diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryView.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryView.swift
index 6269adfcf..9744ed234 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryView.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryView.swift	
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct PrimaryView: View {
                         self.window.title = newValue
                     }
                     .onChange(of: cellSize) { newValue in
+                        if !ghostty.windowStepResize { return }
                         guard let size = newValue else { return }
                         self.window.contentResizeIncrements = size
                     }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
index 8ab25a2c0..4f637e3a9 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ extension Ghostty {
             return String(cString: ptr)
         }
         
+        /// Whether to resize windows in discrete steps or use "fluid" resizing
+        var windowStepResize: Bool {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return true }
+            var v = false
+            let key = "window-step-resize"
+            _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
+            return v
+        }
+
         /// The background opacity.
         var backgroundOpacity: Double {
             guard let config = self.config else { return 1 }
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 0f42ba743..754884ffc 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 @"window-height": u32 = 0,
 @"window-width": u32 = 0,
 
+/// Whether to resize the window in discrete increments of the focused surface's
+/// cell size. Currently only supported on macOS.
+@"window-step-resize": bool = false,
+
 /// Whether to allow programs running in the terminal to read/write to
 /// the system clipboard (OSC 52, for googling). The default is to
 /// disallow clipboard reading but allow writing.