diff --git a/src/matcher/mod.rs b/src/matcher/mod.rs
index a8f0ffa..1c8916b 100644
--- a/src/matcher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/matcher/mod.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub struct Match {
     pub trigger: String,
     pub content: MatchContentType,
     pub word: bool,
+    pub passive_only: bool,
 
     // Automatically calculated from the trigger, used by the matcher to check for correspondences.
     #[serde(skip_serializing)]
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a AutoMatch> for Match{
         Self {
             trigger: other.trigger.clone(),
             content,
-            word: other.word.clone(),
+            word: other.word,
+            passive_only: other.passive_only,
             _trigger_sequence: trigger_sequence,
         }
     }
@@ -155,10 +157,14 @@ struct AutoMatch {
 
     #[serde(default = "default_word")]
     pub word: bool,
+
+    #[serde(default = "default_passive_only")]
+    pub passive_only: bool,
 }
 
 fn default_vars() -> Vec<MatchVariable> {Vec::new()}
 fn default_word() -> bool {false}
+fn default_passive_only() -> bool {false}
 fn default_replace() -> Option<String> {None}
 fn default_image_path() -> Option<String> {None}
 
diff --git a/src/matcher/scrolling.rs b/src/matcher/scrolling.rs
index 9c70fcd..ce1f951 100644
--- a/src/matcher/scrolling.rs
+++ b/src/matcher/scrolling.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ impl <'a, R: MatchReceiver, M: ConfigManager<'a>> super::Matcher for ScrollingMa
 
         let new_matches: Vec<MatchEntry> = active_config.matches.iter()
             .filter(|&x| {
+                // only active-enabled matches are considered
+                if x.passive_only {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
                 let mut result = Self::is_matching(x, c, 0, is_current_word_separator);
 
                 if x.word {