diff --git a/src/config/options.inc b/src/config/options.inc
index 2e5b3b46..a31ee5ce 100644
--- a/src/config/options.inc
+++ b/src/config/options.inc
@@ -1465,6 +1465,14 @@ static union option_info config_options_info[] = {
 		N_("Date format to use in dialogs. See strftime(3).")),
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE
+	/* date added */
+	INIT_OPT_BOOL("ui", N_("Disable mouse"),
+		"mouse_disable", 0, 0,
+		N_("Disable mouse. "
+		"Changes take effect at the next elinks restart.")),
+#endif
+
 	INIT_OPT_BOOL("ui", N_("Set window title"),
 		"window_title", 0, 1,
 		N_("Set the window title when running in a windowing "
diff --git a/src/terminal/mouse.c b/src/terminal/mouse.c
index 8744cd7c..8124ee8b 100644
--- a/src/terminal/mouse.c
+++ b/src/terminal/mouse.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ enable_mouse(void)
 {
 	int h = get_output_handle(); /* XXX: Is this all right? -- Miciah */
 
+	if (get_opt_bool("ui.mouse_disable", NULL))
+		return;
+
 	if (mouse_enabled) return;
 
 	if (is_xterm()) send_mouse_init_sequence(h);