diff --git a/nyx/interface.c b/nyx/interface.c
index 6d1ced61b3..af1952b265 100644
--- a/nyx/interface.c
+++ b/nyx/interface.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ typedef struct nyx_interface_state {
     bool dump_pt_trace;
     bool edge_cb_trace;
 
+    bool global_pt_enable;
+
     bool redqueen;
 
     uint32_t aux_buffer_size;
@@ -394,6 +396,8 @@ static void nyx_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     nyx_interface_state *s = NYX_MEM(dev);
 
+    set_global_pt_enabled(s->global_pt_enable);
+
     if (s->bitmap_size <= 0) {
         s->bitmap_size = DEFAULT_NYX_BITMAP_SIZE;
     }
@@ -465,6 +469,7 @@ static Property nyx_interface_properties[] = {
                        input_buffer_size,
                        DEFAULT_NYX_BITMAP_SIZE),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("dump_pt_trace", nyx_interface_state, dump_pt_trace, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("global_pt_enable", nyx_interface_state, global_pt_enable, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("edge_cb_trace", nyx_interface_state, edge_cb_trace, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("aux_buffer_size",
                        nyx_interface_state,
diff --git a/nyx/pt.c b/nyx/pt.c
index 16acceedc4..f733742e41 100644
--- a/nyx/pt.c
+++ b/nyx/pt.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ along with QEMU-PT.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #define PT_BUFFER_MMAP_ADDR 0x3ffff0000000
 
+static bool PT_ENABLED = false;
+
+void set_global_pt_enabled(bool pt_enabled) {
+    PT_ENABLED = pt_enabled;
+}
+
 static void pt_set(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
 {
     asm volatile("" ::: "memory");
@@ -257,7 +263,7 @@ void pt_pre_kvm_run(CPUState *cpu)
         GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->redqueen_disable_pending = false;
     }
 
-    if (GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode || GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode_force)
+    if (PT_ENABLED && (GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode || GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode_force))
     {
         if (!cpu->pt_fd) {
             cpu->pt_fd = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cpu, KVM_VMX_PT_SETUP_FD, (unsigned long)0);
@@ -357,7 +363,7 @@ void pt_handle_overflow(CPUState *cpu)
 
 void pt_post_kvm_run(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    if (GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode || GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode_force)
+    if (PT_ENABLED && (GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode || GET_GLOBAL_STATE()->pt_trace_mode_force))
     {
         pt_handle_overflow(cpu);
     }
diff --git a/nyx/pt.h b/nyx/pt.h
index b78a484b87..06f13a5003 100644
--- a/nyx/pt.h
+++ b/nyx/pt.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ along with QEMU-PT.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef PT_H
 #define PT_H
 
+void set_global_pt_enabled(bool pt_enabled);
+
 int pt_enable(CPUState *cpu, bool hmp_mode);
 int pt_disable(CPUState *cpu, bool hmp_mode);
 int pt_enable_ip_filtering(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t addrn, bool redqueen, bool hmp_mode);