diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/native-touch.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/native-touch.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91c3a53bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/native-touch.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add --native-touch option
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index bad1e75354..b611e00ba2 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -4101,6 +4101,17 @@ Input
     Whether this applies depends on the VO backend and how it handles
     keyboard input. Does not apply to terminal input.
 
+``--native-touch=<yes|no>``
+    (Windows only)
+    For platforms which send emulated mouse inputs for touch-unaware clients,
+    such as Windows, use system native touch events, instead of receiving them
+    as emulated mouse events (default: no). This is required for multi-touch
+    support for these platforms.
+
+    Note that this option has no effect on other platforms: either native touch
+    is not supported by mpv, or the platform does not give an option to receive
+    emulated mouse inputs (so native touch is always enabled, e.g. Wayland).
+
 ``--input-ar-delay``
     Delay in milliseconds before we start to autorepeat a key (default: 200).
     Set it to 0 to disable.
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 8233b1a17f..4415ed8145 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_vo_opt_list[] = {
     {"keepaspect-window", OPT_BOOL(keepaspect_window)},
     {"hidpi-window-scale", OPT_BOOL(hidpi_window_scale)},
     {"native-fs", OPT_BOOL(native_fs)},
+    {"native-touch", OPT_BOOL(native_touch)},
     {"show-in-taskbar", OPT_BOOL(show_in_taskbar)},
     {"display-fps-override", OPT_DOUBLE(display_fps_override),
         M_RANGE(0, DBL_MAX)},
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 6f7b011975..6733fa3161 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct mp_vo_opts {
     bool keepaspect_window;
     bool hidpi_window_scale;
     bool native_fs;
+    bool native_touch;
     bool show_in_taskbar;
 
     int64_t WinID;