diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
index 867c383..a3c37c5 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
@@ -350,10 +350,15 @@
       <summary>Intellihide behaviour</summary>
       <description>Dictates how to intelligently hide the panel</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="b" name="intellihide-use-pointer">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Intellihide mouse pointer</summary>
+      <description>The mouse pointer next to the edge of the screen reveals the panel</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="b" name="intellihide-use-pressure">
       <default>false</default>
       <summary>Intellihide pressure</summary>
-      <description>To reveal the panel, pressure needs to be applied to the edege of the screen</description>
+      <description>To reveal the panel, pressure needs to be applied to the edge of the screen</description>
     </key>
     <key type="i" name="intellihide-pressure-threshold">
       <default>100</default>
diff --git a/src/intellihide.js b/src/intellihide.js
index 3f6ca2f..172e173 100644
--- a/src/intellihide.js
+++ b/src/intellihide.js
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ export const Intellihide = class {
       )
     }
 
-    this._setRevealMechanism()
+    if (SETTINGS.get_boolean('intellihide-use-pointer'))
+      this._setRevealMechanism()
 
     let lastState = SETTINGS.get_int('intellihide-persisted-state')
 
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ export const Intellihide = class {
       [
         SETTINGS,
         [
+          'changed::intellihide-use-pointer',
           'changed::intellihide-use-pressure',
           'changed::intellihide-hide-from-windows',
           'changed::intellihide-hide-from-monitor-windows',
@@ -307,7 +309,10 @@ export const Intellihide = class {
   }
 
   _removeRevealMechanism() {
-    PointerWatcher.getPointerWatcher()._removeWatch(this._pointerWatch)
+    if (this._pointerWatch) {
+      PointerWatcher.getPointerWatcher()._removeWatch(this._pointerWatch)
+      this._pointerWatch = 0
+    }
 
     if (this._pressureBarrier) {
       this._pressureBarrier.destroy()
diff --git a/src/prefs.js b/src/prefs.js
index bec3193..3932a8f 100644
--- a/src/prefs.js
+++ b/src/prefs.js
@@ -1592,6 +1592,25 @@ const Preferences = class {
       Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT,
     )
 
+    this._settings.bind(
+      'intellihide-use-pointer',
+      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pointer_switch'),
+      'active',
+      Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT,
+    )
+
+    this._settings.connect('changed::intellihide-use-pointer', () => {
+      if (!this._settings.get_boolean('intellihide-use-pointer'))
+        this._settings.set_boolean('intellihide-use-pressure', false)
+    })
+
+    this._settings.bind(
+      'intellihide-use-pointer',
+      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_options'),
+      'sensitive',
+      Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT,
+    )
+
     this._settings.bind(
       'intellihide-use-pressure',
       this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_switch'),
@@ -1601,14 +1620,14 @@ const Preferences = class {
 
     this._settings.bind(
       'intellihide-use-pressure',
-      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_options'),
+      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_options2'),
       'sensitive',
       Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT,
     )
 
     this._settings.bind(
       'intellihide-use-pressure',
-      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_options2'),
+      this._builder.get_object('intellihide_use_pressure_options3'),
       'sensitive',
       Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT,
     )
@@ -1766,6 +1785,10 @@ const Preferences = class {
               'intellihide-behaviour',
               this._settings.get_default_value('intellihide-behaviour'),
             )
+            this._settings.set_value(
+              'intellihide-use-pointer',
+              this._settings.get_default_value('intellihide-use-pointer'),
+            )
             this._settings.set_value(
               'intellihide-use-pressure',
               this._settings.get_default_value('intellihide-use-pressure'),
diff --git a/ui/BoxIntellihideOptions.ui b/ui/BoxIntellihideOptions.ui
index 4d0d33d..f75794b 100644
--- a/ui/BoxIntellihideOptions.ui
+++ b/ui/BoxIntellihideOptions.ui
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@
       <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
         <child>
           <object class="AdwActionRow">
+            <property name="title" translatable="yes">Touching the edge of the monitor with the pointer reveals the panel</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkSwitch" id="intellihide_use_pointer_switch">
+                <property name="valign">center</property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="intellihide_use_pressure_options">
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Require pressure at the edge of the monitor to reveal the panel</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkSwitch" id="intellihide_use_pressure_switch">
@@ -116,7 +126,7 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="intellihide_use_pressure_options">
+          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="intellihide_use_pressure_options2">
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Required pressure threshold (px)</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="intellihide_pressure_threshold_spinbutton">
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="intellihide_use_pressure_options2">
+          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="intellihide_use_pressure_options3">
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Required pressure timeout (ms)</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkSpinButton" id="intellihide_pressure_time_spinbutton">