diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 4a3c418f6c..a729bdda1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ OMW::Engine::Engine(Files::ConfigurationManager& configurationManager)
   , mEncoding(ToUTF8::WINDOWS_1252)
   , mEncoder(NULL)
   , mActivationDistanceOverride(-1)
+  , mGrab(true)
 
 {
     std::srand ( std::time(NULL) );
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
 
     std::string keybinderUser = (mCfgMgr.getUserPath() / "input.xml").string();
     bool keybinderUserExists = boost::filesystem::exists(keybinderUser);
-    MWInput::InputManager* input = new MWInput::InputManager (*mOgre, *this, keybinderUser, keybinderUserExists);
+    MWInput::InputManager* input = new MWInput::InputManager (*mOgre, *this, keybinderUser, keybinderUserExists, mGrab);
     mEnvironment.setInputManager (input);
 
     MWGui::WindowManager* window = new MWGui::WindowManager(
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 553d290687..e0f8f94e69 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ namespace OMW
             bool mScriptConsoleMode;
             std::string mStartupScript;
             int mActivationDistanceOverride;
+            // Grab mouse?
+            bool mGrab;
 
             Compiler::Extensions mExtensions;
             Compiler::Context *mScriptContext;
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ namespace OMW
             /// Start as a new game.
             void setNewGame(bool newGame);
 
+            void setGrabMouse(bool grab) { mGrab = grab; }
+
             /// Initialise and enter main loop.
             void go();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index a36b6e12f5..42815e330b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
         ("fallback", bpo::value<FallbackMap>()->default_value(FallbackMap(), "")
             ->multitoken()->composing(), "fallback values")
 
+        ("no-grab", "Don't grab mouse cursor")
+
         ("activate-dist", bpo::value <int> ()->default_value (-1), "activation distance override");
 
     bpo::parsed_options valid_opts = bpo::command_line_parser(argc, argv)
@@ -184,6 +186,8 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
     if (!run)
         return false;
 
+    engine.setGrabMouse(!variables.count("no-grab"));
+
     // Font encoding settings
     std::string encoding(variables["encoding"].as<std::string>());
     std::cout << ToUTF8::encodingUsingMessage(encoding) << std::endl;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 6901bcdb92..ab25696351 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace MWInput
 {
     InputManager::InputManager(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &ogre,
             OMW::Engine& engine,
-            const std::string& userFile, bool userFileExists)
+            const std::string& userFile, bool userFileExists, bool grab)
         : mOgre(ogre)
         , mPlayer(NULL)
         , mEngine(engine)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace MWInput
 
         Ogre::RenderWindow* window = ogre.getWindow ();
 
-        mInputManager = new SFO::InputWrapper(mOgre.getSDLWindow(), mOgre.getWindow());
+        mInputManager = new SFO::InputWrapper(mOgre.getSDLWindow(), mOgre.getWindow(), grab);
         mInputManager->setMouseEventCallback (this);
         mInputManager->setKeyboardEventCallback (this);
         mInputManager->setWindowEventCallback(this);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
index e7b7d6c7f5..8efa6cfc5a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace MWInput
     public:
         InputManager(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &_ogre,
             OMW::Engine& engine,
-            const std::string& userFile, bool userFileExists);
+            const std::string& userFile, bool userFileExists, bool grab);
 
         virtual ~InputManager();
 
diff --git a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.cpp b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
index 9990e828aa..d48e43c010 100644
--- a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
+++ b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace SFO
 {
     /// \brief General purpose wrapper for OGRE applications around SDL's event
     ///        queue, mostly used for handling input-related events.
-    InputWrapper::InputWrapper(SDL_Window* window, Ogre::RenderWindow* ogreWindow) :
+    InputWrapper::InputWrapper(SDL_Window* window, Ogre::RenderWindow* ogreWindow, bool grab) :
         mSDLWindow(window),
         mOgreWindow(ogreWindow),
         mWarpCompensate(false),
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace SFO
         mWindowHasFocus(true),
         mWantGrab(false),
         mWantRelative(false),
-        mWantMouseVisible(false)
+        mWantMouseVisible(false),
+        mAllowGrab(grab)
     {
         _setupOISKeys();
     }
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ namespace SFO
     void InputWrapper::updateMouseSettings()
     {
         mGrabPointer = mWantGrab && mMouseInWindow && mWindowHasFocus;
-        SDL_SetWindowGrab(mSDLWindow, mGrabPointer ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE);
+        SDL_SetWindowGrab(mSDLWindow, mGrabPointer && mAllowGrab ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE);
 
         SDL_ShowCursor(mWantMouseVisible || !mWindowHasFocus);
 
diff --git a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
index ca57464e92..a2b698f860 100644
--- a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
+++ b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace SFO
     class InputWrapper
     {
     public:
-        InputWrapper(SDL_Window *window, Ogre::RenderWindow* ogreWindow);
+        InputWrapper(SDL_Window *window, Ogre::RenderWindow* ogreWindow, bool grab);
         ~InputWrapper();
 
         void setMouseEventCallback(MouseListener* listen) { mMouseListener = listen; }
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace SFO
         bool mWarpCompensate;
         bool mWrapPointer;
 
+        bool mAllowGrab;
         bool mWantMouseVisible;
         bool mWantGrab;
         bool mWantRelative;