diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1586cc8..f1eb4d5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const struct option *gamescope_options = (struct option[]){
 	{ "disable-layers", no_argument, nullptr, 0 },
 	{ "debug-layers", no_argument, nullptr, 0 },
 	{ "prefer-output", required_argument, nullptr, 'O' },
+	{ "default-touch-mode", required_argument, nullptr, 0 },
 
 	// steamcompmgr options
 	{ "cursor", required_argument, nullptr, 0 },
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ const char usage[] =
 	"\n"
 	"Embedded mode options:\n"
 	"  -O, --prefer-output            list of connectors in order of preference\n"
+	"  --default-touch-mode           0: hover, 1: left, 2: right, 3: middle, 4: passthrough\n"
 	"\n"
 	"Debug options:\n"
 	"  --disable-layers               disable libliftoff (hardware planes)\n"
@@ -235,6 +237,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 					g_bUseLayers = false;
 				} else if (strcmp(opt_name, "debug-layers") == 0) {
 					g_bDebugLayers = true;
+				} else if (strcmp(opt_name, "default-touch-mode") == 0) {
+					g_nDefaultTouchClickMode = (enum wlserver_touch_click_mode) atoi( optarg );
+					g_nTouchClickMode = g_nDefaultTouchClickMode;
 				}
 				break;
 			case '?':
diff --git a/src/steamcompmgr.cpp b/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
index fcd4cb9..24a04be 100644
--- a/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
+++ b/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
@@ -2711,8 +2711,7 @@ handle_property_notify(Display *dpy, XPropertyEvent *ev)
 	}
 	if (ev->atom == steamTouchClickModeAtom )
 	{
-		// Default to 1, left click
-		g_nTouchClickMode = (enum wlserver_touch_click_mode) get_prop(dpy, root, steamTouchClickModeAtom, 1 );
+		g_nTouchClickMode = (enum wlserver_touch_click_mode) get_prop(dpy, root, steamTouchClickModeAtom, g_nDefaultTouchClickMode );
 	}
 	if (ev->atom == steamStreamingClientAtom)
 	{
diff --git a/src/wlserver.cpp b/src/wlserver.cpp
index 3d6cb94..72b4761 100644
--- a/src/wlserver.cpp
+++ b/src/wlserver.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ struct wlserver_content_override {
 
 static std::map<uint32_t, struct wlserver_content_override *> content_overrides;
 
-enum wlserver_touch_click_mode g_nTouchClickMode = WLSERVER_TOUCH_CLICK_LEFT;
+enum wlserver_touch_click_mode g_nDefaultTouchClickMode = WLSERVER_TOUCH_CLICK_LEFT;
+enum wlserver_touch_click_mode g_nTouchClickMode = g_nDefaultTouchClickMode;
 
 static struct wl_list pending_surfaces = {0};
 
diff --git a/src/wlserver.hpp b/src/wlserver.hpp
index 0b682bd..27417cf 100644
--- a/src/wlserver.hpp
+++ b/src/wlserver.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ enum wlserver_touch_click_mode {
 	WLSERVER_TOUCH_CLICK_PASSTHROUGH = 4,
 };
 
+extern enum wlserver_touch_click_mode g_nDefaultTouchClickMode;
 extern enum wlserver_touch_click_mode g_nTouchClickMode;
 
 void xwayland_surface_role_commit(struct wlr_surface *wlr_surface);