diff --git a/doc/example-spnavrc b/doc/example-spnavrc
index 0e4ea53..765c7b2 100644
--- a/doc/example-spnavrc
+++ b/doc/example-spnavrc
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #    sensitivity-up, sensitivity-down, sensitivity-reset
 #    disable-rotation
 #    disable-translation
+#    dominant-axis
 #
 #bnact16 = sensitivity-up
 #bnact17 = sensitivity-down
diff --git a/src/cfgfile.c b/src/cfgfile.c
index 1a587da..ef3413d 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.c
+++ b/src/cfgfile.c
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ static struct {
 	{"sensitivity-reset", BNACT_SENS_RESET},
 	{"disable-rotation", BNACT_DISABLE_ROTATION},
 	{"disable-translation", BNACT_DISABLE_TRANSLATION},
+	{"dominant-axis", BNACT_DOMINANT_AXIS},
 	{0, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cfgfile.h b/src/cfgfile.h
index e833432..9605afb 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.h
+++ b/src/cfgfile.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum {
 	BNACT_SENS_DEC,
 	BNACT_DISABLE_ROTATION,
 	BNACT_DISABLE_TRANSLATION,
+	BNACT_DOMINANT_AXIS,
 
 	MAX_BNACT
 };
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index c404de5..7638077 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ struct dev_event {
 	struct dev_event *next;
 };
 
+struct dev_input inp_dominant = { -1, {0}, -1, 0 };
+struct timeval dominant_offset = { 0, 100000 }; // 0.1s
+int dominant_axis_treshold = 2;
+
 static struct dev_event *add_dev_event(struct device *dev);
 static struct dev_event *device_event_in_use(struct device *dev);
 static void handle_button_action(int act, int val);
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ static unsigned int msec_dif(struct timeval tv1, struct timeval tv2);
 
 static struct dev_event *dev_ev_list = NULL;
 
-static int disable_translation, disable_rotation;
+static int disable_translation, disable_rotation, dominant_axis;
 
 
 static struct dev_event *add_dev_event(struct device *dev)
@@ -140,6 +144,10 @@ static inline int map_axis(int devaxis)
 	return axis;
 }
 
+int dominant_threshold(int val, int threshold) {
+	return val <= -threshold || val >= threshold;
+}
+
 /* process_input processes an device input event, and dispatches
  * spacenav events to the clients by calling dispatch_event.
  * relative inputs (INP_MOTION) are accumulated, and dispatched when
@@ -150,7 +158,7 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 {
 	int sign, axis;
 	struct dev_event *dev_ev;
-	float sens_rot, sens_trans;
+	float sens_rot, sens_trans, axis_sensitivity;
 	spnav_event ev;
 
 	switch(inp->type) {
@@ -170,8 +178,30 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 
 		sens_rot = disable_rotation ? 0 : cfg.sens_rot[axis - 3];
 		sens_trans = disable_translation ? 0 : cfg.sens_trans[axis];
+		axis_sensitivity = axis < 3 ? sens_trans : sens_rot;
 
-		inp->val = (int)((float)inp->val * cfg.sensitivity * (axis < 3 ? sens_trans : sens_rot));
+		if(dominant_axis) {
+			if(inp_dominant.idx != -1) {
+				struct timeval diff;
+				timersub(&(inp->tm), &(inp_dominant.tm), &diff);
+				if (timercmp(&diff, &dominant_offset, >=)) {
+					inp_dominant.idx = -1;
+					inp_dominant.tm = (struct timeval){0};
+					inp_dominant.type = INP_FLUSH;
+					inp_dominant.val = 0;
+				}
+			}
+			if((inp_dominant.idx == -1 && dominant_threshold(inp->val, dominant_axis_treshold))
+                                        || inp_dominant.idx == axis) {
+				inp_dominant.idx = axis;
+				inp_dominant.tm = inp->tm;
+				inp_dominant.type = inp->type;
+				inp_dominant.val = inp->val;
+			} else {
+				axis_sensitivity = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		inp->val = (int)((float)inp->val * cfg.sensitivity * axis_sensitivity);
 
 		dev_ev = device_event_in_use(dev);
 		if(verbose && dev_ev == NULL)
@@ -281,6 +311,9 @@ static void handle_button_action(int act, int pressed)
 			disable_rotation = 0;
 		}
 		break;
+	case BNACT_DOMINANT_AXIS:
+		dominant_axis = !dominant_axis;
+		break;
 	}
 }