diff --git a/MTMR/AppDelegate.swift b/MTMR/AppDelegate.swift
index 5a3d4ee..72d2b45 100644
--- a/MTMR/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/MTMR/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         createMenu()
     }
 
+    @objc func toggleMultitouch(_: Any?) {
+        TouchBarController.shared.multitouchGestures = !TouchBarController.shared.multitouchGestures
+        createMenu()
+    }
+
     @objc func openPreset(_: Any?) {
         let dialog = NSOpenPanel()
 
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         let hapticFeedback = NSMenuItem(title: "Haptic Feedback", action: #selector(toggleHapticFeedback(_:)), keyEquivalent: "H")
         hapticFeedback.state = TouchBarController.shared.hapticFeedbackState ? .on : .off
 
+        let multitouchGestures = NSMenuItem(title: "Volume/Brightness gestures", action: #selector(toggleMultitouch(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
+        multitouchGestures.state = TouchBarController.shared.multitouchGestures ? .on : .off
+
         let settingSeparator = NSMenuItem(title: "Settings", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
         settingSeparator.isEnabled = false
 
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         menu.addItem(hideControlStrip)
         menu.addItem(toggleBlackList)
         menu.addItem(startAtLogin)
+        menu.addItem(multitouchGestures)
         menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
         menu.addItem(withTitle: "Quit", action: #selector(NSApplication.terminate(_:)), keyEquivalent: "q")
         statusItem.menu = menu
diff --git a/MTMR/ScrollViewItem.swift b/MTMR/ScrollViewItem.swift
index 325e77d..96b0691 100644
--- a/MTMR/ScrollViewItem.swift
+++ b/MTMR/ScrollViewItem.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import Foundation
 class ScrollViewItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem, NSGestureRecognizerDelegate {
     var twofingersPrev: CGFloat = 0.0
     var threefingersPrev: CGFloat = 0.0
+    var twofingers: NSPanGestureRecognizer!
+    var threefingers: NSPanGestureRecognizer!
 
     init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, items: [NSTouchBarItem]) {
         super.init(identifier: identifier)
@@ -14,16 +16,23 @@ class ScrollViewItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem, NSGestureRecognizerDelegate {
         scrollView.documentView = stackView
         view = scrollView
 
-        let twofingers = NSPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(twofingersHandler(_:)))
+        twofingers = NSPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(twofingersHandler(_:)))
         twofingers.allowedTouchTypes = .direct
         twofingers.numberOfTouchesRequired = 2
         view.addGestureRecognizer(twofingers)
 
-        let threefingers = NSPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(threefingersHandler(_:)))
+        threefingers = NSPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(threefingersHandler(_:)))
         threefingers.allowedTouchTypes = .direct
         threefingers.numberOfTouchesRequired = 3
         view.addGestureRecognizer(threefingers)
     }
+    
+    var gesturesEnabled = true {
+        didSet {
+            twofingers.isEnabled = gesturesEnabled
+            threefingers.isEnabled = gesturesEnabled
+        }
+    }
 
     required init?(coder _: NSCoder) {
         fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index 28b9d5e..6706ae8 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
     var centerIdentifiers: [NSTouchBarItem.Identifier] = []
     var centerItems: [NSTouchBarItem] = []
     var rightIdentifiers: [NSTouchBarItem.Identifier] = []
-    var scrollArea: NSCustomTouchBarItem?
+    var scrollArea: ScrollViewItem?
     var centerScrollArea = NSTouchBarItem.Identifier("com.toxblh.mtmr.scrollArea.".appending(UUID().uuidString))
 
     var showControlStripState: Bool {
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: "com.toxblh.mtmr.settings.hapticFeedback")
         }
     }
+    
+    var multitouchGestures: Bool {
+        get {
+            return UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "com.toxblh.mtmr.settings.multitouchGestures")
+        }
+        set {
+            scrollArea?.gesturesEnabled = newValue
+            UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: "com.toxblh.mtmr.settings.multitouchGestures")
+            UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
+        }
+    }
 
     var blacklistAppIdentifiers: [String] = []
     var frontmostApplicationIdentifier: String? {
@@ -147,6 +158,7 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
 
         centerScrollArea = NSTouchBarItem.Identifier("com.toxblh.mtmr.scrollArea.".appending(UUID().uuidString))
         scrollArea = ScrollViewItem(identifier: centerScrollArea, items: centerItems)
+        scrollArea?.gesturesEnabled = multitouchGestures
 
         touchBar.delegate = self
         touchBar.defaultItemIdentifiers = []