diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84ab950d..1b6eae8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ require("nvim-treesitter-textobjects").setup {
     -- * selection_mode: eg 'v'
     -- and should return true of false
     include_surrounding_whitespace = false,
+    -- whether to set jumps in the jumplist
+    set_jumps = false,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/config.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/config.lua
index 6c7fef07..3463ae4d 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/config.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/config.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ---@field lookbehind? boolean
 ---@field selection_modes? table<string, TSTextObjects.SelectionMode>|fun(opts: TSTextObjects.ConfigFunctionArgs): TSTextObjects.SelectionMode|table<string, TSTextObjects.SelectionMode>
 ---@field include_surrounding_whitespace? boolean|fun(opts: TSTextObjects.ConfigFunctionArgs): boolean
+---@field set_jumps? boolean
 
 ---@class (exact) TSTextObjects.Config.Move
 ---@field set_jumps? boolean
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ local default_config = {
     lookbehind = false,
     selection_modes = {},
     include_surrounding_whitespace = false,
+    set_jumps = false,
   },
   move = {
     set_jumps = true,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/select.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/select.lua
index ea8b4ae9..3c311fd4 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/select.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter-textobjects/select.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local shared = require('nvim-treesitter-textobjects.shared')
 
 ---@param range Range4
 ---@param selection_mode TSTextObjects.SelectionMode
-local function update_selection(range, selection_mode)
+local function update_selection(range, selection_mode, set_jumps)
   ---@type integer, integer, integer, integer
   local start_row, start_col, end_row, end_col = unpack(range)
   selection_mode = selection_mode or 'v'
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ local function update_selection(range, selection_mode)
   end
   end_col = end_col - end_col_offset
 
+  if set_jumps then
+    vim.cmd("normal! m'")
+  end
+
   -- Position is 1, 0 indexed.
   api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { start_row + 1, start_col })
   vim.cmd('normal! o')
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ function M.select_textobject(query_string, query_group)
   local lookahead = config.lookahead
   local lookbehind = config.lookbehind
   local surrounding_whitespace = config.include_surrounding_whitespace
+  local set_jumps = config.set_jumps
   local range6 = shared.textobject_at_point(
     query_string,
     query_group,
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ function M.select_textobject(query_string, query_group)
       range4 = include_surrounding_whitespace(bufnr, range4, selection_mode)
     end
     if range4 then
-      update_selection(range4, selection_mode)
+      update_selection(range4, selection_mode, set_jumps)
     end
   end
 end