diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index aebd8ad2f..aa3f16b9c 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 //
 //	"debug":                      Use a debug layer.
 //	"warp":                       Use WARP (i.e. software rendering).
+//	"tearing":                    Allow tearing when vsync is off.
 //	"version=VERSION":            Specify a DirectX version (e.g. 11).
 //	"featurelevel=FEATURE_LEVEL": Specify a feature level (e.g. 11_0). This is for DirectX 12.
 //
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics11_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics11_windows.go
index 807009046..8aa7047c0 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics11_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics11_windows.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ type graphics11 struct {
 	newScreenHeight int
 }
 
-func newGraphics11(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool) (gr11 *graphics11, ferr error) {
+func newGraphics11(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, allowTearing bool) (gr11 *graphics11, ferr error) {
 	g := &graphics11{
 		vsyncEnabled: true,
 	}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func newGraphics11(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool) (gr11 *graphics11, ferr err
 	}
 	dxgiFactory := (*_IDXGIFactory)(df)
 
-	gi, err := newGraphicsInfra(dxgiFactory)
+	gi, err := newGraphicsInfra(dxgiFactory, allowTearing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics12_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics12_windows.go
index 69740b90e..068173f2d 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics12_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics12_windows.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type graphics12 struct {
 	pipelineStates
 }
 
-func newGraphics12(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL) (*graphics12, error) {
+func newGraphics12(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, allowTearing bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL) (*graphics12, error) {
 	g := &graphics12{}
 
 	// Initialize not only a device but also other members like a fence.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func newGraphics12(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_L
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if err := g.initializeDesktop(useWARP, useDebugLayer, featureLevel); err != nil {
+		if err := g.initializeDesktop(useWARP, useDebugLayer, allowTearing, featureLevel); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func newGraphics12(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_L
 	return g, nil
 }
 
-func (g *graphics12) initializeDesktop(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL) (ferr error) {
+func (g *graphics12) initializeDesktop(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, allowTearing bool, featureLevel _D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL) (ferr error) {
 	if err := d3d12.Load(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (g *graphics12) initializeDesktop(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool, feature
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	gi, err := newGraphicsInfra(f)
+	gi, err := newGraphicsInfra(f, allowTearing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
index 87f122c92..a87be91bb 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func NewGraphics() (graphicsdriver.Graphics, error) {
 
 	var useWARP bool
 	var useDebugLayer bool
+	var allowTearing bool
 	version := 11
 
 	// Specify the feature level 11 by default.
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ func NewGraphics() (graphicsdriver.Graphics, error) {
 			useWARP = true
 		case t == "debug":
 			useDebugLayer = true
+		case t == "tearing":
+			allowTearing = true
 		case strings.HasPrefix(t, "version="):
 			v, err := strconv.Atoi(t[len("version="):])
 			if err != nil {
@@ -130,13 +133,13 @@ func NewGraphics() (graphicsdriver.Graphics, error) {
 
 	switch version {
 	case 11:
-		g, err := newGraphics11(useWARP, useDebugLayer)
+		g, err := newGraphics11(useWARP, useDebugLayer, allowTearing)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return g, nil
 	case 12:
-		g, err := newGraphics12(useWARP, useDebugLayer, featureLevel)
+		g, err := newGraphics12(useWARP, useDebugLayer, allowTearing, featureLevel)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -163,19 +166,21 @@ type graphicsInfra struct {
 }
 
 // newGraphicsInfra takes the ownership of the given factory.
-func newGraphicsInfra(factory *_IDXGIFactory) (*graphicsInfra, error) {
+func newGraphicsInfra(factory *_IDXGIFactory, allowTearing bool) (*graphicsInfra, error) {
 	g := &graphicsInfra{
 		factory: factory,
 	}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(g, (*graphicsInfra).release)
 
-	if f, err := g.factory.QueryInterface(&_IID_IDXGIFactory5); err == nil && f != nil {
-		factory := (*_IDXGIFactory5)(f)
-		defer factory.Release()
+	if allowTearing {
+		if f, err := g.factory.QueryInterface(&_IID_IDXGIFactory5); err == nil && f != nil {
+			factory := (*_IDXGIFactory5)(f)
+			defer factory.Release()
 
-		var allowTearing int32
-		if err := factory.CheckFeatureSupport(_DXGI_FEATURE_PRESENT_ALLOW_TEARING, unsafe.Pointer(&allowTearing), uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(allowTearing))); err == nil && allowTearing != 0 {
-			g.allowTearing = true
+			var allowTearing int32
+			if err := factory.CheckFeatureSupport(_DXGI_FEATURE_PRESENT_ALLOW_TEARING, unsafe.Pointer(&allowTearing), uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(allowTearing))); err == nil && allowTearing != 0 {
+				g.allowTearing = true
+			}
 		}
 	}