diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43835a02..ca1fc513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui-w
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added ⭐
+* Added `NativeOptions::hardware_acceleration` to allow opting out of hardware acceleration for less power consumption ([#1681](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1681)).
 * Added `*_released` & `*_clicked` methods for `PointerState` ([#1582](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1582)).
 * Added `egui::hex_color!` to create `Color32`'s from hex strings under the `color-hex` feature ([#1596](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1596)).
 * Optimized painting of filled circles (e.g. for scatter plots) by 10x or more ([#1616](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1616)).
diff --git a/eframe/src/epi.rs b/eframe/src/epi.rs
index cf397331..d7cac24c 100644
--- a/eframe/src/epi.rs
+++ b/eframe/src/epi.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ pub struct NativeOptions {
     /// `egui` doesn't need the stencil buffer, so the default value is 0.
     pub stencil_buffer: u8,
 
+    /// Use hardware acceleration if available. On macOS, this will possibly
+    /// use a dedicated GPU which will lead to higher power consumption.
+    /// The default value is `Some(true)`
+    pub hardware_acceleration: Option<bool>,
+
     /// What rendering backend to use.
     pub renderer: Renderer,
 }
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ impl Default for NativeOptions {
             multisampling: 0,
             depth_buffer: 0,
             stencil_buffer: 0,
+            hardware_acceleration: Some(true),
             renderer: Renderer::default(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs b/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
index 349a34a4..69d665de 100644
--- a/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
+++ b/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ pub fn window_builder(
         max_window_size,
         resizable,
         transparent,
-        vsync: _,          // used in `fn create_display`
-        multisampling: _,  // used in `fn create_display`
-        depth_buffer: _,   // used in `fn create_display`
-        stencil_buffer: _, // used in `fn create_display`
-        renderer: _,       // used in `fn run_native`
+        vsync: _,                 // used in `fn create_display`
+        multisampling: _,         // used in `fn create_display`
+        depth_buffer: _,          // used in `fn create_display`
+        stencil_buffer: _,        // used in `fn create_display`
+        hardware_acceleration: _, // used in `fn create_display`
+        renderer: _,              // used in `fn run_native`
     } = native_options;
 
     let window_icon = icon_data.clone().and_then(load_icon);
diff --git a/eframe/src/native/run.rs b/eframe/src/native/run.rs
index 1cb36c74..606d85d1 100644
--- a/eframe/src/native/run.rs
+++ b/eframe/src/native/run.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ fn create_display(
     crate::profile_function!();
     let gl_window = unsafe {
         glutin::ContextBuilder::new()
+            .with_hardware_acceleration(native_options.hardware_acceleration)
             .with_depth_buffer(native_options.depth_buffer)
             .with_multisampling(native_options.multisampling)
             .with_srgb(true)