diff --git a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
index d774f86536..78681f4b11 100644
--- a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
+++ b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ shadowscovermap = false
 renderer.scale = 1.0
 renderer.upscale.technique = "fsr"
 
+; Allows to disable rendering when the game window is out of focus. It might
+; save some performance or fix old driver crashes on out of focus.
+renderer.renderwhenoutoffocus = "true"
+
 vsync = false
 particles = true
 fog = true
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/options/options.json b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/options/options.json
index 3f0e02d47f..af21c39ba8 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/options/options.json
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/options/options.json
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@
 				"label": "Mouse grab in window mode",
 				"tooltip": "Constrain mouse in the window mode to the window boundaries.",
 				"config": "window.mousegrabinwindowmode"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "boolean",
+				"label": "Render out of focus",
+				"tooltip": "To save GPU workload, disable rendering when the game window is out of focus.",
+				"config": "renderer.renderwhenoutoffocus"
 			}
 		]
 	},
diff --git a/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp b/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 7940c7a815..9a3b7190c2 100644
--- a/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ void CRenderer::Resize(int width, int height)
 
 bool CRenderer::ShouldRender() const
 {
-	return !g_app_minimized && (g_app_has_focus || !g_VideoMode.IsInFullscreen());
+	const bool shouldRenderWhenOutOfFocus{
+		g_ConfigDB.Get("renderer.renderwhenoutoffocus", true)};
+	return !g_app_minimized && (g_app_has_focus || shouldRenderWhenOutOfFocus);
 }
 
 void CRenderer::RenderFrame(const bool needsPresent)