diff --git a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
index 72e73d3566..05b06838bc 100644
--- a/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
+++ b/include/openspace/interaction/interactionhandler.h
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ public:
     ~OrbitalInteractionMode();
 
     virtual void update(double deltaTime);
+
+    void setRotationalFriction(bool friction);
+    void setZoomFriction(bool friction);
+
 protected:
     void updateMouseStatesFromInput(double deltaTime);
     void updateCameraStateFromMouseStates();
@@ -274,6 +278,9 @@ protected:
 
     glm::dquat _localCameraRotation;
     glm::dquat _globalCameraRotation;
+
+    bool _rotationalFriction;
+    bool _zoomFriction;
 };
 
 #ifdef OPENSPACE_MODULE_GLOBEBROWSING_ENABLED
@@ -360,6 +367,9 @@ private:
     // Properties
     properties::StringProperty _origin;
     properties::StringProperty _coordinateSystem;
+
+    properties::BoolProperty _rotationalFriction;
+    properties::BoolProperty _zoomFriction;
 };
 
 #endif // USE_OLD_INTERACTIONHANDLER
diff --git a/modules/onscreengui/include/gui.h b/modules/onscreengui/include/gui.h
index 6afc285c3a..7f36048b33 100644
--- a/modules/onscreengui/include/gui.h
+++ b/modules/onscreengui/include/gui.h
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public:
     GuiHelpComponent _help;
     GuiOriginComponent _origin;
     GuiPerformanceComponent _performance;
+    GuiPropertyComponent _globalProperty;
     GuiPropertyComponent _property;
     GuiPropertyComponent _screenSpaceProperty;
-    GuiPropertyComponent _globalProperty;
     GuiTimeComponent _time;
     GuiIswaComponent _iswa;
 };
diff --git a/modules/onscreengui/src/gui.cpp b/modules/onscreengui/src/gui.cpp
index db34aea3a1..ae57b6d9b5 100644
--- a/modules/onscreengui/src/gui.cpp
+++ b/modules/onscreengui/src/gui.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ namespace gui {
 
 GUI::GUI() 
     : GuiComponent()
+    , _globalProperty("Global")
     , _property("Properties")
     , _screenSpaceProperty("ScreenSpace Properties")
-    , _globalProperty("Global")
 {}
 
 GUI::~GUI() {
@@ -369,12 +369,12 @@ void GUI::startFrame(float deltaTime, const glm::vec2& windowSize,
 void GUI::endFrame() {
     render();
 
+    if (_globalProperty.isEnabled())
+        _globalProperty.render();
     if (_property.isEnabled())
         _property.render();
     if (_screenSpaceProperty.isEnabled())
         _screenSpaceProperty.render();
-    if (_globalProperty.isEnabled())
-        _globalProperty.render();
     if (_performance.isEnabled())
         _performance.render();
     if (_help.isEnabled())
diff --git a/scripts/common.lua b/scripts/common.lua
index cef02c1794..7861bbf263 100644
--- a/scripts/common.lua
+++ b/scripts/common.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ helper.setCommonKeys = function()
 
     openspace.bindKey("COMMA", "openspace.setRenderer('Framebuffer');")
     openspace.bindKey("PERIOD", "openspace.setRenderer('ABuffer');")
+
+    openspace.bindKey("f", helper.property.invert('Interaction.rotationalFriction'))
+    openspace.bindKey("Shift+f", helper.property.invert('Interaction.zoomFriction'))
 end
 
 helper.setDeltaTimeKeys = function(t)
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 8455fda46f..82da0b23c4 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,10 @@ bool OpenSpaceEngine::initialize() {
     _gui->initialize();
     _gui->_globalProperty.setSource(
             [&]() {
-            std::vector<properties::PropertyOwner*> res = { _settingsEngine.get() };
+            std::vector<properties::PropertyOwner*> res = {
+                _settingsEngine.get(),
+                _interactionHandler.get()
+            };
             return res;
         }
     );
diff --git a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
index 6b238546a0..4a79be111a 100644
--- a/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/interactionhandler.cpp
@@ -756,14 +756,22 @@ OrbitalInteractionMode::OrbitalInteractionMode(
     , _globalRotationMouseState(velocityScaleFactor)
     , _localRotationMouseState(velocityScaleFactor)
     , _truckMovementMouseState(velocityScaleFactor)
-    , _rollMouseState(velocityScaleFactor) {
+    , _rollMouseState(velocityScaleFactor)
+    , _rotationalFriction(true)
+    , _zoomFriction(true)
+{}
 
