diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index 653e7dd0b2b..b340167c116 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -2084,6 +2084,8 @@
   },
   "editorfeatures": {
     "title": "Features",
+    "mathlive_enabled": "MathLive visual editor",
+    "mathlive_description": "Math equations can be edited using a visual editor.",
     "emoji_completion_enabled": "Emoji auto-completion",
     "emoji_completion_description": "Emojis can be easily inserted into text by typing `:`, followed by the name of an emoji.",
     "note_completion_enabled": "Note auto-completion",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/text_notes.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/text_notes.tsx
index 009def29a93..81f194dfab7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/text_notes.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/options/text_notes.tsx
@@ -116,12 +116,21 @@ function ToolbarIcon({ wide }: { wide?: boolean }) {
 }
 
 function EditorFeatures() {
+    const [mathFieldEnabled, setMathFieldEnabled] = useTriliumOptionBool("mathFieldEnabled");
     const [emojiCompletionEnabled, setEmojiCompletionEnabled] = useTriliumOptionBool("textNoteEmojiCompletionEnabled");
     const [noteCompletionEnabled, setNoteCompletionEnabled] = useTriliumOptionBool("textNoteCompletionEnabled");
     const [slashCommandsEnabled, setSlashCommandsEnabled] = useTriliumOptionBool("textNoteSlashCommandsEnabled");
 
     return (
         <OptionsSection title={t("editorfeatures.title")}>
+            <OptionsRowWithToggle
+                name="mathlive-enabled"
+                label={t("editorfeatures.mathlive_enabled")}
+                description={t("editorfeatures.mathlive_description")}
+                currentValue={mathFieldEnabled}
+                onChange={setMathFieldEnabled}
+            />
+
             <OptionsRowWithToggle
                 name="emoji-completion-enabled"
                 label={t("editorfeatures.emoji_completion_enabled")}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/text/config.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/text/config.ts
index e4812156e45..5915db29b76 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/text/config.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/text/config.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export async function buildConfig(opts: BuildEditorOptions): Promise<EditorConfi
                 (window as any).katex = (await import("../../../services/math.js")).default;
             },
             forceOutputType: false, // forces output to use outputType
+            enableMathField: options.get("mathFieldEnabled") !== "false",
             enablePreview: true // Enable preview view
         },
         mermaid: {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
index f9c92c97181..b0053083b2d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/api/options.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = new Set<OptionNames>([
     "textNoteEmojiCompletionEnabled",
     "textNoteCompletionEnabled",
     "textNoteSlashCommandsEnabled",
+    "mathFieldEnabled",
     "includeNoteDefaultBoxSize",
     "layoutOrientation",
     "backgroundEffects",
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts b/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
index 4bff15d91e3..3c1bc01d9cb 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/options_init.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ const defaultOptions: DefaultOption[] = [
     { name: "textNoteEmojiCompletionEnabled", value: "true", isSynced: true },
     { name: "textNoteCompletionEnabled", value: "true", isSynced: true },
     { name: "textNoteSlashCommandsEnabled", value: "true", isSynced: true },
+    { name: "mathFieldEnabled", value: "true", isSynced: true },
     { name: "includeNoteDefaultBoxSize", value: "medium", isSynced: true },
 
