diff --git a/src/browser/Clipboard.ts b/src/browser/Clipboard.ts
index 1f9ea9ec3b..ec85b5836d 100644
--- a/src/browser/Clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Clipboard.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ISelectionService } from 'browser/services/Services';
-import { ICoreService } from 'common/services/Services';
+import { ICoreService, IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
 
 /**
  * Prepares text to be pasted into the terminal by normalizing the line endings
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ export function copyHandler(ev: ClipboardEvent, selectionService: ISelectionServ
 /**
  * Redirect the clipboard's data to the terminal's input handler.
  */
-export function handlePasteEvent(ev: ClipboardEvent, textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement, coreService: ICoreService): void {
+export function handlePasteEvent(ev: ClipboardEvent, textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement, coreService: ICoreService, optionsService: IOptionsService): void {
   ev.stopPropagation();
   if (ev.clipboardData) {
     const text = ev.clipboardData.getData('text/plain');
-    paste(text, textarea, coreService);
+    paste(text, textarea, coreService, optionsService);
   }
 }
 
-export function paste(text: string, textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement, coreService: ICoreService): void {
+export function paste(text: string, textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement, coreService: ICoreService, optionsService: IOptionsService): void {
   text = prepareTextForTerminal(text);
-  text = bracketTextForPaste(text, coreService.decPrivateModes.bracketedPasteMode);
+  text = bracketTextForPaste(text, coreService.decPrivateModes.bracketedPasteMode && optionsService.rawOptions.ignoreBracketedPasteMode !== true);
   coreService.triggerDataEvent(text, true);
   textarea.value = '';
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index 67ff404594..3f49c82533 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
       }
       copyHandler(event, this._selectionService!);
     }));
-    const pasteHandlerWrapper = (event: ClipboardEvent): void => handlePasteEvent(event, this.textarea!, this.coreService);
+    const pasteHandlerWrapper = (event: ClipboardEvent): void => handlePasteEvent(event, this.textarea!, this.coreService, this.optionsService);
     this.register(addDisposableDomListener(this.textarea!, 'paste', pasteHandlerWrapper));
     this.register(addDisposableDomListener(this.element!, 'paste', pasteHandlerWrapper));
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
   }
 
   public paste(data: string): void {
-    paste(data, this.textarea!, this.coreService);
+    paste(data, this.textarea!, this.coreService, this.optionsService);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index 63ea2f1cda..cbeb618889 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Readonly<Required<ITerminalOptions>> = {
   fontSize: 15,
   fontWeight: 'normal',
   fontWeightBold: 'bold',
+  ignoreBracketedPasteMode: false,
   lineHeight: 1.0,
   letterSpacing: 0,
   linkHandler: null,
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 3a1e5d8d8b..09b1108308 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   fontFamily?: string;
   fontWeight?: FontWeight;
   fontWeightBold?: FontWeight;
+  ignoreBracketedPasteMode?: boolean;
   letterSpacing?: number;
   lineHeight?: number;
   linkHandler?: ILinkHandler | null;
diff --git a/test/api/Terminal.api.ts b/test/api/Terminal.api.ts
index f1edf65c42..0171622313 100644
--- a/test/api/Terminal.api.ts
+++ b/test/api/Terminal.api.ts
@@ -132,9 +132,12 @@ describe('API Integration Tests', function(): void {
       window.term.paste('\\r\\nfoo\\nbar\\r');
       window.term.write('\\x1b[?2004h', () => {
         window.term.paste('foo');
+
+        window.term.options.ignoreBracketedPasteMode = true;
+        window.term.paste('check_mode');
       });
     `);
-    await pollFor(page, `window.calls`, ['foo', '\rfoo\rbar\r', '\x1b[200~foo\x1b[201~']);
+    await pollFor(page, `window.calls`, ['foo', '\rfoo\rbar\r', '\x1b[200~foo\x1b[201~', 'check_mode']);
   });
 
   it('clear', async () => {
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 19319c170f..954970dcf5 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     fontWeightBold?: FontWeight;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ignore the bracketed paste mode. When true, this will always
+     * paste without the `\x1b[200~` and `\x1b[201~` sequences, even when the
+     * shell enables bracketed mode.
+     */
+    ignoreBracketedPasteMode?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * The spacing in whole pixels between characters.
      */