diff --git a/cmd/torrent/main.go b/cmd/torrent/main.go
index 4ccbf3ea..3c7414f5 100644
--- a/cmd/torrent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/torrent/main.go
@@ -144,23 +144,31 @@ var flags = struct {
 	PieceStates     bool
 	Quiet           bool `help:"discard client logging"`
 	Dht             bool
-	TcpPeers        bool
-	UtpPeers        bool
-	Ipv4            bool
-	Ipv6            bool
-	Pex             bool
+
+	TcpPeers   bool
+	UtpPeers   bool
+	Webtorrent bool
+
+	Ipv4 bool
+	Ipv6 bool
+	Pex  bool
+
 	tagflag.StartPos
+
 	Torrent []string `arity:"+" help:"torrent file path or magnet uri"`
 }{
 	UploadRate:   -1,
 	DownloadRate: -1,
 	Progress:     true,
 	Dht:          true,
-	TcpPeers:     true,
-	UtpPeers:     true,
-	Ipv4:         true,
-	Ipv6:         true,
-	Pex:          true,
+
+	TcpPeers:   true,
+	UtpPeers:   true,
+	Webtorrent: true,
+
+	Ipv4: true,
+	Ipv6: true,
+	Pex:  true,
 }
 
 func stdoutAndStderrAreSameFile() bool {
@@ -224,6 +232,7 @@ func downloadErr(args []string, parent *tagflag.Parser) error {
 	clientConfig.PublicIp4 = flags.PublicIP
 	clientConfig.PublicIp6 = flags.PublicIP
 	clientConfig.DisablePEX = !flags.Pex
+	clientConfig.DisableWebtorrent = !flags.Webtorrent
 	if flags.PackedBlocklist != "" {
 		blocklist, err := iplist.MMapPackedFile(flags.PackedBlocklist)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 105e8674..e419b412 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	DefaultRequestStrategy RequestStrategyMaker
 
 	Extensions PeerExtensionBits
+
+	DisableWebtorrent bool
 }
 
 func (cfg *ClientConfig) SetListenAddr(addr string) *ClientConfig {
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index f0242400..e2ebcf4d 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ func (f *File) DisplayPath() string {
 		return f.t.info.Name
 	}
 	return strings.Join(fip, "/")
-
 }
 
 // The download status of a piece that comprises part of a File.
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index a2152638..c87ddc4d 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -1383,6 +1383,9 @@ func (t *Torrent) startScrapingTracker(_url string) {
 	sl := func() torrentTrackerAnnouncer {
 		switch u.Scheme {
 		case "ws", "wss":
+			if t.cl.config.DisableWebtorrent {
+				return nil
+			}
 			return t.startWebsocketAnnouncer(*u)
 		}
 		if u.Scheme == "udp4" && (t.cl.config.DisableIPv4Peers || t.cl.config.DisableIPv4) {