diff --git a/config/src/config.rs b/config/src/config.rs
index 95e68779e..cc2f6a16d 100644
--- a/config/src/config.rs
+++ b/config/src/config.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[dynamic(default)]
     pub window_decorations: WindowDecorations,
 
+    #[dynamic(default)]
+    pub log_unknown_escape_sequences: bool,
+
     /// When using FontKitXXX font systems, a set of directories to
     /// search ahead of the standard font locations for fonts.
     /// Relative paths are taken to be relative to the directory
diff --git a/config/src/terminal.rs b/config/src/terminal.rs
index c38b55f76..607f5099c 100644
--- a/config/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/config/src/terminal.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ impl wezterm_term::TerminalConfiguration for TermConfig {
         self.configuration().debug_key_events
     }
 
+    fn log_unknown_escape_sequences(&self) -> bool {
+        self.configuration().log_unknown_escape_sequences
+    }
+
     fn normalize_output_to_unicode_nfc(&self) -> bool {
         self.configuration().normalize_output_to_unicode_nfc
     }
diff --git a/docs/config/lua/config/log_unknown_escape_sequences.md b/docs/config/lua/config/log_unknown_escape_sequences.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fff7c077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/config/lua/config/log_unknown_escape_sequences.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# `log_unknown_escape_sequences = false`
+
+*Since nightly builds only*
+
+When set to true, wezterm will log warnings when it receives escape
+sequences which it does not understand.  Those warnings are harmless
+and are useful primarily by the maintainer to discover new and
+interesting escape sequences.
+
+In previous versions, there was no option to control this,
+and wezterm would always log warnings for unknown escape
+sequences.
diff --git a/mux/src/localpane.rs b/mux/src/localpane.rs
index ac86ea6e2..8bcab020a 100644
--- a/mux/src/localpane.rs
+++ b/mux/src/localpane.rs
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ impl wezterm_term::DeviceControlHandler for LocalPaneDCSHandler {
                 // TODO: do we need to proactively list available tabs here?
                 // if so we should arrange to call domain.attach() and make
                 // it do the right thing.
-                } else {
+                } else if configuration().log_unknown_escape_sequences {
                     log::warn!("unknown DeviceControlMode::Enter {:?}", mode,);
                 }
             }
@@ -819,11 +819,13 @@ impl wezterm_term::DeviceControlHandler for LocalPaneDCSHandler {
                 }
             }
             DeviceControlMode::Data(c) => {
-                log::warn!(
-                    "unhandled DeviceControlMode::Data {:x} {}",
-                    c,
-                    (c as char).escape_debug()
-                );
+                if configuration().log_unknown_escape_sequences {
+                    log::warn!(
+                        "unhandled DeviceControlMode::Data {:x} {}",
+                        c,
+                        (c as char).escape_debug()
+                    );
+                }
             }
             DeviceControlMode::TmuxEvents(events) => {
                 if let Some(tmux) = self.tmux_domain.as_ref() {
@@ -833,7 +835,9 @@ impl wezterm_term::DeviceControlHandler for LocalPaneDCSHandler {
                 }
             }
             _ => {
-                log::warn!("unhandled: {:?}", control);
+                if configuration().log_unknown_escape_sequences {
+                    log::warn!("unhandled: {:?}", control);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/term/src/config.rs b/term/src/config.rs
index 4519b0edd..b5a28ebff 100644
--- a/term/src/config.rs
+++ b/term/src/config.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ pub trait TerminalConfiguration: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     fn enable_title_reporting(&self) -> bool {
         false
     }
+
+    fn log_unknown_escape_sequences(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs b/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
index 19847d0d4..9ffcfe050 100644
--- a/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
@@ -297,19 +297,29 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
                                 self.writer.flush().ok();
                             }
                             _ => {
-                                log::warn!("unhandled DECRQSS {:?}", s);
+                                if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                                    log::warn!("unhandled DECRQSS {:?}", s);
+                                }
                                 // Reply that the request is invalid
                                 write!(self.writer, "{}0$r{}", DCS, ST).ok();
                                 self.writer.flush().ok();
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    _ => log::warn!("unhandled {:?}", s),
+                    _ => {
+                        if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                            log::warn!("unhandled {:?}", s);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             _ => match self.device_control_handler.as_mut() {
                 Some(handler) => handler.handle_device_control(ctrl),
-                None => log::warn!("unhandled {:?}", ctrl),
+                None => {
+                    if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                        log::warn!("unhandled {:?}", ctrl);
+                    }
+                }
             },
         }
     }
@@ -432,7 +442,11 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
 
             ControlCode::Null => {}
 
-            _ => log::warn!("unhandled ControlCode {:?}", control),
+            _ => {
+                if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                    log::warn!("unhandled ControlCode {:?}", control);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -523,7 +537,9 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
                 // to receive it. Just ignore it.
             }
             CSI::Unspecified(unspec) => {
-                log::warn!("unknown unspecified CSI: {:?}", format!("{}", unspec))
+                if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                    log::warn!("unknown unspecified CSI: {:?}", format!("{}", unspec));
+                }
             }
         };
     }
@@ -670,7 +686,11 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
                 }
             }
 
-            _ => log::warn!("ESC: unhandled {:?}", esc),
+            _ => {
+                if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                    log::warn!("ESC: unhandled {:?}", esc);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -790,7 +810,11 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                _ => log::warn!("unhandled iterm2: {:?}", iterm),
+                _ => {
+                    if self.config.log_unknown_escape_sequences() {
+                        log::warn!("unhandled iterm2: {:?}", iterm);
+                    }
+                }
             },
 
             OperatingSystemCommand::FinalTermSemanticPrompt(FinalTermSemanticPrompt::FreshLine) => {