diff --git a/data/config b/data/config
index 1c787a9..b50a844 100644
--- a/data/config
+++ b/data/config
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # - foo\nbar -> "foo<newline>bar"
 # - foo\sbar -> "foo bar"
 
+# If true, gBar ignores *.scss files and only tries to load *.css files.
+# This is useful, if you don't want to SCSS, or if you want to use newer SCSS features,
+# that libsass (the backend gBar uses) doesn't support.
+ForceCSS: false
+
 # The following three options control the ordering of the widgets.
 # Reordering can cause slight margin inconsistencies,
 # so it is recommend to only make minor adjustments to the default layout.
diff --git a/src/CSS.cpp b/src/CSS.cpp
index bf052db..3f56218 100644
--- a/src/CSS.cpp
+++ b/src/CSS.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,17 @@ namespace CSS
 
         for (auto& dir : locations)
         {
-            if (CompileAndLoadSCSS(dir + "/style.scss"))
+            if (!Config::Get().forceCSS)
             {
-                LOG("SCSS found and loaded successfully!");
-                return;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                LOG("Warning: Failed loading SCSS, falling back to CSS!");
+                if (CompileAndLoadSCSS(dir + "/style.scss"))
+                {
+                    LOG("SCSS found and loaded successfully!");
+                    return;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    LOG("Warning: Failed loading SCSS, falling back to CSS!");
+                }
             }
 
             if (LoadCSS(dir + "/style.css"))
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index a7ba0c3..9359e70 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ void Config::Load(const std::string& overrideConfigLocation)
         AddConfigVar("MicHighIcon", config.micHighIcon, lineView, foundProperty);
         AddConfigVar("PackageOutOfDateIcon", config.packageOutOfDateIcon, lineView, foundProperty);
 
+        AddConfigVar("ForceCSS", config.forceCSS, lineView, foundProperty);
         AddConfigVar("CenterWidgets", config.centerWidgets, lineView, foundProperty);
         AddConfigVar("AudioInput", config.audioInput, lineView, foundProperty);
         AddConfigVar("AudioRevealer", config.audioRevealer, lineView, foundProperty);
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index baa07b8..cb1e373 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     std::string checkPackagesCommand =
         "p=\"$(checkupdates)\"; e=$?; if [ $e -eq 127 ] ; then exit 127; fi; if [ $e -eq 2 ] ; then echo \"0\" && exit 0; fi; echo \"$p\" | wc -l";
 
+    bool forceCSS = false;     // Whether to disable loading SCSS directly.
     bool centerWidgets = true; // Force the center widgets to be in the center.
     bool audioRevealer = false;
     bool audioInput = false;