diff --git a/src/compositor.cpp b/src/compositor.cpp
index 71ab022364..634690bf2d 100644
--- a/src/compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ void Compositor::composite(RenderLoop *renderLoop)
         SurfaceItem *const activeFullscreenItem = activeWindow && activeWindow->isFullScreen() ? activeWindow->surfaceItem() : nullptr;
         frame->setContentType(activeWindow && activeFullscreenItem ? activeFullscreenItem->contentType() : ContentType::None);
 
-        const bool vrr = (output->capabilities() & Output::Capability::Vrr) && (output->vrrPolicy() == VrrPolicy::Always || (output->vrrPolicy() == VrrPolicy::Automatic && activeFullscreenItem));
+        const bool wantsAdaptiveSync = activeWindow && activeWindow->wantsAdaptiveSync();
+        const bool vrr = (output->capabilities() & Output::Capability::Vrr) && (output->vrrPolicy() == VrrPolicy::Always || (output->vrrPolicy() == VrrPolicy::Automatic && wantsAdaptiveSync));
         const bool tearing = (output->capabilities() & Output::Capability::Tearing) && options->allowTearing() && activeFullscreenItem && activeFullscreenItem->presentationHint() == PresentationModeHint::Async;
         if (vrr) {
             frame->setPresentationMode(tearing ? PresentationMode::AdaptiveAsync : PresentationMode::AdaptiveSync);
diff --git a/src/kcms/rules/rulesmodel.cpp b/src/kcms/rules/rulesmodel.cpp
index 3bb1f4aa7d..c89c976f81 100644
--- a/src/kcms/rules/rulesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kcms/rules/rulesmodel.cpp
@@ -719,6 +719,11 @@ void RulesModel::populateRuleList()
                                       i18n("Layer"), i18n("Appearance & Fixes"),
                                       QIcon::fromTheme("view-sort")));
     layer->setOptionsData(layerModelData());
+
+    addRule(new RuleItem(QLatin1String("adaptivesync"),
+                         RulePolicy::ForceRule, RuleItem::Boolean,
+                         i18n("Adaptive Sync"), i18n("Appearance & Fixes"),
+                         QIcon::fromTheme("monitor-symbolic")));
 }
 
 const QHash<QString, QString> RulesModel::x11PropertyHash()
diff --git a/src/rules.cpp b/src/rules.cpp
index 3cb9a539c3..d58689a1ce 100644
--- a/src/rules.cpp
+++ b/src/rules.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Rules::Rules()
     , shortcutrule(UnusedSetRule)
     , disableglobalshortcutsrule(UnusedForceRule)
     , desktopfilerule(UnusedSetRule)
+    , adaptivesyncrule(UnusedForceRule)
 {
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ void Rules::readFromSettings(const RuleSettings *settings)
     READ_FORCE_RULE(disableglobalshortcuts, );
     READ_SET_RULE(desktopfile);
     READ_FORCE_RULE(layer, );
+    READ_FORCE_RULE(adaptivesync, );
 }
 
 #undef READ_MATCH_STRING
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ void Rules::write(RuleSettings *settings) const
     WRITE_FORCE_RULE(disableglobalshortcuts, Disableglobalshortcuts, );
     WRITE_SET_RULE(desktopfile, Desktopfile, );
     WRITE_FORCE_RULE(layer, Layer, );
+    WRITE_FORCE_RULE(adaptivesync, Adaptivesync, );
 }
 
 #undef WRITE_MATCH_STRING
@@ -279,7 +282,8 @@ bool Rules::isEmpty() const
             && shortcutrule == UnusedSetRule
             && disableglobalshortcutsrule == UnusedForceRule
             && desktopfilerule == UnusedSetRule
-            && layerrule == UnusedForceRule);
+            && layerrule == UnusedForceRule
+            && adaptivesyncrule == UnusedForceRule);
 }
 
