diff --git a/web/js/snapToGridGuide.js b/web/js/snapToGridGuide.js
index 75a975a..54a8a0c 100644
--- a/web/js/snapToGridGuide.js
+++ b/web/js/snapToGridGuide.js
@@ -97,11 +97,16 @@ const ext = {
 			}
 		});
 
+		const alwaysSnapToGrid = () =>
+			app.ui.settings.getSettingValue("pysssss.SnapToGrid", /* default=*/ false);
+		const snapToGridEnabled = () =>
+			app.shiftDown || alwaysSnapToGrid();
+
 		// Override drag-and-drop behavior to show orthogonal guide lines around selected node(s) and preview of where the node(s) will be placed
-		const origDrawNode = LGraphCanvas.prototype.drawNode
+		const origDrawNode = LGraphCanvas.prototype.drawNode;
 		LGraphCanvas.prototype.drawNode = function (node, ctx) {
 			const enabled = guide_config.lines.enabled || guide_config.block.enabled;
-			if (enabled && app.shiftDown && this.node_dragged && node.id in this.selected_nodes) {
+			if (enabled && this.node_dragged && node.id in this.selected_nodes && snapToGridEnabled()) {
 				// discretize the canvas into grid
 				let x = LiteGraph.CANVAS_GRID_SIZE * Math.round(node.pos[0] / LiteGraph.CANVAS_GRID_SIZE);
 				let y = LiteGraph.CANVAS_GRID_SIZE * Math.round(node.pos[1] / LiteGraph.CANVAS_GRID_SIZE);