     // HTML import configuration
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9044cd6abad..940ed69603b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
   "pnpm": {
     "patchedDependencies": {
       "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-mention": "patches/@ckeditor__ckeditor5-mention.patch",
-      "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block": "patches/@ckeditor__ckeditor5-code-block.patch"
+      "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-code-block": "patches/@ckeditor__ckeditor5-code-block.patch",
+      "mathlive@0.109.1": "patches/mathlive@0.109.1.patch"
     },
     "overrides": {
       "@codemirror/language": "6.12.3",
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/augmentation.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/augmentation.ts
index 855e42133f3..10c0e4a0020 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/augmentation.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/augmentation.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ declare module 'ckeditor5' {
 			className?: string | undefined;
 			forceOutputType?: boolean | undefined;
 			enablePreview?: boolean | undefined;
+			enableMathField?: boolean | undefined;
 			previewClassName?: Array<string> | undefined;
 			popupClassName?: Array<string> | undefined;
 			katexRenderOptions?: Partial<KatexOptions> | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathediting.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathediting.ts
index 53b50614bbb..9bebb8dcc85 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathediting.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathediting.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default class MathEditing extends Plugin {
 			className: 'math-tex',
 			forceOutputType: false,
 			enablePreview: true,
+			enableMathField: true,
 			previewClassName: [],
 			popupClassName: [],
 			katexRenderOptions: {}
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathui.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathui.ts
index 3e3da2744dd..79e9d5ec03b 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathui.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/mathui.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export default class MathUI extends Plugin {
 				katexRenderOptions: mathConfig.katexRenderOptions!
 			},
 			mathConfig.enablePreview,
-			mathConfig.popupClassName!
+			mathConfig.popupClassName!,
+			mathConfig.enableMathField
 		);
 
 		formView.mathInputView.bind( 'value' ).to( mathCommand, 'value' );
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mainformview.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mainformview.ts
index c5989cfbd40..c4e5b822b13 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mainformview.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mainformview.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ export default class MainFormView extends View {
 		locale: Locale,
 		mathViewOptions: MathViewOptions,
 		previewEnabled = false,
-		popupClassName: Array<string> = []
+		popupClassName: Array<string> = [],
+		enableMathField = true
 	) {
 		super( locale );
 		const t = locale.t;
 
 		// Create views
-		this.mathInputView = new MathInputView( locale );
+		this.mathInputView = new MathInputView( locale, enableMathField );
 		this.saveButtonView = this._createButton( t( 'Save' ), IconCheck, 'ck-button-save', 'submit' );
 		this.cancelButtonView = this._createButton( t( 'Cancel' ), IconCancel, 'ck-button-cancel' );
 		this.cancelButtonView.delegate( 'execute' ).to( this, 'cancel' );
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mathinputview.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mathinputview.ts
index 2eb0347e58e..be35bb6710c 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mathinputview.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-math/src/ui/mathinputview.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@ import { View, type Locale, type FocusableView } from 'ckeditor5';
 import 'mathlive/fonts.css'; // Auto-bundles offline fonts
 import 'mathlive/static.css'; // Static styles for mathlive
 
-declare global {
-	interface Window {
-		mathVirtualKeyboard?: {
-			visible: boolean;
-			show: () => void;
-			hide: () => void;
-			addEventListener: ( event: string, cb: () => void ) => void;
-			removeEventListener: ( event: string, cb: () => void ) => void;
-		};
-	}
-}
-
 interface MathFieldElement extends HTMLElement {
 	value: string;
 	readOnly: boolean;
@@ -64,21 +52,28 @@ export default class MathInputView extends View {
 	private _destroyed = false;
 	private _vkGeometryHandler?: () => void;
 	private _updating = false;
+	private _enableMathField: boolean;
 	private static _configured = false;
 
-	constructor( locale: Locale ) {
+	constructor( locale: Locale, enableMathField = true ) {
 		super( locale );
+		this._enableMathField = enableMathField;
 		this.latexTextAreaView = new LatexTextAreaView( locale );
 		this.mathFieldFocusableView = new MathFieldFocusableView( locale, this );
 		this.set( 'value', null );
 		this.set( 'isReadOnly', false );
+		const children: Array<any> = [];
+		// Only include the MathLive container in the DOM when the feature is enabled
+		if ( this._enableMathField ) {
+			children.push( { tag: 'div', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-mathlive-container' ] } } );
+		}
+		children.push(
+			{ tag: 'label', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-latex-label' ] }, children: [ locale.t( 'LaTeX' ) ] },
+			{ tag: 'div', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-latex-wrapper' ] }, children: [ this.latexTextAreaView ] }
+		);
 		this.setTemplate( {
 			tag: 'div', attributes: { class: [ 'ck', 'ck-math-input' ] },
-			children: [
-				{ tag: 'div', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-mathlive-container' ] } },
-				{ tag: 'label', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-latex-label' ] }, children: [ locale.t( 'LaTeX' ) ] },
-				{ tag: 'div', attributes: { class: [ 'ck-latex-wrapper' ] }, children: [ this.latexTextAreaView ] }
-			]
+			children
 		} );
 	}
 