 Rules::ForceRule Rules::convertForceRule(int v)
@@ -637,6 +641,7 @@ APPLY_FORCE_RULE(strictgeometry, StrictGeometry, bool)
 APPLY_RULE(shortcut, Shortcut, QString)
 APPLY_FORCE_RULE(disableglobalshortcuts, DisableGlobalShortcuts, bool)
 APPLY_RULE(desktopfile, DesktopFile, QString)
+APPLY_FORCE_RULE(adaptivesync, AdaptiveSync, bool)
 
 #undef APPLY_RULE
 #undef APPLY_FORCE_RULE
@@ -695,6 +700,7 @@ bool Rules::discardUsed(bool withdrawn)
     DISCARD_USED_FORCE_RULE(disableglobalshortcuts);
     DISCARD_USED_SET_RULE(desktopfile);
     DISCARD_USED_FORCE_RULE(layer);
+    DISCARD_USED_FORCE_RULE(adaptivesync);
 
     return changed;
 }
@@ -842,6 +848,7 @@ CHECK_RULE(Shortcut, QString)
 CHECK_FORCE_RULE(DisableGlobalShortcuts, bool)
 CHECK_RULE(DesktopFile, QString)
 CHECK_FORCE_RULE(Layer, Layer)
+CHECK_FORCE_RULE(AdaptiveSync, bool)
 
 #undef CHECK_RULE
 #undef CHECK_FORCE_RULE
diff --git a/src/rules.h b/src/rules.h
index d55f3da9f7..c18c8701d0 100644
--- a/src/rules.h
+++ b/src/rules.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     bool checkDisableGlobalShortcuts(bool disable) const;
     QString checkDesktopFile(QString desktopFile, bool init = false) const;
     Layer checkLayer(Layer layer) const;
+    bool checkAdaptiveSync(bool adaptivesync) const;
 
 private:
     MaximizeMode checkMaximizeVert(MaximizeMode mode, bool init) const;
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ public:
     bool applyDisableGlobalShortcuts(bool &disable) const;
     bool applyDesktopFile(QString &desktopFile, bool init) const;
     bool applyLayer(enum Layer &layer) const;
+    bool applyAdaptiveSync(bool &adaptivesync) const;
 
 private:
 #endif
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@ private:
     ForceRule disableglobalshortcutsrule;
     QString desktopfile;
     SetRule desktopfilerule;
+    bool adaptivesync;
+    ForceRule adaptivesyncrule;
     friend QDebug &operator<<(QDebug &stream, const Rules *);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/rulesettings.kcfg b/src/rulesettings.kcfg
index dabaec6e96..67cf4f7f38 100644
--- a/src/rulesettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/rulesettings.kcfg
@@ -441,5 +441,14 @@
       <label>Layer rule type</label>
       <default code="true">Rules::UnusedForceRule</default>
     </entry>
+
+    <entry name="adaptivesync" type="Bool">
+      <label>AdaptiveSync</label>
+      <default>true</default>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="adaptivesyncrule" type="Int">
+      <label>AdaptiveSync rule type</label>
+      <default code="true">Rules::UnusedForceRule</default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 620efe09f0..361b8c7e40 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -3954,6 +3954,11 @@ void Window::setFullScreen(bool set)
     qCWarning(KWIN_CORE, "%s doesn't support setting fullscreen state", metaObject()->className());
 }
 
+bool Window::wantsAdaptiveSync() const
+{
+    return rules()->checkAdaptiveSync(isFullScreen());
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns @c true if the Window can be minimized; otherwise @c false.
  *
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 1f6040b207..160cc0f061 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -1000,6 +1000,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool isRequestedFullScreen() const;
     virtual void setFullScreen(bool set);
 
+    bool wantsAdaptiveSync() const;
+
     QRectF geometryRestore() const;
     virtual bool isMaximizable() const;
     virtual MaximizeMode maximizeMode() const;