diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index ec0e51d..05dc404 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ inline_diagnostics: bool = true,
 animation_min_lag: usize = 0, //milliseconds
 animation_max_lag: usize = 150, //milliseconds
 enable_format_on_save: bool = false,
+restore_last_cursor_position: bool = true,
 default_cursor: []const u8 = "default",
 
 indent_size: usize = 4,
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 7d68dcb..b68e273 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ const cmds = struct {
         const same_file = if (self.get_active_file_path()) |fp| std.mem.eql(u8, fp, f) else false;
         const have_editor_metadata = if (self.buffer_manager.get_buffer_for_file(f)) |_| true else false;
 
-        if (!same_file and !have_editor_metadata and line == null) {
+        if (tui.config().restore_last_cursor_position and
+            !same_file and
+            !have_editor_metadata and
+            line == null)
+        {
             const ctx_: struct {
                 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
                 from: tp.pid,