diff --git a/bellows/config/__init__.py b/bellows/config/__init__.py
index 29ffe647..74d91d9c 100644
--- a/bellows/config/__init__.py
+++ b/bellows/config/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     cv_boolean,
 )
 
+CONF_BELLOWS_CONFIG = "bellows_config"
+CONF_MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTING = "manual_source_routing"
+
 CONF_USE_THREAD = "use_thread"
 CONF_EZSP_CONFIG = "ezsp_config"
 CONF_EZSP_POLICIES = "ezsp_policies"
@@ -31,6 +34,12 @@
             {vol.Optional(str): int}
         ),
         vol.Optional(CONF_USE_THREAD, default=True): cv_boolean,
+        # The above config really should belong in here
+        vol.Optional(CONF_BELLOWS_CONFIG, default={}): vol.Schema(
+            {
+                vol.Optional(CONF_MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTING, default=False): bool,
+            }
+        ),
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/bellows/zigbee/application.py b/bellows/zigbee/application.py
index 69f4059c..66c5ae42 100644
--- a/bellows/zigbee/application.py
+++ b/bellows/zigbee/application.py
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 
 import bellows
 from bellows.config import (
+    CONF_BELLOWS_CONFIG,
     CONF_EZSP_CONFIG,
     CONF_EZSP_POLICIES,
+    CONF_MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTING,
     CONF_USE_THREAD,
     CONFIG_SCHEMA,
 )
@@ -781,7 +783,10 @@ async def _reset_mfg_id(self, mfg_id: int) -> None:
     async def _set_source_route(
         self, nwk: zigpy.types.NWK, relays: list[zigpy.types.NWK]
     ) -> bool:
-        if FirmwareFeatures.MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTE in self._ezsp._xncp_features:
+        if (
+            FirmwareFeatures.MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTE in self._ezsp._xncp_features
+            and self.config[CONF_BELLOWS_CONFIG][CONF_MANUAL_SOURCE_ROUTING]
+        ):
             await self._ezsp.xncp_set_manual_source_route(nwk, relays)
             return True
         else: