diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index e64fc86b..564c3ba7 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue = STRVAL_EMPTY;
     configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue = 0;
+    configValues["misc:enable_drm_scanout_flags"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue = 0;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 2e7c5433..1c8fb78d 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,11 @@ void CHyprRenderer::setWindowScanoutMode(CWindow* pWindow) {
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_sWLRLinuxDMABuf)
         return;
 
+    static auto *const PENABLED = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:enable_drm_scanout_flags")->intValue;
+
+    if (!*PENABLED)
+        return;
+
     if (!pWindow->m_bIsFullscreen) {
         wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1_set_surface_feedback(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRLinuxDMABuf, g_pXWaylandManager->getWindowSurface(pWindow), nullptr);
         Debug::log(LOG, "Scanout mode OFF set for %x", pWindow);