+OrbitalInteractionMode::~OrbitalInteractionMode() {}
+
+void OrbitalInteractionMode::setRotationalFriction(bool friction) {
+    _rotationalFriction = friction;
 }
 
-OrbitalInteractionMode::~OrbitalInteractionMode() {
-
+void OrbitalInteractionMode::setZoomFriction(bool friction) {
+    _zoomFriction = friction;
 }
 
+
 void OrbitalInteractionMode::updateMouseStatesFromInput(double deltaTime) {
     glm::dvec2 mousePosition = _inputState->getMousePosition();
 
@@ -794,10 +802,12 @@ void OrbitalInteractionMode::updateMouseStatesFromInput(double deltaTime) {
     }
     else { // !button1Pressed
         _localRotationMouseState.previousPosition = mousePosition;
-        _localRotationMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
-
         _globalRotationMouseState.previousPosition = mousePosition;
-        _globalRotationMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
+
+        if (_rotationalFriction) {
+            _localRotationMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
+            _globalRotationMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
+        }
     }
     if (button2Pressed) {
         glm::dvec2 mousePositionDelta =
@@ -806,7 +816,9 @@ void OrbitalInteractionMode::updateMouseStatesFromInput(double deltaTime) {
     }
     else { // !button2Pressed
         _truckMovementMouseState.previousPosition = mousePosition;
-        _truckMovementMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
+        if (_zoomFriction) {
+            _truckMovementMouseState.velocity.set(glm::dvec2(0, 0));
+        }
     }
     if (button3Pressed) {
         glm::dvec2 mousePositionDelta =
@@ -992,7 +1004,10 @@ void GlobeBrowsingInteractionMode::update(double deltaTime) {
 // InteractionHandler
 InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler()
     : _origin("origin", "Origin", "")
-    , _coordinateSystem("coordinateSystem", "Coordinate System", "") {
+    , _coordinateSystem("coordinateSystem", "Coordinate System", "")
+    , _rotationalFriction("rotationalFriction", "Rotational Friction", true)
+    , _zoomFriction("zoomFriction", "Zoom Friction", true)
+{
     setName("Interaction");
 
     _origin.onChange([this]() {
@@ -1010,6 +1025,7 @@ InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler()
     });
     addProperty(_coordinateSystem);
 
+
     // Create the interactionModes
     _inputState = std::shared_ptr<InputState>(new InputState());
     _orbitalInteractionMode = std::shared_ptr<OrbitalInteractionMode>(
@@ -1022,6 +1038,22 @@ InteractionHandler::InteractionHandler()
 
     // Set the interactionMode
     _currentInteractionMode = _orbitalInteractionMode;
+
+    _rotationalFriction.onChange([&]() {
+        _orbitalInteractionMode->setRotationalFriction(_rotationalFriction);
+#ifdef OPENSPACE_MODULE_GLOBEBROWSING_ENABLED
+        _globebrowsingInteractionMode->setRotationalFriction(_rotationalFriction);
+#endif
+    });
+    addProperty(_rotationalFriction);
+
+    _zoomFriction.onChange([&]() {
+        _orbitalInteractionMode->setZoomFriction(_zoomFriction);
+#ifdef OPENSPACE_MODULE_GLOBEBROWSING_ENABLED
+        _globebrowsingInteractionMode->setZoomFriction(_zoomFriction);
+#endif
+    });
+    addProperty(_zoomFriction);
 }
 
 InteractionHandler::~InteractionHandler() {