diff --git a/wfmain.cpp b/wfmain.cpp
index eb08a58..168dc1e 100644
--- a/wfmain.cpp
+++ b/wfmain.cpp
@@ -1473,6 +1473,8 @@ void wfmain::loadSettings()
     prefs.confirmExit = settings->value("ConfirmExit", defPrefs.confirmExit).toBool();
     prefs.confirmPowerOff = settings->value("ConfirmPowerOff", defPrefs.confirmPowerOff).toBool();
     prefs.meter2Type = static_cast<meterKind>(settings->value("Meter2Type", defPrefs.meter2Type).toInt());
+    prefs.clickDragTuningEnable = settings->value("ClickDragTuning", false).toBool();
+    ui->clickDragTuningEnableChk->setChecked(prefs.clickDragTuningEnable);
     settings->endGroup();
 
     // Load in the color presets. The default values are already loaded.
@@ -2112,6 +2114,8 @@ void wfmain::saveSettings()
     settings->setValue("ConfirmExit", prefs.confirmExit);
     settings->setValue("ConfirmPowerOff", prefs.confirmPowerOff);
     settings->setValue("Meter2Type", (int)prefs.meter2Type);
+    settings->setValue("ClickDragTuning", prefs.clickDragTuningEnable);
+
     settings->endGroup();
 
     // Radio and Comms: C-IV addr, port to use
@@ -4165,7 +4169,7 @@ void wfmain::handlePlotClick(QMouseEvent* me)
             issueCmdUniquePriority(cmdSetFreq, freqGo);
         }
     }
-    else 
+    else if (prefs.clickDragTuningEnable)
     {
         double x = plot->xAxis->pixelToCoord(me->pos().x());
         showStatusBarText(QString("Selected %1 MHz").arg(x));
@@ -4178,7 +4182,7 @@ void wfmain::handlePlotMouseRelease(QMouseEvent* me)
     QCPAbstractItem* item = plot->itemAt(me->pos(), true);
     QCPItemText* textItem = dynamic_cast<QCPItemText*> (item);
 
-    if (textItem == nullptr) {
+    if (textItem == nullptr && prefs.clickDragTuningEnable) {
         this->mouseReleaseFreq = plot->xAxis->pixelToCoord(me->pos().x());
         double delta = mouseReleaseFreq - mousePressFreq;
         qInfo(logGui()) << "Mouse release delta: " << delta;
@@ -4190,7 +4194,7 @@ void wfmain::handlePlotMouseMove(QMouseEvent *me)
 {
     QCPAbstractItem* item = plot->itemAt(me->pos(), true);
     QCPItemText* textItem = dynamic_cast<QCPItemText*> (item);
-    if(me->buttons() == Qt::LeftButton && textItem==nullptr)
+    if(me->buttons() == Qt::LeftButton && textItem==nullptr && prefs.clickDragTuningEnable)
     {
         double delta = plot->xAxis->pixelToCoord(me->pos().x()) - mousePressFreq;
         qInfo(logGui()) << "Mouse moving delta: " << delta;
@@ -7815,3 +7819,10 @@ void wfmain::on_clusterPopOutBtn_clicked()
         settingsTabisAttached = true;
     }
 }
+
+void wfmain::on_clickDragTuningEnableChk_clicked(bool checked)
+{
+    prefs.clickDragTuningEnable = checked;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/wfmain.h b/wfmain.h
index bf9097e..826e902 100644
--- a/wfmain.h
+++ b/wfmain.h
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ private slots:
     void on_clusterTimeoutLineEdit_editingFinished();
     void on_clusterPopOutBtn_clicked();
 
+    void on_clickDragTuningEnableChk_clicked(bool checked);
 
     void receiveClusterOutput(QString text);
     void receiveSpots(QList<spotData> spots);
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ private:
         QString clusterTcpUserName;
         QString clusterTcpPassword;
         int clusterTimeout;
+        bool clickDragTuningEnable;
     } prefs;
 
     preferences defPrefs;
diff --git a/wfmain.ui b/wfmain.ui
index 5c56f88..f99aae4 100644
--- a/wfmain.ui
+++ b/wfmain.ui
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@
           <item>
            <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="settingsStack">
             <property name="currentIndex">
-             <number>5</number>
+             <number>1</number>
             </property>
             <widget class="QWidget" name="radioAccess">
              <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_21">
@@ -2915,6 +2915,13 @@
                   </property>
                  </widget>
                 </item>
+                <item>
+                 <widget class="QCheckBox" name="clickDragTuningEnableChk">
+                  <property name="text">
+                   <string>Allow tuning via click and drag (experimental)</string>
+                  </property>
+                 </widget>
+                </item>
                 <item>
                  <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_10">
                   <property name="orientation">
@@ -5283,7 +5290,7 @@
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
  <buttongroups>
-  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup"/>
   <buttongroup name="underlayButtonGroup"/>
+  <buttongroup name="buttonGroup"/>
  </buttongroups>
 </ui>