diff --git a/config.xsd b/config.xsd
index f4302e200..a0a9db0e3 100644
--- a/config.xsd
+++ b/config.xsd
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
         <xs:attribute name="reportMixedIssues" type="xs:boolean" default="true" />
         <xs:attribute name="useDocblockTypes" type="xs:boolean" default="true" />
         <xs:attribute name="useDocblockPropertyTypes" type="xs:boolean" default="false" />
+        <xs:attribute name="docblockPropertyTypesSealProperties" type="xs:boolean" default="true" />
         <xs:attribute name="usePhpDocMethodsWithoutMagicCall" type="xs:boolean" default="false" />
         <xs:attribute name="usePhpDocPropertiesWithoutMagicCall" type="xs:boolean" default="false" />
         <xs:attribute name="skipChecksOnUnresolvableIncludes" type="xs:boolean" default="false" />
diff --git a/docs/running_psalm/configuration.md b/docs/running_psalm/configuration.md
index c642eb3f0..43f42c3bf 100644
--- a/docs/running_psalm/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/running_psalm/configuration.md
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ Whether or not to use types as defined in docblocks. Defaults to `true`.
 ```
 If not using all docblock types, you can still use docblock property types. Defaults to `false` (though only relevant if `useDocblockTypes` is `false`).
 
+#### docblockPropertyTypesSealProperties
+
+```xml
+<psalm
+  docblockPropertyTypesSealProperties="[bool]"
+>
+```
+Whether using @property in class docblocks should imply @psalm-seal-properties. Defaults to `true`.
+
 #### usePhpDocMethodsWithoutMagicCall
 
 ```xml
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Config.php b/src/Psalm/Config.php
index de71b0d1e..a740d853b 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Config.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Config.php
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ class Config
      */
     public $use_docblock_property_types = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether using property annotations in docblocks should implicitly seal properties
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $docblock_property_types_seal_properties = true;
+
     /**
      * Whether or not to throw an exception on first error
      *
@@ -1049,6 +1056,7 @@ class Config
         $booleanAttributes = [
             'useDocblockTypes' => 'use_docblock_types',
             'useDocblockPropertyTypes' => 'use_docblock_property_types',
+            'docblockPropertyTypesSealProperties' => 'docblock_property_types_seal_properties',
             'throwExceptionOnError' => 'throw_exception',
             'hideExternalErrors' => 'hide_external_errors',
             'hideAllErrorsExceptPassedFiles' => 'hide_all_errors_except_passed_files',
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/PhpVisitor/Reflector/ClassLikeNodeScanner.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/PhpVisitor/Reflector/ClassLikeNodeScanner.php
index e581bbdb9..7b6cd0f4a 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/PhpVisitor/Reflector/ClassLikeNodeScanner.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/PhpVisitor/Reflector/ClassLikeNodeScanner.php
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ class ClassLikeNodeScanner
                     }
                 }
 
-                $storage->sealed_properties = true;
+                if ($this->config->docblock_property_types_seal_properties) {
+                    $storage->sealed_properties = true;
+                }
             }
 
             foreach ($docblock_info->methods as $method) {