diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/api/baseTerminalTab.component.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/api/baseTerminalTab.component.ts
index f7e83de8..5b388bcf 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/api/baseTerminalTab.component.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/api/baseTerminalTab.component.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ export class BaseTerminalTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent implements OnInit
             this.frontend.mouseEvent$.subscribe(async event => {
                 if (event.type === 'mousedown') {
                     if (event.which === 2) {
-                        this.paste()
+                        if (this.config.store.terminal.pasteOnMiddleClick) {
+                            this.paste()
+                        }
                         event.preventDefault()
                         event.stopPropagation()
                         return
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug b/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
index 4526b26e..32b17d3b 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/components/terminalSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ h3.mb-3 Terminal
             )
             | Paste
             
+.form-line
+    .header
+        .title Paste on middle-click
+            
+    toggle(
+        [(ngModel)]='config.store.terminal.pasteOnMiddleClick',
+        (ngModelChange)='config.save()',
+    )
+
 .form-line
     .header
         .title Auto-open a terminal on app start
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
index 6ff19b2e..8d26eee9 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
             cursorBlink: true,
             customShell: '',
             rightClick: 'menu',
+            pasteOnMiddleClick: true,
             copyOnSelect: false,
             scrollOnInput: true,
             workingDirectory: '',
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
                 shell: 'clink',
                 profile: 'cmd-clink',
                 rightClick: 'paste',
+                pasteOnMiddleClick: false,
                 copyOnSelect: true,
             },
             hotkeys: {