diff --git a/DisplayOptionsPanel.c b/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
index 40b8d987..ece4c7c5 100644
--- a/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
+++ b/DisplayOptionsPanel.c
@@ -97,5 +97,6 @@ DisplayOptionsPanel* DisplayOptionsPanel_new(Settings* settings, ScreenManager*
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Count CPUs from 0 instead of 1"), &(settings->countCPUsFromZero)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Update process names on every refresh"), &(settings->updateProcessNames)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Add guest time in CPU meter percentage"), &(settings->accountGuestInCPUMeter)));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Enable the mouse"), &(settings->enableMouse)));
    return this;
 }
diff --git a/ScreenManager.c b/ScreenManager.c
index 54d4ea45..db117b65 100644
--- a/ScreenManager.c
+++ b/ScreenManager.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void ScreenManager_run(ScreenManager* this, Panel** lastFocus, int* lastKey) {
       ch = getch();
 
       HandlerResult result = IGNORED;
-      if (ch == KEY_MOUSE) {
+      if (ch == KEY_MOUSE && this->settings->enableMouse) {
          ch = ERR;
          MEVENT mevent;
          int ok = getmouse(&mevent);
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index fea6c3b7..69a94a8b 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool updateProcessNames;
    bool accountGuestInCPUMeter;
    bool headerMargin;
+   bool enableMouse;
 
    bool changed;
 } Settings;
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "color_scheme")) {
          this->colorScheme = atoi(option[1]);
          if (this->colorScheme < 0 || this->colorScheme >= LAST_COLORSCHEME) this->colorScheme = 0;
+     } else if (String_eq(option[0], "enable_mouse")) {
+         this->enableMouse = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "left_meters")) {
          Settings_readMeters(this, option[1], 0);
          didReadMeters = true;
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ bool Settings_write(Settings* this) {
    fprintf(fd, "update_process_names=%d\n", (int) this->updateProcessNames);
    fprintf(fd, "account_guest_in_cpu_meter=%d\n", (int) this->accountGuestInCPUMeter);
    fprintf(fd, "color_scheme=%d\n", (int) this->colorScheme);
+   fprintf(fd, "enable_mouse=%d\n", (int) this->enableMouse);
    fprintf(fd, "delay=%d\n", (int) this->delay);
    fprintf(fd, "left_meters="); writeMeters(this, fd, 0);
    fprintf(fd, "left_meter_modes="); writeMeterModes(this, fd, 0);
@@ -390,6 +394,7 @@ Settings* Settings_new(int cpuCount) {
       CRT_restorePrivileges();
    }
    this->colorScheme = 0;
+   this->enableMouse = true;
    this->changed = false;
    this->delay = DEFAULT_DELAY;
    bool ok = false;
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index 016266e8..b9bcf87b 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool updateProcessNames;
    bool accountGuestInCPUMeter;
    bool headerMargin;
+   bool enableMouse;
 
    bool changed;
 } Settings;
diff --git a/htop.c b/htop.c
index 53490a7c..7b95dbfc 100644
--- a/htop.c
+++ b/htop.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static void printHelpFlag() {
    fputs("htop " VERSION " - " COPYRIGHT "\n"
          "Released under the GNU GPL.\n\n"
          "-C --no-color               Use a monochrome color scheme\n"
+         "-m --no-mouse               Disable the mouse\n"
          "-d --delay=DELAY            Set the delay between updates, in tenths of seconds\n"
          "-h --help                   Print this help screen\n"
          "-s --sort-key=COLUMN        Sort by COLUMN (try --sort-key=help for a list)\n"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ typedef struct CommandLineSettings_ {
    int sortKey;
    int delay;
    bool useColors;
+   bool enableMouse;
    bool treeView;
 } CommandLineSettings;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ static CommandLineSettings parseArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
       .sortKey = 0,
       .delay = -1,
       .useColors = true,
+      .enableMouse = true,
       .treeView = false,
    };
 
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ static CommandLineSettings parseArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
       {"user",     optional_argument,   0, 'u'},
       {"no-color", no_argument,         0, 'C'},
       {"no-colour",no_argument,         0, 'C'},
+      {"no-mouse", no_argument,         0, 'm'},
       {"tree",     no_argument,         0, 't'},
       {"pid",      required_argument,   0, 'p'},
       {0,0,0,0}
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ static CommandLineSettings parseArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
 
    int opt, opti=0;
    /* Parse arguments */
-   while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvCs:td:u::p:", long_opts, &opti))) {
+   while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvmCs:td:u::p:", long_opts, &opti))) {
       if (opt == EOF) break;
       switch (opt) {
          case 'h':
@@ -140,6 +144,9 @@ static CommandLineSettings parseArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
          case 'C':
             flags.useColors = false;
             break;
+         case 'm':
+            flags.enableMouse = false;
+            break;
          case 't':
             flags.treeView = true;
             break;
@@ -213,6 +220,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       settings->delay = flags.delay;
    if (!flags.useColors)
       settings->colorScheme = COLORSCHEME_MONOCHROME;
+   if (!flags.enableMouse)
+      settings->enableMouse = false;
    if (flags.treeView)
       settings->treeView = true;