diff --git a/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx b/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
index ef7fc1c61..eab356421 100644
--- a/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
+++ b/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
@@ -233,6 +233,19 @@ export const guiOptionsScheme: {
       chatSelect: {
       },
     },
+    {
+      custom () {
+        return <Category>World</Category>
+      },
+      highlightBlockColor: {
+        text: 'Block Highlight Color',
+        values: [
+          ['auto', 'Auto'],
+          ['blue', 'Blue'],
+          ['classic', 'Classic']
+        ],
+      },
+    },
     {
       custom () {
         return <Category>Sign Editor</Category>
diff --git a/src/optionsStorage.ts b/src/optionsStorage.ts
index 1220baca5..cf1eccd5f 100644
--- a/src/optionsStorage.ts
+++ b/src/optionsStorage.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   displayBossBars: false, // boss bar overlay was removed for some reason, enable safely
   disabledUiParts: [] as string[],
   neighborChunkUpdates: true,
+  highlightBlockColor: 'auto' as 'auto' | 'blue' | 'classic',
 }
 
 function getDefaultTouchControlsPositions () {
diff --git a/src/worldInteractions.ts b/src/worldInteractions.ts
index 3c7e4fa97..b18115694 100644
--- a/src/worldInteractions.ts
+++ b/src/worldInteractions.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as THREE from 'three'
 import { Vec3 } from 'vec3'
 import { LineMaterial } from 'three-stdlib'
 import { Entity } from 'prismarine-entity'
+import { subscribeKey } from 'valtio/utils'
 import destroyStage0 from '../assets/destroy_stage_0.png'
 import destroyStage1 from '../assets/destroy_stage_1.png'
 import destroyStage2 from '../assets/destroy_stage_2.png'
@@ -149,7 +150,16 @@ class WorldInteraction {
       const inCreative = bot.game.gameMode === 'creative'
       const pixelRatio = viewer.renderer.getPixelRatio()
       viewer.world.threejsCursorLineMaterial = new LineMaterial({
-        color: inCreative ? 0x40_80_ff : 0x00_00_00,
+        color: (() => {
+          switch (options.highlightBlockColor) {
+            case 'blue':
+              return 0x40_80_ff
+            case 'classic':
+              return 0x00_00_00
+            default:
+              return inCreative ? 0x40_80_ff : 0x00_00_00
+          }
+        })(),
         linewidth: Math.max(pixelRatio * 0.7, 1) * 2,
         // dashed: true,
         // dashSize: 5,
@@ -158,6 +168,8 @@ class WorldInteraction {
     upLineMaterial()
     // todo use gamemode update only
     bot.on('game', upLineMaterial)
+    // Update material when highlight color setting changes
+    subscribeKey(options, 'highlightBlockColor', upLineMaterial)
   }
 
   activateEntity (entity: Entity) {