diff --git a/lib/components/canvas/_stroke.dart b/lib/components/canvas/_stroke.dart
index b44d3866f..0b88095c3 100644
--- a/lib/components/canvas/_stroke.dart
+++ b/lib/components/canvas/_stroke.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class Stroke {
   }..addAll(strokeProperties.toJson());
 
   addPoint(EditorCoreInfo context, Offset offset, [ double? pressure ]) {
+    if (!strokeProperties.pressureEnabled) pressure = null;
+
     double x = max(min(offset.dx, context.width), 0);
     double y = max(min(offset.dy, context.height), 0);
     Point point = Point(x, y, pressure ?? 0.5);
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ class Stroke {
       taperEnd: strokeProperties.taperEnd,
       capStart: strokeProperties.capStart,
       capEnd: strokeProperties.capEnd,
-      simulatePressure: strokeProperties.simulatePressure,
+      simulatePressure: strokeProperties.simulatePressure && strokeProperties.pressureEnabled,
     )
       .map((Point point) => Offset(point.x, point.y))
       .toList(growable: false);
diff --git a/lib/components/canvas/tools/stroke_properties.dart b/lib/components/canvas/tools/stroke_properties.dart
index 132a00b24..325920c34 100644
--- a/lib/components/canvas/tools/stroke_properties.dart
+++ b/lib/components/canvas/tools/stroke_properties.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class StrokeProperties {
   double taperEnd = defaultTaperEnd;
   bool capStart = defaultCapStart;
   bool capEnd = defaultCapEnd;
-  bool pressureEnabled = defaultPressureEnabled; // todo: don't use pressure sensitivity if false
+  bool pressureEnabled = defaultPressureEnabled;
   bool simulatePressure = defaultSimulatePressure;
 
   StrokeProperties({
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class StrokeProperties {
     taperEnd = json['te'] ?? defaultTaperEnd;
     capStart = json['cs'] ?? defaultCapStart;
     capEnd = json['ce'] ?? defaultCapEnd;
+    pressureEnabled = json['pe'] ?? defaultPressureEnabled;
     simulatePressure = json['sp'] ?? defaultSimulatePressure;
   }
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class StrokeProperties {
     if (taperEnd != defaultTaperEnd) 'te': taperEnd,
     if (capStart != defaultCapStart) 'cs': capStart,
     if (capEnd != defaultCapEnd) 'ce': capEnd,
+    if (pressureEnabled != defaultPressureEnabled) 'pe': pressureEnabled,
     if (simulatePressure != defaultSimulatePressure) 'sp': simulatePressure,
   };