diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index dee44f59c..e58bd17b6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     float dpiScale;
     int viewPrevPattern;
     int guiColorsBase;
+    int avoidRaisingPattern;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -535,6 +536,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       dpiScale(0.0f),
       viewPrevPattern(1),
       guiColorsBase(0),
+      avoidRaisingPattern(0),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/pattern.cpp b/src/gui/pattern.cpp
index 3d2f15cb8..2eabcd04b 100644
--- a/src/gui/pattern.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/pattern.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPattern() {
     sel2.xFine^=sel1.xFine;
   }
   ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding,ImVec2(0.0f,0.0f));
-  if (ImGui::Begin("Pattern",&patternOpen)) {
+  if (ImGui::Begin("Pattern",&patternOpen,settings.avoidRaisingPattern?ImGuiWindowFlags_NoBringToFrontOnFocus:0)) {
     //ImGui::SetWindowSize(ImVec2(scrW*dpiScale,scrH*dpiScale));
     patWindowPos=ImGui::GetWindowPos();
     patWindowSize=ImGui::GetWindowSize();
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index e40d47a13..304db0468 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
           settings.allowEditDocking=allowEditDockingB;
         }
 
+        bool avoidRaisingPatternB=settings.avoidRaisingPattern;
+        if (ImGui::Checkbox("Don't raise pattern editor on click",&avoidRaisingPatternB)) {
+          settings.avoidRaisingPattern=avoidRaisingPatternB;
+        }
+
         bool restartOnFlagChangeB=settings.restartOnFlagChange;
         if (ImGui::Checkbox("Restart song when changing system properties",&restartOnFlagChangeB)) {
           settings.restartOnFlagChange=restartOnFlagChangeB;
@@ -864,6 +869,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.dpiScale=e->getConfFloat("dpiScale",0.0f);
   settings.viewPrevPattern=e->getConfInt("viewPrevPattern",1);
   settings.guiColorsBase=e->getConfInt("guiColorsBase",0);
+  settings.avoidRaisingPattern=e->getConfInt("avoidRaisingPattern",0);
 
   // keybinds
   LOAD_KEYBIND(GUI_ACTION_OPEN,FURKMOD_CMD|SDLK_o);
@@ -1060,6 +1066,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("dpiScale",settings.dpiScale);
   e->setConf("viewPrevPattern",settings.viewPrevPattern);
   e->setConf("guiColorsBase",settings.guiColorsBase);
+  e->setConf("avoidRaisingPattern",settings.avoidRaisingPattern);
 
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND);
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND);