diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ClawdisConfigFile.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ClawdisConfigFile.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69b988151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ClawdisConfigFile.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import Foundation
+
+enum ClawdisConfigFile {
+    static func url() -> URL {
+        FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
+            .appendingPathComponent(".clawdis")
+            .appendingPathComponent("clawdis.json")
+    }
+
+    static func loadDict() -> [String: Any] {
+        let url = self.url()
+        guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url) else { return [:] }
+        return (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any]) ?? [:]
+    }
+
+    static func saveDict(_ dict: [String: Any]) {
+        do {
+            let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: dict, options: [.prettyPrinted, .sortedKeys])
+            let url = self.url()
+            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+                at: url.deletingLastPathComponent(),
+                withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+            try data.write(to: url, options: [.atomic])
+        } catch {}
+    }
+
+    static func browserControlEnabled(defaultValue: Bool = true) -> Bool {
+        let root = self.loadDict()
+        let browser = root["browser"] as? [String: Any]
+        return browser?["enabled"] as? Bool ?? defaultValue
+    }
+
+    static func setBrowserControlEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
+        var root = self.loadDict()
+        var browser = root["browser"] as? [String: Any] ?? [:]
+        browser["enabled"] = enabled
+        root["browser"] = browser
+        self.saveDict(root)
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ConfigSettings.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ConfigSettings.swift
index c6ec3b510..4ce8fd3d7 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ConfigSettings.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ConfigSettings.swift
@@ -196,12 +196,6 @@ struct ConfigSettings: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private func configURL() -> URL {
-        FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
-            .appendingPathComponent(".clawdis")
-            .appendingPathComponent("clawdis.json")
-    }
-
     private func loadConfig() {
         let parsed = self.loadConfigDict()
         let inbound = parsed["inbound"] as? [String: Any]
@@ -274,20 +268,11 @@ struct ConfigSettings: View {
         browser["attachOnly"] = self.browserAttachOnly
         root["browser"] = browser
 
-        do {
-            let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: root, options: [.prettyPrinted, .sortedKeys])
-            let url = self.configURL()
-            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
-                at: url.deletingLastPathComponent(),
-                withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-            try data.write(to: url, options: [.atomic])
-        } catch {}
+        ClawdisConfigFile.saveDict(root)
     }
 
     private func loadConfigDict() -> [String: Any] {
-        let url = self.configURL()
-        guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url) else { return [:] }
-        return (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any]) ?? [:]
+        ClawdisConfigFile.loadDict()
     }
 
     private var browserColor: Color {
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuContentView.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuContentView.swift
index 5cd258a03..99c128569 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuContentView.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct MenuContent: View {
     @State private var availableMics: [AudioInputDevice] = []
     @State private var loadingMics = false
     @State private var sessionMenu: [SessionRow] = []
+    @State private var browserControlEnabled = true
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ struct MenuContent: View {
                     WebChatManager.shared.show(sessionKey: WebChatManager.shared.preferredSessionKey())
                 }
             }
+            Toggle(isOn: Binding(
+                get: { self.browserControlEnabled },
+                set: { enabled in
+                    self.browserControlEnabled = enabled
+                    ClawdisConfigFile.setBrowserControlEnabled(enabled)
+                })
+            ) {
+                Text("Browser Control")
+            }
             Toggle(isOn: Binding(get: { self.state.canvasEnabled }, set: { self.state.canvasEnabled = $0 })) {
                 Text("Allow Canvas")
             }
@@ -195,6 +205,9 @@ struct MenuContent: View {
         .onChange(of: self.state.voicePushToTalkEnabled) { _, enabled in
             VoicePushToTalkHotkey.shared.setEnabled(voiceWakeSupported && enabled)
         }
+        .onAppear {
+            self.browserControlEnabled = ClawdisConfigFile.browserControlEnabled()
+        }
     }
 
     private func open(tab: SettingsTab) {