@@ -135,7 +130,7 @@ export default class MathInputView extends View {
 		} );
 
 		// Handle virtual keyboard geometry changes
-		const vk = window.mathVirtualKeyboard;
+		const vk = (window as any).mathVirtualKeyboard;
 		if ( vk && !this._vkGeometryHandler ) {
 			this._vkGeometryHandler = () => {
 				if ( vk.visible && this.mathfield ) {
@@ -149,7 +144,9 @@ export default class MathInputView extends View {
 		if ( textarea.value !== initial ) {
 			textarea.value = initial;
 		}
-		this._loadMathLive();
+		if ( this._enableMathField ) {
+			this._loadMathLive();
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Loads the MathLive library dynamically
@@ -198,7 +195,10 @@ export default class MathInputView extends View {
 		// Set shortcuts after mounting (accessing inlineShortcuts requires mounted element)
 		try {
 			if ( mf.inlineShortcuts ) {
-				mf.inlineShortcuts = { ...mf.inlineShortcuts, dx: 'dx', dy: 'dy', dt: 'dt' };
+				// Allows external listeners to inject custom MathLive shortcuts by mutating event.detail.
+				const customShortcuts: Record<string, string> = {};
+				document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'mathlive:custom-shortcuts', { detail: customShortcuts } ) );
+				mf.inlineShortcuts = { ...mf.inlineShortcuts, dx: 'dx', dy: 'dy', dt: 'dt', ...customShortcuts };
 			}
 		} catch {
 			// Inline shortcut configuration is optional; ignore failures to avoid breaking the math field.
@@ -247,16 +247,20 @@ export default class MathInputView extends View {
 	}
 
 	public hideKeyboard(): void {
-		window.mathVirtualKeyboard?.hide();
+		(window as any).mathVirtualKeyboard?.hide();
 	}
 
 	public focus(): void {
-		this.mathfield?.focus();
+		if ( this.mathfield ) {
+			this.mathfield.focus();
+		} else {
+			this.latexTextAreaView.focus();
+		}
 	}
 
 	public override destroy(): void {
 		this._destroyed = true;
-		const vk = window.mathVirtualKeyboard;
+		const vk = (window as any).mathVirtualKeyboard;
 		if ( vk && this._vkGeometryHandler ) {
 			vk.removeEventListener( 'geometrychange', this._vkGeometryHandler );
 			this._vkGeometryHandler = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
index 9f7db1d04b7..db31a6e7d18 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/options_interface.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ export interface OptionDefinitions extends KeyboardShortcutsOptions<KeyboardActi
     textNoteCompletionEnabled: boolean;
     /** Whether keyboard auto-completion for editing commands is triggered when typing `/`. */
     textNoteSlashCommandsEnabled: boolean;
+    /** Whether the MathLive visual editor is shown when editing math. If false, only the LaTeX textarea is used. */
+    mathFieldEnabled: boolean;
     backgroundEffects: boolean;
     newLayout: boolean;
 
