diff --git a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
index d44115e..32ed695 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
@@ -1374,9 +1374,12 @@ CDockAreaTitleBar* CDockAreaWidget::titleBar() const
 //============================================================================
 bool CDockAreaWidget::isCentralWidgetArea() const
 {
-    if (dockWidgetsCount()!= 1)
+    if (!CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AllowMultipleCentralWidgets))
     {
-        return false;
+        if (dockWidgetsCount()!= 1)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     return dockManager()->centralWidget() == dockWidgets().constFirst();
diff --git a/src/DockManager.h b/src/DockManager.h
index db215e3..a83d3ce 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.h
+++ b/src/DockManager.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public:
 														 //!< If neither this nor FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar is set (the default) native titlebars are used except on known bad systems.
 														 //! Users can overwrite this by setting the environment variable ADS_UseNativeTitle to "1" or "0".
 		MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab = 0x2000000, //! If the flag is set, the user can use the mouse middle button to close the tab under the mouse
+		AllowMultipleCentralWidgets = 0x4000000, //! If the flag is set, central widget resize behaviour is enabled even when there is more than one widget docked in the central area.
 
         DefaultDockAreaButtons = DockAreaHasCloseButton
 							   | DockAreaHasUndockButton