cmd/torrent/main.go | 29 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 config.go           |  2 ++
 file.go             |  1 -
 torrent.go          |  3 +++

diff --git a/cmd/torrent/main.go b/cmd/torrent/main.go
index 4ccbf3ea90728f0195d77ad0ae400e218e994e79..3c7414f5ccc4cdff7df656c80b5a16ebfa565f08 100644
--- a/cmd/torrent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/torrent/main.go
@@ -144,23 +144,31 @@ 	Progress        bool
 	PieceStates     bool
 	Quiet           bool `help:"discard client logging"`
 	Dht             bool
-	TcpPeers        bool
-	UtpPeers        bool
-	Ipv4            bool
-	Ipv6            bool
-	Pex             bool
+
+	TcpPeers   bool
+	UtpPeers   bool
+	Webtorrent bool
+
+	Ipv4 bool
+	Ipv6 bool
+	Pex  bool
+
 	tagflag.StartPos
+
 	Torrent []string `arity:"+" help:"torrent file path or magnet uri"`
 }{
 	UploadRate:   -1,
 	DownloadRate: -1,
 	Progress:     true,
 	Dht:          true,
-	TcpPeers:     true,
-	UtpPeers:     true,
-	Ipv4:         true,
-	Ipv6:         true,
-	Pex:          true,
+
+	TcpPeers:   true,
+	UtpPeers:   true,
+	Webtorrent: true,
+
+	Ipv4: true,
+	Ipv6: true,
+	Pex:  true,
 }
 
 func stdoutAndStderrAreSameFile() bool {
@@ -224,6 +232,7 @@ 	clientConfig.Seed = flags.Seed
 	clientConfig.PublicIp4 = flags.PublicIP
 	clientConfig.PublicIp6 = flags.PublicIP
 	clientConfig.DisablePEX = !flags.Pex
+	clientConfig.DisableWebtorrent = !flags.Webtorrent
 	if flags.PackedBlocklist != "" {
 		blocklist, err := iplist.MMapPackedFile(flags.PackedBlocklist)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 105e8674bfca7775a3e039ddf0165f81e0d45e20..e419b412242b13b2266df848a4d40ccdc1a16e0c 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@
 	DefaultRequestStrategy RequestStrategyMaker
 
 	Extensions PeerExtensionBits
+
+	DisableWebtorrent bool
 }
 
 func (cfg *ClientConfig) SetListenAddr(addr string) *ClientConfig {
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index f02424000971f46f65583864c7fd1809aac8b841..e2ebcf4d5c6cf5a2a8c90b1e8a109f8caa4f3282 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ 	if len(fip) == 0 {
 		return f.t.info.Name
 	}
 	return strings.Join(fip, "/")
-
 }
 
 // The download status of a piece that comprises part of a File.
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index a2152638daa717ce59d935acc51c291ec3654664..c87ddc4dc2b21c93ef5932bfc83c11e6d723bdd1 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -1383,6 +1383,9 @@ 	}
 	sl := func() torrentTrackerAnnouncer {
 		switch u.Scheme {
 		case "ws", "wss":
+			if t.cl.config.DisableWebtorrent {
+				return nil
+			}
 			return t.startWebsocketAnnouncer(*u)
 		}
 		if u.Scheme == "udp4" && (t.cl.config.DisableIPv4Peers || t.cl.config.DisableIPv4) {