diff --git a/patches/mathlive@0.109.1.patch b/patches/mathlive@0.109.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1461ce41654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/mathlive@0.109.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+diff --git a/mathlive.js b/mathlive.js
+index 2c1c90a0963e0e02d311be907c471a5bb3a171ad..03703507ef82b112b8e133307b7bdfd341d78f41 100644
+--- a/mathlive.js
++++ b/mathlive.js
+@@ -39036,9 +39036,9 @@ data-command='[\"setEnvironment\",\"pmatrix\"]'>
+     if (offset < first || offset > last) return false;
+     if (!atom.hasChildren) return true;
+     const firstChild = includeFirstAtoms ? atom.firstChild : firstNonFirstChild(atom);
+-    if (!firstChild) return false;
++    if (!firstChild) return true;
+     const lastChild = includeFirstAtoms ? atom.lastChild : lastNonFirstChild(atom);
+-    if (!lastChild) return false;
++    if (!lastChild) return true;
+     const firstOffset = model.offsetOf(firstChild);
+     if (firstOffset >= first && firstOffset <= last) {
+       const lastOffset = model.offsetOf(lastChild);
+diff --git a/mathlive.mjs b/mathlive.mjs
+index 16bde454e19b5e83bbc60cd98f0bd1ea5e2359b1..72a64a4f4feb646d89d9b9b2ec331f608a012d20 100644
+--- a/mathlive.mjs
++++ b/mathlive.mjs
+@@ -38996,9 +38996,9 @@ function atomIsInRange(model, atom, first, last, includeFirstAtoms) {
+   if (offset < first || offset > last) return false;
+   if (!atom.hasChildren) return true;
+   const firstChild = includeFirstAtoms ? atom.firstChild : firstNonFirstChild(atom);
+-  if (!firstChild) return false;
++  if (!firstChild) return true;
+   const lastChild = includeFirstAtoms ? atom.lastChild : lastNonFirstChild(atom);
+-  if (!lastChild) return false;
++  if (!lastChild) return true;
+   const firstOffset = model.offsetOf(firstChild);
+   if (firstOffset >= first && firstOffset <= last) {
+     const lastOffset = model.offsetOf(lastChild);
+diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
+index 343841095cbfcb883d0530ae77809db996a206db..a9aee5cf1f66a8504d82b4c66f412742b284b814 100644
+--- a/package.json
++++ b/package.json
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+     "mathquill"
+   ],
+   "main": "./mathlive.min.js",
+-  "module": "./mathlive.min.mjs",
++  "module": "./mathlive.mjs",
+   "types": "./types/mathlive.d.ts",
+   "exports": {
+     "./vue": "./vue-mathlive.mjs",
+@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
+       "browser": {
+         "production": {
+           "types": "./types/mathlive.d.ts",
+-          "import": "./mathlive.min.mjs",
+-          "require": "./mathlive.min.js"
++          "import": "./mathlive.mjs",
++          "require": "./mathlive.js"
+         },
+         "development": {
+           "types": "./types/mathlive.d.ts",
+@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
+       },
+       "default": {
+         "types": "./types/mathlive.d.ts",
+-        "import": "./mathlive.min.mjs",
+-        "require": "./mathlive.min.js"
++        "import": "./mathlive.mjs",
++        "require": "./mathlive.js"
+       }
+     },
+     "./ssr": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 00df64709bf..f904581b79f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ patchedDependencies:
   '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-mention':
     hash: 70377e48a04e2f45abba79aa35f3d5527ec7aa7ffce44056f9957a49a24a4a60
     path: patches/@ckeditor__ckeditor5-mention.patch
+  mathlive@0.109.1:
+    hash: 6b87b7adb4b7e0597fd85aa07415768aa157f291b9dd075f1d73f1017f125c9f
+    path: patches/mathlive@0.109.1.patch
 
 importers:
 
@@ -1104,7 +1107,7 @@ importers:
         version: 48.0.0
       mathlive:
         specifier: 0.109.1
-        version: 0.109.1
+        version: 0.109.1(patch_hash=6b87b7adb4b7e0597fd85aa07415768aa157f291b9dd075f1d73f1017f125c9f)
     devDependencies:
       '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-inspector':
         specifier: '>=4.1.0'
@@ -25795,7 +25798,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   math-intrinsics@1.1.0: {}
 
-  mathlive@0.109.1:
+  mathlive@0.109.1(patch_hash=6b87b7adb4b7e0597fd85aa07415768aa157f291b9dd075f1d73f1017f125c9f):
     dependencies:
       '@cortex-js/compute-engine': 0.30.2