diff --git a/port/include/input.h b/port/include/input.h
index 9e68791f7..365bd13c2 100644
--- a/port/include/input.h
+++ b/port/include/input.h
@@ -173,4 +173,7 @@ void inputSetDefaultKeyBinds(void);
 void inputClearLastKey(void);
 s32 inputGetLastKey(void);
 
+s32 inputGetMouseDefaultLocked(void);
+void inputSetMouseDefaultLocked(s32 defaultLocked);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/port/src/input.c b/port/src/input.c
index ddb5b5675..84f5847c1 100644
--- a/port/src/input.c
+++ b/port/src/input.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static s32 connectedMask = 0;
 
 static s32 mouseEnabled = 1;
 static s32 mouseLocked = 0;
+static s32 mouseDefaultLocked = 0;
 static s32 mouseX, mouseY;
 static s32 mouseDX, mouseDY;
 static u32 mouseButtons;
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ void inputSaveConfig(void)
 	inputSaveBinds();
 
 	configSetInt("Input.MouseEnabled", mouseEnabled);
+    configSetInt("Input.MouseDefaultLocked", mouseDefaultLocked);
 	configSetFloat("Input.MouseSpeedX", mouseSensX);
 	configSetFloat("Input.MouseSpeedY", mouseSensY);
 
@@ -513,6 +515,8 @@ s32 inputInit(void)
 	inputSetDefaultKeyBinds();
 
 	mouseEnabled = configGetInt("Input.MouseEnabled", 1);
+	mouseDefaultLocked = configGetInt("Input.MouseDefaultLocked", 0);
+	inputLockMouse(mouseDefaultLocked);
 	mouseSensX = configGetFloat("Input.MouseSpeedX", 1.5f);
 	mouseSensY = configGetFloat("Input.MouseSpeedY", 1.5f);
 
@@ -929,6 +933,18 @@ void inputMouseEnable(s32 enabled)
 	}
 }
 
+s32 inputGetMouseDefaultLocked(void)
+{
+	return mouseDefaultLocked;
+}
+
+void inputSetMouseDefaultLocked(s32 defaultLocked)
+{
+	mouseDefaultLocked = !!defaultLocked;
+	if (mouseEnabled) {
+		inputLockMouse(mouseDefaultLocked);
+	}
+}
 
 const char *inputGetContKeyName(u32 ck)
 {
diff --git a/port/src/optionsmenu.c b/port/src/optionsmenu.c
index efb81b0b4..2d3636ad3 100644
--- a/port/src/optionsmenu.c
+++ b/port/src/optionsmenu.c
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ static MenuItemHandlerResult menuhandlerMouseAimLock(s32 operation, struct menui
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static MenuItemHandlerResult menuhandlerMouseDefaultLocked(s32 operation, struct menuitem *item, union handlerdata *data)
+{
+	switch (operation) {
+	case MENUOP_GET:
+		return inputGetMouseDefaultLocked();
+	case MENUOP_SET:
+		inputSetMouseDefaultLocked(data->checkbox.value);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static MenuItemHandlerResult menuhandlerMouseSpeedX(s32 operation, struct menuitem *item, union handlerdata *data)
 {
 	f32 x, y;
@@ -168,6 +181,14 @@ struct menuitem g_ExtendedMouseMenuItems[] = {
 		0,
 		menuhandlerMouseAimLock,
 	},
+	{
+		MENUITEMTYPE_CHECKBOX,
+		0,
+		MENUITEMFLAG_LITERAL_TEXT,
+		(uintptr_t)"Grab Mouse Input by Default",
+		0,
+		menuhandlerMouseDefaultLocked,
+	},
 	{
 		MENUITEMTYPE_SEPARATOR,
 		0,