diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 02d0ae3fd261..27ea5dbe44be 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ import { LaserTrails } from "../laser-trails";
 import { withBatchedUpdates, withBatchedUpdatesThrottled } from "../reactUtils";
 import { getRenderOpacity } from "../renderer/renderElement";
 import {
+  allowDoubleTapEraser,
   getExcalidrawContentEl,
   hideFreedrawPenmodeCursor,
   hostPlugin,
@@ -5556,6 +5557,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     if (
       //zsviczian - double click eraser
       this.state.penMode &&
+      allowDoubleTapEraser() &&
       this.lastPointerDownEvent?.pointerType === "touch" &&
       this.state.activeTool.type !== "selection"
     ) {
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/obsidianUtils.ts b/packages/excalidraw/obsidianUtils.ts
index 2b8d3f356ec4..9783d7d2a26f 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/obsidianUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/obsidianUtils.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export function getWidthHeightLimit() {
   return hostPlugin.excalidrawConfig.widthHeightLimit ?? 32767;
 }
 
+export function allowDoubleTapEraser() {
+  return hostPlugin.settings.penModeDoubleTapEraser;
+}
+
 export function isExcaliBrainView() {
   const excalidrawView = hostPlugin.activeExcalidrawView;
   if (!excalidrawView) {
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/package.json b/packages/excalidraw/package.json
index 615f2b1fd486..a1e2d6c036e9 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/package.json
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zsviczian/excalidraw",
-  "version": "0.17.1-obsidian-39",
+  "version": "0.17.1-obsidian-40",
   "main": "main.js",
   "types": "types/excalidraw/index.d.ts",
   "files": [