diff --git a/config/example-extras.cfg b/config/example-extras.cfg
index 0ae9e310..3b21caff 100644
--- a/config/example-extras.cfg
+++ b/config/example-extras.cfg
@@ -629,6 +629,9 @@
 #   sequence. Setting this to False can allow for faster probing, but
 #   using this mode requires careful tuning of probing speed
 #   parameters. The default is True.
+#probe_with_touch_mode: False
+#   You can elect to probe in touch mode if you want. Note that this
+#   is not supported by all probe types.
 #pin_up_reports_not_triggered: True
 #   Set if the BLTouch consistently reports the probe in a "not
 #   triggered" state after a successful "pin_up" command. This should
diff --git a/klippy/extras/bltouch.py b/klippy/extras/bltouch.py
index 479a90ec..8e9166bd 100644
--- a/klippy/extras/bltouch.py
+++ b/klippy/extras/bltouch.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class BLTouchEndstopWrapper:
         self.position_endstop = config.getfloat('z_offset')
         self.stow_on_each_sample = config.getboolean('stow_on_each_sample',
                                                      True)
+        self.probe_touch_mode = config.getboolean('probe_with_touch_mode',
+                                                  False)
         # Create a pwm object to handle the control pin
         ppins = self.printer.lookup_object('pins')
         self.mcu_pwm = ppins.setup_pin('pwm', config.get('control_pin'))
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ class BLTouchEndstopWrapper:
         self.test_sensor()
         self.sync_print_time()
         self.send_cmd('pin_down', duration=self.pin_move_time)
+        if self.probe_touch_mode:
+            self.send_cmd('touch_mode')
     def test_sensor(self):
         if not self.pin_up_touch_triggered:
             # Nothing to test