diff --git a/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj b/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj
index 8059327..f256667 100644
--- a/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj	
+++ b/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj	
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="WindowsUtility.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="globals.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="InputBlocker.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Midifile\Binasc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Midifile\MidiEvent.h" />
diff --git a/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj.filters b/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj.filters
index 86aacb8..6a3318c 100644
--- a/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj.filters	
+++ b/Guitar Player/Guitar Player.vcxproj.filters	
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="MidiProcessing.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="globals.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
diff --git a/Guitar Player/Midifile/Options.cpp b/Guitar Player/Midifile/Options.cpp
index 3f336df..b1927a5 100644
--- a/Guitar Player/Midifile/Options.cpp	
+++ b/Guitar Player/Midifile/Options.cpp	
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-
 namespace smf {
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/Guitar Player/PlayerFunctionality.h b/Guitar Player/PlayerFunctionality.h
index 20e6dbf..9ff8112 100644
--- a/Guitar Player/PlayerFunctionality.h	
+++ b/Guitar Player/PlayerFunctionality.h	
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "WindowsUtility.h"
 #include "InputBlocker.h"
+#include "globals.h"
 
 
 
@@ -345,7 +346,10 @@ void PlaySong(const std::filesystem::path& songPath, bool& isPlaying, bool& isPa
     double accumulatedTime = currentProgress;
     auto lastUpdateTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     InputBlocker inputBlocker;
-    inputBlocker.Start(targetWindow);
+
+    if (obstruction) {
+        inputBlocker.Start(targetWindow); 
+    }
     while (isPlaying) {
         // Handle pausing
         if (isPaused) {
diff --git a/Guitar Player/Source.cpp b/Guitar Player/Source.cpp
index 58016bf..c5c3052 100644
--- a/Guitar Player/Source.cpp	
+++ b/Guitar Player/Source.cpp	
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "PlayerFunctionality.h"
 #include "resource.h"
 #include "VersionNum.h"
+#include "globals.h"
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #include <wx/msw/private.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 #pragma comment(lib, "dwmapi.lib")
 #endif
 
+bool obstruction = true;
 
 class DarkPanel : public wxPanel {
 public:
@@ -404,10 +406,13 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
 
         searchBox = new DarkSearchBox(groupPanelSongs, wxID_ANY);
         refreshButton = new DarkButton(groupPanelSongs, wxID_ANY, "Refresh");
+        obstructionButton = new DarkButton(groupPanelSongs, wxID_ANY, "Obstruct");
 
         // Add search box and refresh button to the horizontal sizer
+        searchSizer->Add(obstructionButton, 0, wxEXPAND | wxRIGHT, 5);
         searchSizer->Add(searchBox, 1, wxEXPAND | wxRIGHT, 5);
-        searchSizer->Add(refreshButton, 0, wxEXPAND);
+        searchSizer->Add(refreshButton, 0, wxEXPAND | wxRIGHT, 5);
+        
 
         listBox = new DarkListBox(groupPanelSongs, wxID_ANY);
 
@@ -468,6 +473,7 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
         listBox->Bind(wxEVT_LISTBOX, &MainFrame::OnSongSelect, this);
         progressBar->Bind(wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, &MainFrame::OnSeek, this);
         refreshButton->Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, &MainFrame::OnRefresh, this);
+        obstructionButton->Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, &MainFrame::OnObstruction, this);
 
         // Create timer for progress updates
         progressTimer = new wxTimer(this);
@@ -483,6 +489,7 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
         timeLabel->SetFont(customFont);
         currentSongLabel->SetFont(customFont);
         refreshButton->SetFont(customFont);
+        obstructionButton->SetFont(customFont);
 
         // Bind the close event
         Bind(wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW, &MainFrame::OnClose, this);
@@ -501,6 +508,18 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
         RefreshButtonsInWindow(this);
     }
 
+    void OnObstruction(wxCommandEvent& event) {
+        if (obstruction) {
+            obstruction = false;
+            WindowsUtility::showMessageBox("This is not recommended and will cause playback to be substantially lower quality.", "Warning", MB_OK | MB_ICONWARNING);
+        }
+        else {
+            obstruction = true;
+        }
+        RefreshAllButtons();
+        UpdateButtonStates();
+    }
+
     void OnRefresh(wxCommandEvent& event) {
         wxString currentSearch = searchBox->GetValue();
         LoadSongs("songs");
@@ -768,10 +787,15 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
             pauseButton->SetBackgroundColour(activeColor);
             playButton->SetBackgroundColour(inactiveColor);
         }
+        else if (obstruction) {
+            //If input blocking is disabled
+            obstructionButton->SetBackgroundColour(activeColor);
+        }
         else {
             // Stopped state
             playButton->SetBackgroundColour(inactiveColor);
             pauseButton->SetBackgroundColour(inactiveColor);
+            obstructionButton->SetBackgroundColour(inactiveColor);
         }
 
         stopButton->SetBackgroundColour(inactiveColor);
@@ -780,6 +804,7 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
         playButton->ForceRefresh();
         pauseButton->ForceRefresh();
         stopButton->ForceRefresh();
+        obstructionButton->ForceRefresh();
     }
 
     void OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event) {
@@ -792,6 +817,7 @@ class MainFrame : public wxFrame {
     DarkButton* pauseButton;
     DarkButton* stopButton;
     DarkButton* refreshButton;
+    DarkButton* obstructionButton;
     CustomProgressBar* progressBar;
     wxStaticText* timeLabel;
     wxTimer* progressTimer;
@@ -834,5 +860,4 @@ class MusicPlayerApp : public wxApp {
         return true;
     }
 };
-
 wxIMPLEMENT_APP(MusicPlayerApp);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Guitar Player/globals.h b/Guitar Player/globals.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6077f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Guitar Player/globals.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+// globals.h
+#ifndef GLOBALS_H
+#define GLOBALS_H
+
+// Declare the global variable
+extern bool obstruction;
+
+#endif // GLOBALS_H