diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index c59536986..1f3e1de0e 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ function filterRecognizedTsConfigTsNodeOptions(jsonObject: any): {
     esm,
     experimentalSpecifierResolution,
     experimentalTsImportSpecifiers,
+    installSourceMapSupport,
     ...unrecognized
   } = jsonObject as TsConfigOptions;
   const filteredTsConfigOptions = {
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ function filterRecognizedTsConfigTsNodeOptions(jsonObject: any): {
     esm,
     experimentalSpecifierResolution,
     experimentalTsImportSpecifiers,
+    installSourceMapSupport,
   };
   // Use the typechecker to make sure this implementation has the correct set of properties
   const catchExtraneousProps: keyof TsConfigOptions =
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 58a47cc9e..d9decce03 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ export interface RegisterOptions extends CreateOptions {
    * For details, see https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-node/issues/1514
    */
   experimentalResolver?: boolean;
+
+  installSourceMapSupport?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type ExperimentalSpecifierResolution = 'node' | 'explicit';
@@ -582,7 +584,9 @@ export function register(
 
   installCommonjsResolveHooksIfNecessary(service);
 
-  service.installSourceMapSupport();
+  if (service.options.installSourceMapSupport ?? true) {
+    service.installSourceMapSupport();
+  }
 
   // Require specified modules before start-up.
   (Module as ModuleConstructorWithInternals)._preloadModules(