diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index 1969c5651..c99e2d0de 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         getWidget(mOkButton, "OkButton");
         getWidget(mBestAttackButton, "BestAttackButton");
+        getWidget(mGrabCursorButton, "GrabCursorButton");
         getWidget(mSubtitlesButton, "SubtitlesButton");
         getWidget(mCrosshairButton, "CrosshairButton");
         getWidget(mResolutionList, "ResolutionList");
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mSubtitlesButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mCrosshairButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mBestAttackButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
+        mGrabCursorButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mInvertYButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onButtonToggled);
         mOkButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onOkButtonClicked);
         mShadersButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onShadersToggled);
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mSubtitlesButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("subtitles", "GUI") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
         mCrosshairButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("crosshair", "HUD") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
         mBestAttackButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("best attack", "Game") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
+        mGrabCursorButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(Settings::Manager::getBool("grab cursor", "Input") ? "#{sOn}" : "#{sOff}");
 
         float fovVal = (Settings::Manager::getFloat("field of view", "General")-sFovMin)/(sFovMax-sFovMin);
         mFOVSlider->setScrollPosition(fovVal * (mFOVSlider->getScrollRange()-1));
@@ -393,7 +396,8 @@ namespace MWGui
                 Settings::Manager::setBool("subtitles", "GUI", newState);
             else if (_sender == mBestAttackButton)
                 Settings::Manager::setBool("best attack", "Game", newState);
-
+            else if (_sender == mGrabCursorButton)
+                Settings::Manager::setBool("grab cursor", "Input", newState);
             apply();
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
index c81a86ab0..6b9ce414b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             MyGUI::Button* mSubtitlesButton;
             MyGUI::Button* mCrosshairButton;
             MyGUI::Button* mBestAttackButton;
+            MyGUI::Button* mGrabCursorButton;
 
             // graphics
             MyGUI::ListBox* mResolutionList;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 4713d92e1..ffb2af81e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace MWInput
         , mCameraSensitivity (Settings::Manager::getFloat("camera sensitivity", "Input"))
         , mUISensitivity (Settings::Manager::getFloat("ui sensitivity", "Input"))
         , mCameraYMultiplier (Settings::Manager::getFloat("camera y multiplier", "Input"))
+        , mGrabCursor (Settings::Manager::getBool("grab cursor", "Input"))
         , mPreviewPOVDelay(0.f)
         , mTimeIdle(0.f)
         , mOverencumberedMessageDelay(0.f)
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ namespace MWInput
         mInputManager->setMouseRelative(is_relative);
 
         //we let the mouse escape in the main menu
-        mInputManager->setGrabPointer(grab);
+        mInputManager->setGrabPointer(grab && (mGrabCursor || is_relative));
 
         //we switched to non-relative mode, move our cursor to where the in-game
         //cursor is
@@ -430,6 +431,9 @@ namespace MWInput
             if (it->first == "Input" && it->second == "ui sensitivity")
                 mUISensitivity = Settings::Manager::getFloat("ui sensitivity", "Input");
 
+            if (it->first == "Input" && it->second == "grab cursor")
+                mGrabCursor = Settings::Manager::getBool("grab cursor", "Input");
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
index 8efa6cfc5..d4693ff28 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ namespace MWInput
 
         bool mDragDrop;
 
+        bool mGrabCursor;
+
         bool mInvertY;
 
         float mCameraSensitivity;
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
index e6002b51d..61103963d 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
                     </Widget>
                 </Widget>
 
+                <Widget type="HBox" skin="" position="4 260 260 24">
+                    <Widget type="AutoSizedButton" skin="MW_Button" align="Left Top" name="GrabCursorButton"/>
+                    <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="SandText" align="Left Top">
+                        <Property key="Caption" value="Grab cursor"/>
+                    </Widget>
+                </Widget>
             </Widget>
             <Widget type="TabItem" skin="" position="4 28 360 312">
                 <Property key="Caption" value="  #{sAudio}  "/>
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 94bdd8c9d..2ca59159b 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ voice volume = 1.0
 
 [Input]
 
+grab cursor = true
+
 invert y axis = false
 
 camera sensitivity = 1.0