diff --git a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
index a7009e6e..1133b497 100644
--- a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
+++ b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
@@ -57,6 +57,35 @@
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </item>
+    <item>
+     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_EventSelectionMode">
+      <property name="title">
+       <string>Event Selection Mode</string>
+      </property>
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_EventSelectionMode">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_OnSprite">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>If enabled, an event can be selected by clicking directly on the opaque pixels of its sprite. This may be preferable when events are overlapping.</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Select by clicking on sprite</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_WithinRect">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>If enabled, an event can be selected by clicking anywhere within its sprite dimensions. This may be preferable for events with small or mostly transparent sprites.</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Select by clicking within bounding rectangle</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_Themes">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 502ee1ec..d07b566a 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QVersionNumber>
+#include <QGraphicsPixmapItem>
 
 #include "events.h"
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public:
         this->lastUpdateCheckTime = QDateTime();
         this->lastUpdateCheckVersion = porymapVersion;
         this->rateLimitTimes.clear();
+        this->eventSelectionShapeMode = QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape;
     }
     void addRecentProject(QString project);
     void setRecentProjects(QStringList projects);
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ public:
     QDateTime lastUpdateCheckTime;
     QVersionNumber lastUpdateCheckVersion;
     QMap<QUrl, QDateTime> rateLimitTimes;
+    QGraphicsPixmapItem::ShapeMode eventSelectionShapeMode;
     QByteArray wildMonChartGeometry;
     QByteArray newMapDialogGeometry;
     QByteArray newLayoutDialogGeometry;
diff --git a/include/editor.h b/include/editor.h
index 3e2249f2..5de799db 100644
--- a/include/editor.h
+++ b/include/editor.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ public:
     DraggablePixmapItem *addNewEvent(Event::Type type);
     void updateSelectedEvents();
     void duplicateSelectedEvents();
+    void redrawAllEvents();
+    void redrawEvents(const QList<Event*> &events);
     void redrawEventPixmapItem(DraggablePixmapItem *item);
     QList<DraggablePixmapItem *> getEventPixmapItems();
 
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 2356f7a9..744a6394 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
         if (match.hasMatch()) {
             this->rateLimitTimes.insert(match.captured("url"), QDateTime::fromString(value).toLocalTime());
         }
+    } else if (key == "event_selection_shape_mode") {
+        if (value == "mask") {
+            this->eventSelectionShapeMode = QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape;
+        } else if (value == "bounding_rect") {
+            this->eventSelectionShapeMode = QGraphicsPixmapItem::BoundingRectShape;
+        } else {
+            logWarn(QString("Invalid config value for %1: '%2'. Must be 'mask' or 'bounding_rect'.").arg(key).arg(value));
+        }
     } else {
         logWarn(QString("Invalid config key found in config file %1: '%2'").arg(this->getConfigFilepath()).arg(key));
     }
@@ -484,6 +492,7 @@ QMap<QString, QString> PorymapConfig::getKeyValueMap() {
         if (!time.isNull() && time > QDateTime::currentDateTime())
             map.insert("rate_limit_time/" + i.key().toString(), time.toUTC().toString());
     }
+    map.insert("event_selection_shape_mode", (this->eventSelectionShapeMode == QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape) ? "mask" : "bounding_rect");
     
     return map;
 }
diff --git a/src/editor.cpp b/src/editor.cpp
index 6b560ced..2824dd6c 100644
--- a/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/editor.cpp
@@ -1986,6 +1986,16 @@ Tileset* Editor::getCurrentMapPrimaryTileset()
     return project->getTileset(tilesetLabel);
 }
 
+void Editor::redrawAllEvents() {
+    if (this->map) redrawEvents(this->map->getEvents());
+}
+
+void Editor::redrawEvents(const QList<Event*> &events) {
+    for (const auto &event : events) {
+        redrawEventPixmapItem(event->getPixmapItem());
+    }
+}
+
 QList<DraggablePixmapItem *> Editor::getEventPixmapItems() {
     QList<DraggablePixmapItem *> list;
     for (QGraphicsItem *child : events_group->childItems()) {
@@ -2000,7 +2010,7 @@ void Editor::redrawEventPixmapItem(DraggablePixmapItem *item) {
         item->setOpacity(opacity);
         project->setEventPixmap(item->event, true);
         item->setPixmap(item->event->getPixmap());
-        item->setShapeMode(QGraphicsPixmapItem::BoundingRectShape);
+        item->setShapeMode(porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode);
         if (selected_events && selected_events->contains(item)) {
             QImage image = item->pixmap().toImage();
             QPainter painter(&image);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index c57cdd00..1c204771 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2754,6 +2754,9 @@ void MainWindow::togglePreferenceSpecificUi() {
 
     if (this->updatePromoter)
         this->updatePromoter->updatePreferences();
+
+    // Redraw all events to use updated porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode
+    this->editor->redrawAllEvents();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::openProjectSettingsEditor(int tab) {
diff --git a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
index a51b614d..77a1cbb5 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ void PreferenceEditor::initFields() {
 
 void PreferenceEditor::updateFields() {
     themeSelector->setCurrentText(porymapConfig.theme);
+    if (porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode == QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape) {
+        ui->radioButton_OnSprite->setChecked(true);
+    } else if (porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode == QGraphicsPixmapItem::BoundingRectShape) {
+        ui->radioButton_WithinRect->setChecked(true);
+    }
     ui->lineEdit_TextEditorOpenFolder->setText(porymapConfig.textEditorOpenFolder);
     ui->lineEdit_TextEditorGotoLine->setText(porymapConfig.textEditorGotoLine);
     ui->checkBox_MonitorProjectFiles->setChecked(porymapConfig.monitorFiles);
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ void PreferenceEditor::saveFields() {
         porymapConfig.theme = theme;
         emit themeChanged(theme);
     }
-
+    porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode = ui->radioButton_OnSprite->isChecked() ? QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape : QGraphicsPixmapItem::BoundingRectShape;
     porymapConfig.textEditorOpenFolder = ui->lineEdit_TextEditorOpenFolder->text();
     porymapConfig.textEditorGotoLine = ui->lineEdit_TextEditorGotoLine->text();
     porymapConfig.monitorFiles = ui->checkBox_MonitorProjectFiles->isChecked();