diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 614670e1..77c91d29 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -49,19 +49,20 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
 
     configValues["general:layout"].strValue = "dwindle";
 
-    configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue     = 0;
-    configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue  = 0;
-    configValues["misc:no_vfr"].intValue                    = 1;
-    configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue   = 0;
-    configValues["misc:always_follow_on_dnd"].intValue      = 1;
-    configValues["misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus"].intValue = 1;
-    configValues["misc:animate_manual_resizes"].intValue    = 0;
-    configValues["misc:disable_autoreload"].intValue        = 0;
-    configValues["misc:enable_swallow"].intValue            = 0;
-    configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue             = STRVAL_EMPTY;
-    configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue         = 0;
-    configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue         = 0;
-    configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue      = 1;
+    configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue      = 0;
+    configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue   = 0;
+    configValues["misc:no_vfr"].intValue                     = 1;
+    configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue    = 0;
+    configValues["misc:always_follow_on_dnd"].intValue       = 1;
+    configValues["misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus"].intValue  = 1;
+    configValues["misc:animate_manual_resizes"].intValue     = 0;
+    configValues["misc:disable_autoreload"].intValue         = 0;
+    configValues["misc:enable_swallow"].intValue             = 0;
+    configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue              = STRVAL_EMPTY;
+    configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue          = 0;
+    configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue          = 0;
+    configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue       = 1;
+    configValues["misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor"].intValue = 1;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue             = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue      = 0;
@@ -1340,7 +1341,7 @@ void CConfigManager::tick() {
     } else {
         CONFIGPATH = g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath;
     }
-    
+
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(CONFIGPATH)) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "Config doesn't exist??");
         return;
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index caaece20..5a08c0cd 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     static auto* const PFOLLOWONDND   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:always_follow_on_dnd")->intValue;
     static auto* const PHOGFOCUS      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus")->intValue;
     static auto* const PFLOATBEHAVIOR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:float_switch_override_focus")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PMOUSEFOCUSMON = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor")->intValue;
 
     m_pFoundSurfaceToFocus      = nullptr;
     m_pFoundLSToFocus           = nullptr;
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
 
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onMouseMove(getMouseCoordsInternal());
 
-    if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) {
+    if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor && *PMOUSEFOCUSMON) {
         g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(PMONITOR);
 
         // set active workspace and deactivate all other in wlr