diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index c013ea1..1ab3c0d 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gutter_line_numbers_style: DigitStyle = .ascii,
 gutter_symbols: bool = true,
 enable_terminal_cursor: bool = true,
 enable_terminal_color_scheme: bool = false,
+enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support: bool = true,
 enable_modal_dim: bool = true,
 highlight_current_line: bool = true,
 highlight_current_line_gutter: bool = true,
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index e23ce42..8a07a3f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ tty_buffer: []u8,
 cache_storage: GraphemeCache.Storage = .{},
 
 no_alternate: bool,
+enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support: bool = true,
 event_buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating,
 input_buffer: std.Io.Writer.Allocating,
 mods: vaxis.Key.Modifiers = .{},
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ pub fn process_renderer_event(self: *Self, msg: []const u8) Error!void {
         },
         .cap_sgr_pixels => {
             self.logger.print("pixel mouse capability detected", .{});
-            self.vx.caps.sgr_pixels = true;
+            self.vx.caps.sgr_pixels = self.enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support;
         },
         .cap_da1 => {
             self.queries_done = true;
@@ -469,6 +470,10 @@ fn handle_bracketed_paste_error(self: *Self, e: Error) !void {
     return e;
 }
 
+pub fn set_sgr_pixel_mode_support(self: *Self, enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support: bool) void {
+    self.enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support = enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support;
+}
+
 pub fn set_terminal_title(self: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
     self.vx.setTitle(self.tty.writer(), text) catch {};
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 8755553..d12cc67 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ fn init(allocator: Allocator) InitError!*Self {
     instance_ = self;
     defer instance_ = null;
 
+    self.rdr_.set_sgr_pixel_mode_support(self.config_.enable_sgr_pixel_mode_support);
     self.rdr_.handler_ctx = self;
     self.rdr_.dispatch_input = dispatch_input;
     self.rdr_.dispatch_mouse = dispatch_mouse;