diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/ControllerSettings.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/ControllerSettings.qml
index 28fea649c0..492ec265d4 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/ControllerSettings.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/ControllerSettings.qml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Item {
             anchors.fill: stackView
             id: controllerPrefereneces
             objectName: "TabletControllerPreferences"
-            showCategories: ["VR Movement", "Game Controller", "Sixense Controllers", "Perception Neuron", "Leap Motion", "Open Sound Control (OSC)"]
+            showCategories: ["Desktop Movement", "VR Movement", "Game Controller", "Sixense Controllers", "Perception Neuron", "Leap Motion", "Open Sound Control (OSC)"]
             categoryProperties: {
                 "VR Movement" : {
                     "User real-world height (meters)" : { "anchors.right" : "undefined" },
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index dcd9ccb409..9340f59391 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }
 
+    static const QString DESKTOP_MOVEMENT{ "Desktop Movement" };
+    {
+        auto getter = []()->bool { return qApp->getCamera().getMouseLook(); };
+        auto setter = [](bool value) { qApp->getCamera().setMouseLook(value); };
+        auto preference = new CheckPreference(DESKTOP_MOVEMENT, "Mouse look (toggle with M key)", getter, setter);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
     static const QString VR_MOVEMENT{ "VR Movement" };
     {
         auto getter = [myAvatar]()->bool { return myAvatar->getAllowTeleporting(); };
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.cpp
index 55ee69d08a..287db4e752 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ QString Camera::getModeString() const {
     return modeToString(_mode);
 }
 
+void Camera::setMouseLook(bool mouseLook) { Setting::Handle<bool>{"MouseLookAllowed", false }.set(mouseLook);
+    if (!mouseLook) {
+        setCaptureMouse(false);
+    }
+    emit mouseLookChanged(mouseLook);
+}
+
 void Camera::lookAt(const glm::vec3& lookAt) {
     glm::vec3 up = IDENTITY_UP;
     glm::mat4 lookAtMatrix = glm::lookAt(_position, lookAt, up);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.h b/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.h
index 7247eb16a6..1c3de2b8e9 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/shared/Camera.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "../GLMHelpers.h"
 #include "../RegisteredMetaTypes.h"
 #include "../ViewFrustum.h"
+#include "../SettingHandle.h"
 
 enum CameraMode
 {
@@ -130,6 +131,23 @@ public slots:
      */
     void setCaptureMouse(bool captureMouse) { _captureMouse = captureMouse; emit captureMouseChanged(captureMouse); }
 
+    /*@jsdoc
+     * Gets the current mouse look setting state.
+     * @function Camera.getMouseLook
+     * @returns {boolean} <code>true</code> if the mouse look setting is enabled (mouse look can be toggled with M key in this
+     * mode), <code>false</code> if the mouse look setting is disabled.
+     */
+    bool getMouseLook() const { return Setting::Handle<bool>{"MouseLookAllowed", false }.get(); }
+
+    /*@jsdoc
+     * Sets the mouse look setting state.  When <code>true</code>, the mouse look setting is enabled (mouse look can be toggled
+     * with M key in this mode).  When <code>false</code>, the mouse behaves normally.
+     * @function Camera.setMouseLook
+     * @param {boolean} mouseLook - <code>true</code> to enable mouse look setting, <code>false</code> to disable mouse look
+     * setting.
+     */
+    void setMouseLook(bool mouseLook);
+
     /*@jsdoc
      * Gets the current camera sensitivity.
      * @function Camera.getSensitivity
@@ -229,6 +247,20 @@ signals:
      */
     void captureMouseChanged(bool newCaptureMouse);
 
+    /*@jsdoc
+     * Triggered when mouse look setting changes.
+     * @function Camera.mouseLookChanged
+     * @param {boolean} mouseLookChanged - The new mouse look state.
+     * @returns {Signal}
+     * @example <caption>Report mouse look state changes.</caption>
+     * function onMouseLookChanged(newMouseLook) {
+     *     print("The mouse look has changed to " + newMouseLook);
+     * }
+     *
+     * Camera.mouseLookChanged.connect(onMouseLookChanged);
+     */
+    void mouseLookChanged(bool newMouseLook);
+
 private:
     void recompose();
     void decompose();