diff --git a/application/basilisk/app/profile/centaury.js b/application/basilisk/app/profile/centaury.js
index 5cc56b5a2..00fa42752 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/app/profile/centaury.js
+++ b/application/basilisk/app/profile/centaury.js
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ pref("browser.tabs.delayHidingAudioPlayingIconMS", 3000);
 
 pref("browser.tabs.dontfocusfordialogs", true);
 
+// Whether dragging a tab off the tab bar to tear it off into its own
+// window is enabled.
+pref("browser.tabs.allowTabDetach", true);
+
 pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", false);
 
 // By default, do not export HTML at shutdown.
diff --git a/application/basilisk/base/content/tabbrowser.xml b/application/basilisk/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
index 2cf92f4e6..cadda5307 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/application/basilisk/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -6357,6 +6357,11 @@
           return;
         }
 
+        // Check if tab detaching is enabled
+        if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.allowTabDetach")) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         // Disable detach within the browser toolbox
         var eX = event.screenX;
         var eY = event.screenY;