diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 670b2e80e..b3bf728c5 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -1211,6 +1211,7 @@ The following keywords are supported in the "global" section :
    - tune.pipesize
    - tune.pool-high-fd-ratio
    - tune.pool-low-fd-ratio
+   - tune.pt.zero-copy-forwarding
    - tune.quic.frontend.conn-tx-buffers.limit
    - tune.quic.frontend.max-idle-timeout
    - tune.quic.frontend.max-streams-bidi
@@ -2921,6 +2922,8 @@ tune.disable-zero-copy-forwarding
   Thanks to this directive, it is possible to disable this optimization. Note
   it also disable any kernel tcp splicing.
 
+  See also: tune.pt.zero-copy-forwarding
+
 tune.events.max-events-at-once <number>
   Sets the number of events that may be processed at once by an asynchronous
   task handler (from event_hdl API). <number> should be included between 1
@@ -3347,6 +3350,14 @@ tune.pool-low-fd-ratio <number>
   use before we stop putting connection into the idle pool for reuse. The
   default is 20.
 
+tune.pt.zero-copy-forwarding { on | off }
+  Enables ('on') of disabled ('off') the zero-copy forwarding of data for the
+  pass-through multiplexer. To be used, the kernel splicing must also be
+  configured. It is enabled by default.
+
+  See also: tune.disable-zero-copy-forwarding, option splice-auto,
+            option splice-request and option splice-response
+
 tune.quic.frontend.conn-tx-buffers.limit <number>
   This settings defines the maximum number of buffers allocated for a QUIC
   connection on data emission. By default, it is set to 30. QUIC buffers are
diff --git a/src/mux_pt.c b/src/mux_pt.c
index 11f470585..32842861e 100644
--- a/src/mux_pt.c
+++ b/src/mux_pt.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <haproxy/api.h>
 #include <haproxy/buf.h>
+#include <haproxy/cfgparse.h>
 #include <haproxy/connection.h>
 #include <haproxy/pipe.h>
 #include <haproxy/stconn.h>
@@ -654,6 +655,11 @@ static int mux_pt_fastfwd(struct stconn *sc, unsigned int count, unsigned int fl
 
 	TRACE_ENTER(PT_EV_RX_DATA, conn, sc, 0, (size_t[]){count});
 
+	if (global.tune.no_zero_copy_fwd & NO_ZERO_COPY_FWD_PT) {
+		se_fl_clr(ctx->sd, SE_FL_MAY_FASTFWD);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
 	se_fl_clr(ctx->sd, SE_FL_RCV_MORE | SE_FL_WANT_ROOM);
 	conn->flags &= ~CO_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
 	sdo = mux_pt_opposite_sd(ctx);
@@ -810,6 +816,35 @@ static int mux_pt_sctl(struct stconn *sc, enum mux_sctl_type mux_sctl, void *out
 	}
 }
 
+/* config parser for global "tune.pt.zero-copy-forwarding" */
+static int cfg_parse_pt_zero_copy_fwd(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
+				      const struct proxy *defpx, const char *file, int line,
+				      char **err)
+{
+	if (too_many_args(1, args, err, NULL))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (strcmp(args[1], "on") == 0)
+		global.tune.no_zero_copy_fwd &= ~NO_ZERO_COPY_FWD_PT;
+	else if (strcmp(args[1], "off") == 0)
+		global.tune.no_zero_copy_fwd |= NO_ZERO_COPY_FWD_PT;
+	else {
+		memprintf(err, "'%s' expects 'on' or 'off'.", args[0]);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* config keyword parsers */
+static struct cfg_kw_list cfg_kws = {ILH, {
+	{ CFG_GLOBAL, "tune.pt.zero-copy-forwarding", cfg_parse_pt_zero_copy_fwd },
+	{ 0, NULL, NULL }
+}};
+
+INITCALL1(STG_REGISTER, cfg_register_keywords, &cfg_kws);
+
+
 /* The mux operations */
 const struct mux_ops mux_tcp_ops = {
 	.init = mux_pt_init,