diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
index b0b5ed0f..e51b12fd 100644
--- a/include/sway/commands.h
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ sway_cmd cmd_sticky;
 sway_cmd cmd_swaybg_command;
 sway_cmd cmd_swaynag_command;
 sway_cmd cmd_swap;
+sway_cmd cmd_tiling_drag;
 sway_cmd cmd_title_format;
 sway_cmd cmd_unmark;
 sway_cmd cmd_urgent;
diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index b52bb681..b53c1f1f 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ struct sway_config {
 	bool validating;
 	bool auto_back_and_forth;
 	bool show_marks;
+	bool tiling_drag;
 
 	bool edge_gaps;
 	bool smart_gaps;
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index b32628cd..41e1c653 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "set", cmd_set },
 	{ "show_marks", cmd_show_marks },
 	{ "smart_gaps", cmd_smart_gaps },
+	{ "tiling_drag", cmd_tiling_drag },
 	{ "workspace", cmd_workspace },
 	{ "workspace_auto_back_and_forth", cmd_ws_auto_back_and_forth },
 };
diff --git a/sway/commands/tiling_drag.c b/sway/commands/tiling_drag.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92fbde7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/tiling_drag.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_tiling_drag(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "tiling_drag", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	config->tiling_drag = parse_boolean(argv[0], config->tiling_drag);
+
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 6ff4da03..830fb65f 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static void config_defaults(struct sway_config *config) {
 	config->auto_back_and_forth = false;
 	config->reading = false;
 	config->show_marks = true;
+	config->tiling_drag = true;
 
 	config->edge_gaps = true;
 	config->smart_gaps = false;
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 8891ebc0..01c83a33 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/swaybg_command.c',
 	'commands/swaynag_command.c',
 	'commands/swap.c',
+	'commands/tiling_drag.c',
 	'commands/title_format.c',
 	'commands/unmark.c',
 	'commands/urgent.c',