diff --git a/src/config/options.inc b/src/config/options.inc
index c7e331f0..cbdd97a8 100644
--- a/src/config/options.inc
+++ b/src/config/options.inc
@@ -1383,7 +1383,9 @@ static union option_info config_options_info[] = {
 		"confirm_close", 0, 0,
 		N_("When closing a tab show confirmation dialog.")),
 
-
+	INIT_OPT_BOOL("ui", N_("Whether to disallow writing to terminal"),
+		"tostop", 0, 1,
+		N_("Whether to disallow writing to terminal by background processes.")),
 
 	INIT_OPT_LANGUAGE("ui", N_("Language"),
 		"language", 0,
diff --git a/src/terminal/kbd.c b/src/terminal/kbd.c
index 83466248..bf70709f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/kbd.c
+++ b/src/terminal/kbd.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ setraw(struct itrm *itrm, int save_orig)
 	elinks_cfmakeraw(&t);
 	t.c_lflag |= ISIG;
 #ifdef TOSTOP
-	t.c_lflag |= TOSTOP;
+	t.c_lflag |= get_opt_bool("ui.tostop", NULL) ? TOSTOP : 0;
 #endif
 	t.c_oflag |= OPOST;
 	if (tcsetattr(itrm->in.ctl, TCSANOW, &t)) return -1;