverSettings();
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves whether the underlying equation solver type has been set.
+                 *
+                 * @return True iff the linear equation system technique has been set.
+                 */
+                bool isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSet() const;
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves whether the underlying equation solver type is set from its default value.
+                 *
+                 * @return True iff it was set from its default value.
+                 */
+                bool isUnderlyingEquationSolverTypeSetFromDefaultValue() const;
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves the method that is to be used for solving systems of linear equations.
+                 *
+                 * @return The method to use.
+                 */
+                storm::solver::EquationSolverType getUnderlyingEquationSolverType() const;
+                
+                bool check() const override;
+                
+                // The name of the module.
+                static const std::string moduleName;
+                
+            private:
+                // Define the string names of the options as constants.
+                static const std::string underlyingEquationSolverOptionName;
+            };
+            
+        } // namespace modules
+    } // namespace settings
+} // namespace storm