diff --git a/deploy-notes.md b/deploy-notes.md
index 5a287532..1ef1a2f9 100644
--- a/deploy-notes.md
+++ b/deploy-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- Needs jay-config release.
+- Needs jay-toml-config release.
 - Needs jay-compositor release.
 
 # 1.1.0
diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
index fcc42e91..8675d299 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use {
             logging, Config, ConfigEntry, ConfigEntryGen, PollableId, WireMode, VERSION,
         },
         exec::Command,
-        input::{acceleration::AccelProfile, capability::Capability, InputDevice, Seat},
+        input::{
+            acceleration::AccelProfile, capability::Capability, FocusFollowsMouseMode, InputDevice,
+            Seat,
+        },
         keyboard::{
             mods::{Modifiers, RELEASE},
             syms::KeySym,
@@ -924,6 +927,10 @@ impl Client {
         self.send(&ClientMessage::SetForward { seat, forward })
     }
 
+    pub fn set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(&self, seat: Seat, mode: FocusFollowsMouseMode) {
+        self.send(&ClientMessage::SetFocusFollowsMouseMode { seat, mode })
+    }
+
     pub fn parse_keymap(&self, keymap: &str) -> Keymap {
         let res = self.send_with_response(&ClientMessage::ParseKeymap { keymap });
         get_response!(res, Keymap(0), ParseKeymap { keymap });
diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
index 4d170c9a..f0bc6e91 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use {
     crate::{
-        input::{acceleration::AccelProfile, capability::Capability, InputDevice, Seat},
+        input::{
+            acceleration::AccelProfile, capability::Capability, FocusFollowsMouseMode, InputDevice,
+            Seat,
+        },
         keyboard::{mods::Modifiers, syms::KeySym, Keymap},
         logging::LogLevel,
         theme::{colors::Colorable, sized::Resizable, Color},
@@ -464,6 +467,10 @@ pub enum ClientMessage<'a> {
         mod_mask: Modifiers,
         sym: KeySym,
     },
+    SetFocusFollowsMouseMode {
+        seat: Seat,
+        mode: FocusFollowsMouseMode,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
diff --git a/jay-config/src/input.rs b/jay-config/src/input.rs
index e42b5787..ace0f0fe 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/input.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/input.rs
@@ -390,6 +390,21 @@ impl Seat {
     pub fn consume(self) {
         self.set_forward(false)
     }
+
+    /// Sets the focus-follows-mouse mode.
+    pub fn set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(self, mode: FocusFollowsMouseMode) {
+        get!().set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(self, mode);
+    }
+}
+
+/// A focus-follows-mouse mode.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum FocusFollowsMouseMode {
+    /// When the mouse moves and enters a toplevel, that toplevel gets the keyboard focus.
+    True,
+    /// The keyboard focus changes only when clicking on a window or the previously
+    /// focused window becomes invisible.
+    False,
 }
 
 /// Returns all seats.
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 7e377eee..5652ff38 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Add support for xdg-dialog-v1.
 - Add support for ext-transient-seat-v1.
 - Add support for wp-drm-lease-v1.
+- Focus-follows-mouse can now be disabled.
 
 # 1.1.0 (2024-04-22)
 
diff --git a/src/config/handler.rs b/src/config/handler.rs
index a3061c8d..a5e74c19 100644
--- a/src/config/handler.rs
+++ b/src/config/handler.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use {
                 Capability, CAP_GESTURE, CAP_KEYBOARD, CAP_POINTER, CAP_SWITCH, CAP_TABLET_PAD,
                 CAP_TABLET_TOOL, CAP_TOUCH,
             },
-            InputDevice, Seat,
+            FocusFollowsMouseMode, InputDevice, Seat,
         },
         keyboard::{mods::Modifiers, syms::KeySym, Keymap},
         logging::LogLevel,
@@ -324,6 +324,20 @@ impl ConfigProxyHandler {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn handle_set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(
+        &self,
+        seat: Seat,
+        mode: FocusFollowsMouseMode,
+    ) -> Result<(), CphError> {
+        let seat = self.get_seat(seat)?;
+        let focus_follows_mouse = match mode {
+            FocusFollowsMouseMode::True => true,
+            FocusFollowsMouseMode::False => false,
+        };
+        seat.set_focus_follows_mouse(focus_follows_mouse);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn handle_set_status(&self, status: &str) {
         self.state.set_status(status);
     }
@@ -1791,6 +1805,9 @@ impl ConfigProxyHandler {
             } => self
                 .handle_add_shortcut(seat, mod_mask, mods, sym)
                 .wrn("add_shortcut")?,
+            ClientMessage::SetFocusFollowsMouseMode { seat, mode } => self
+                .handle_set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(seat, mode)
+                .wrn("set_focus_follows_mouse_mode")?,
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_seat.rs b/src/ifs/wl_seat.rs
index abfda057..eae653fa 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_seat.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_seat.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ pub struct WlSeatGlobal {
     input_method: CloneCell<Option<Rc<ZwpInputMethodV2>>>,
     input_method_grab: CloneCell<Option<Rc<ZwpInputMethodKeyboardGrabV2>>>,
     forward: Cell<bool>,
+    focus_follows_mouse: Cell<bool>,
 }
 
