diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 3127cb35..c76f4298 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ EX void initConfig() {
   addsaver(vid.antialias, "antialias", AA_NOGL | AA_FONT | (ISWEB ? AA_MULTI : AA_LINES) | AA_LINEWIDTH | AA_VERSION);
   addsaver(vid.linewidth, "linewidth", 1);
   addsaver(precise_width, "precisewidth", .5);
+  addsaver(perfect_linewidth, "perfect_linewidth", 1);
   addsaver(linepatterns::width, "pattern-linewidth", 1);
   addsaver(fat_edges, "fat-edges");
   addsaver(pconf.scale, "scale", 1);
@@ -1156,6 +1157,11 @@ EX void showGraphConfig() {
           vid.antialias ^= AA_LINEWIDTH; 
           });
 
+        dialog::addBoolItem("perfect width", perfect_linewidth == 2, 'P');
+        if(perfect_linewidth == 1) 
+          dialog::lastItem().value = XLAT("shots only");
+        dialog::add_action([] { perfect_linewidth = (1 + perfect_linewidth) % 3; });
+
         if(vid.antialias & AA_LINEWIDTH) {
           dialog::addSelItem("variable width", fts(precise_width), 'M');
           dialog::add_action([] () {
diff --git a/drawing.cpp b/drawing.cpp
index 77158012..4a7b4efa 100644
--- a/drawing.cpp
+++ b/drawing.cpp
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@ EX ld scale_at(const transmatrix& T) {
   return sqrt(hypot_d(2, h2-h1) * hypot_d(2, h3-h1) / .0001);
   }
 
+EX int perfect_linewidth = 1;
+
 EX ld linewidthat(const hyperpoint& h) {
   if(!(vid.antialias & AA_LINEWIDTH)) return 1;
   else if(hyperbolic && pmodel == mdDisk && pconf.alpha == 1 && !ISWEB) {
@@ -731,7 +733,7 @@ EX ld linewidthat(const hyperpoint& h) {
       return dfc;
       }
     }
-  else if(svg::in || inHighQual) {
+  else if(perfect_linewidth >= (inHighQual ? 1 : 2)) {
     hyperpoint h0 = h / zlevel(h);
     transmatrix T = rgpushxto0(h0);
     return scale_at(T);