diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 0c705a3..ef815c6 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ You may use long, descriptive arguments or the shorter arguments.
 `-nrm, --no-require-match`
 :   Don't require that input text matches an item
 
+`-ma, --mark-items`
+:   Allow marking/selecting multiple items
+
+`-nma, --no-mark-items`
+:   Don't allow marking/selecting multiple items
+
 `-F, --fuzzy`
 :   Enable fuzzy matching
 
@@ -349,6 +355,9 @@ You may use long, descriptive arguments or the shorter arguments.
 `-v, --version`
 :   Print spmenu version to stdout
 
+`-rv, --raw-version`
+:   Print raw spmenu version number to stdout
+
 `-fn, --font font`
 :   Set the spmenu font to font
 
diff --git a/docs/example.Xresources b/docs/example.Xresources
index adcb08c..67405e4 100644
--- a/docs/example.Xresources
+++ b/docs/example.Xresources
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ spmenu.type:                1
 spmenu.passwd:              0
 spmenu.fuzzy:               1
 spmenu.sortmatches:         1
+spmenu.mark:                1
 spmenu.casesensitive:       0
 
 !! Menu
diff --git a/docs/spmenu.conf b/docs/spmenu.conf
index 6793aa6..5fe5509 100644
--- a/docs/spmenu.conf
+++ b/docs/spmenu.conf
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ spmenu = {
               casesensitive = 0; // Enable case sensitivity when matching (0/1)
               fuzzy = 1; // Enable fuzzy finding (0/1)
               preselected = 0; // Preselect an item, 0 is the first item (number)
+              mark = 1; // Allow marking/selecting multiple items (0/1)
               accuratewidth = 0; // Enable accurate width, could be noticeably slower in some cases (0/1)
               delimiters = " "; // Word delimiter, used to delete words (text)
               listfile = "NULL"; // File to read entries from. If set to NULL standard input is read. This is read every time a key is pressed. (text)
diff --git a/libs/arg.c b/libs/arg.c
index 621b10d..97dc254 100644
--- a/libs/arg.c
+++ b/libs/arg.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ void backspace(Arg *arg) {
 }
 
 void markitem(Arg *arg) {
+    if (!mark) return;
     if (sel && is_selected(sel->index)) {
         for (int i = 0; i < sel_size; i++) {
             if (sel_index[i] == sel->index) {
diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
index 33d3f25..bc23101 100644
--- a/libs/argv.c
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-v") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--version"))) { // prints version information
             puts("spmenu-"VERSION);
             exit(0);
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rv") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--raw-version"))) { // help
+            puts(VERSION);
+            exit(0);
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-h") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--help"))) { // help
             usage(0);
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-it") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--image-top"))) { // image: top
@@ -93,8 +96,12 @@ void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             incremental = 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rm") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--require-match"))) { // require match
             requirematch = 1;
-        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nrm") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no-require-match"))) { // no incremental
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nrm") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no-require-match"))) { // no require match
             requirematch = 0;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ma") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--mark-items"))) { // allow marking items
+            mark = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nma") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no-mark-items"))) { // don't allow marking items
+            mark = 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rw") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--relative-width"))) {  // relative width
             accuratewidth = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nrw") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no-relative-width"))) {   // no relative width
@@ -482,6 +489,8 @@ void usage(int status) {
             "spmenu -nr,      --no-incremental                            Don't print text every time a key is pressed\n"
             "spmenu -rm,      --require-match                             Require that input text matches an item\n"
             "spmenu -nrm,     --no-require-match                          Don't require that input text matches an item\n"
+            "spmenu -ma,      --mark-items                                Allow marking/selecting multiple items\n"
+            "spmenu -nma,     --no-mark-items                             Don't allow marking/selecting multiple items\n"
             "spmenu -F,       --fuzzy                                     Enable fuzzy matching\n"
             "spmenu -NF,      --no-fuzzy                                  Disable fuzzy matching\n"
             "spmenu -P,       --password                                  Hide characters\n"
@@ -578,6 +587,7 @@ void usage(int status) {
             "spmenu -tm,      --theme <theme>                             Load theme <theme>\n"
             "spmenu -ltm,     --load-theme                                Load theme\n"
             "spmenu -nltm,    --no-load-theme                             Don't load theme\n"
+            "spmenu -rv,      --raw-version                               Print spmenu version number to stdout\n"
             "spmenu -v,       --version                                   Print spmenu version to stdout\n"
             "\n", status ? stderr : stdout);
 
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.c b/libs/conf/config.c
index ab5d1aa..dbf9cdf 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.c
+++ b/libs/conf/config.c
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ void conf_init(void) {
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "casesensitive", &casesensitive); // spmenu.match.casesensitive
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "fuzzy", &fuzzy); // spmenu.match.fuzzy
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "preselected", &preselected); // spmenu.match.preselected
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "mark", &mark); // spmenu.match.mark
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "accuratewidth", &accuratewidth); // spmenu.match.accuratewidth
             config_setting_lookup_string(conf, "delimiters", &dest); // spmenu.match.delimiters
             worddelimiters = strdup(dest);
diff --git a/libs/xresources.h b/libs/xresources.h
index b13f254..ea15279 100644
--- a/libs/xresources.h
+++ b/libs/xresources.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ ResourcePref resources[] = {
     { "mode",                        INTEGER, &mode },
     { "fast",                        INTEGER, &fast },
     { "managed",                     INTEGER, &managed },
+    { "mark",                        INTEGER, &mark },
     { "mon",                         INTEGER, &mon },
     { "sortmatches",                 INTEGER, &sortmatches },
     { "printindex",                  INTEGER, &printindex },
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 77ca071..bc98e61 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static int type                        = 1; /* Allow typing into spmenu or only
 static int passwd                      = 0; /* Replace input with another character and don't read stdin */
 static int sortmatches                 = 1; /* Sort matches (0/1) */
 static int casesensitive               = 0; /* Case-sensitive by default? (0/1) */
+static int mark                        = 1; /* Enable marking items (multi selection) (0/1) */
 static int preselected                 = 0; /* Which line should spmenu preselect? */
 static int accuratewidth               = 0; /* Enable accurate width. May have a performance hit if you are matching a lot of items at once */
 static int fuzzy                       = 1; /* Whether or not to enable fuzzy matching by default */