 const CHANGE_CURSOR_MOVED: u32 = 1 << 0;
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
             input_method: Default::default(),
             input_method_grab: Default::default(),
             forward: Cell::new(false),
+            focus_follows_mouse: Cell::new(true),
         });
         state.add_cursor_size(*DEFAULT_CURSOR_SIZE);
         let seat = slf.clone();
@@ -1165,6 +1167,10 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
     pub fn select_workspace(self: &Rc<Self>, selector: impl WorkspaceSelector) {
         self.pointer_owner.select_workspace(self, selector);
     }
+
+    pub fn set_focus_follows_mouse(&self, focus_follows_mouse: bool) {
+        self.focus_follows_mouse.set(focus_follows_mouse);
+    }
 }
 
 global_base!(WlSeatGlobal, WlSeat, WlSeatError);
diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs b/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
index deb943cb..4dc90780 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
@@ -756,7 +756,10 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
 // Enter callbacks
 impl WlSeatGlobal {
     pub fn enter_toplevel(self: &Rc<Self>, n: Rc<dyn ToplevelNode>) {
-        if n.tl_accepts_keyboard_focus() && self.changes.get().contains(CHANGE_CURSOR_MOVED) {
+        if n.tl_accepts_keyboard_focus()
+            && self.changes.get().contains(CHANGE_CURSOR_MOVED)
+            && self.focus_follows_mouse.get()
+        {
             self.focus_toplevel(n);
         }
     }
diff --git a/toml-config/src/config.rs b/toml-config/src/config.rs
index 7f7e1a62..e7436ba6 100644
--- a/toml-config/src/config.rs
+++ b/toml-config/src/config.rs
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub inputs: Vec<Input>,
     pub idle: Option<Duration>,
     pub explicit_sync_enabled: Option<bool>,
+    pub focus_follows_mouse: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
diff --git a/toml-config/src/config/parsers/config.rs b/toml-config/src/config/parsers/config.rs
index 837bfdba..27038a31 100644
--- a/toml-config/src/config/parsers/config.rs
+++ b/toml-config/src/config/parsers/config.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Parser for ConfigParser<'_> {
                 _,
                 idle_val,
             ),
-            (explicit_sync, repeat_rate_val, complex_shortcuts_val),
+            (explicit_sync, repeat_rate_val, complex_shortcuts_val, focus_follows_mouse),
         ) = ext.extract((
             (
                 opt(val("keymap")),
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ impl Parser for ConfigParser<'_> {
                 recover(opt(bol("explicit-sync"))),
                 opt(val("repeat-rate")),
                 opt(val("complex-shortcuts")),
+                recover(opt(bol("focus-follows-mouse"))),
             ),
         ))?;
         let mut keymap = None;
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ impl Parser for ConfigParser<'_> {
             render_device,
             inputs,
             idle,
+            focus_follows_mouse: focus_follows_mouse.despan().unwrap_or(true),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/toml-config/src/lib.rs b/toml-config/src/lib.rs
index 33ba0b6d..52b3f6a9 100644
--- a/toml-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/toml-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ use {
         config, config_dir,
         exec::{set_env, unset_env, Command},
         get_workspace,
-        input::{get_seat, input_devices, on_new_input_device, InputDevice, Seat},
+        input::{
+            get_seat, input_devices, on_new_input_device, FocusFollowsMouseMode, InputDevice, Seat,
+        },
         is_reload,
         keyboard::{Keymap, ModifiedKeySym},
         logging::set_log_level,
@@ -869,6 +871,12 @@ fn load_config(initial_load: bool, persistent: &Rc<PersistentState>) {
             }
         }
     });
+    persistent
+        .seat
+        .set_focus_follows_mouse_mode(match config.focus_follows_mouse {
+            true => FocusFollowsMouseMode::True,
+            false => FocusFollowsMouseMode::False,
+        });
 }
 
 fn create_command(exec: &Exec) -> Command {
diff --git a/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.json b/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.json
index ebf1ba64..5b5ac4da 100644
--- a/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.json
+++ b/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.json
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@
         "idle": {
           "description": "The configuration of the idle timeout.\n\nChanging thise field after compositor startup has no effect. Use `jay idle`\nor a `configure-idle` action to change the idle timeout at runtime.\n\n- Example:\n\n  ```toml\n  idle.minutes = 10\n  ```\n",
           "$ref": "#/$defs/Idle"
+        },
+        "focus-follows-mouse": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Configures whether moving the mouse over a window automatically moves the keyboard\nfocus to that window.\n\nThe default is `true`.\n"
         }
       },
       "required": []
diff --git a/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.md b/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.md
index c2e7e11e..0c950fac 100644
--- a/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.md
+++ b/toml-spec/spec/spec.generated.md
@@ -1086,6 +1086,15 @@ The table has the following fields:
 
   The value of this field should be a [Idle](#types-Idle).
 
+- `focus-follows-mouse` (optional):
+
+  Configures whether moving the mouse over a window automatically moves the keyboard
+  focus to that window.
+  
+  The default is `true`.
+
+  The value of this field should be a boolean.
+
 
 <a name="types-Connector"></a>
 ### `Connector`
diff --git a/toml-spec/spec/spec.yaml b/toml-spec/spec/spec.yaml
index 4454b080..c445ef6e 100644
--- a/toml-spec/spec/spec.yaml
+++ b/toml-spec/spec/spec.yaml
@@ -2039,6 +2039,14 @@ Config:
           ```toml
           idle.minutes = 10
           ```
+    focus-follows-mouse:
+      kind: boolean
+      required: false
+      description: |
+        Configures whether moving the mouse over a window automatically moves the keyboard
+        focus to that window.
+
+        The default is `true`.
 
 
 Idle: