diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 441168d..d677051 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "eslint ./src --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx",
+    "test": "vitest",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm test && npm run lint",
     "preversion": "npm run lint",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3ea2162..5f0eb2d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ interface BarcodeScannerComposableExports {
   stopListening: () => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Used as type for the listener configuration.
+ */
+interface ScannedBarcodeOptions {
+  timeout?: number;
+  isPreventDefault?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Keyboard constant values.
  */
@@ -47,8 +55,9 @@ const keyboard = {
 /**
  * The event listener timeout configuration.
  */
-const config = {
+const config:ScannedBarcodeOptions = {
   timeout: 100,
+  isPreventDefault: false,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -58,13 +67,13 @@ const config = {
  * listen to these events and store and return the data that was read. Each character in a barcode value
  * is a separate event, followed by an Enter to indicate the end of the stream.
  */
-export default function useBarcodeDetector(): BarcodeScannerComposableExports {
+export default function useBarcodeDetector(options: ScannedBarcodeOptions = {}): BarcodeScannerComposableExports {
   let barcodeScannerInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
   let listeningActive: boolean = false;
   let onScanCallback: BarcodeScannerListenerCallback | undefined;
 
   const barcode = ref<string>('');
-
+  config.isPreventDefault = options?.isPreventDefault ?? config.isPreventDefault
   /**
    * Acts as a factory method for creating a new barcode data object.
    * This object contains the value the barcode and a timestamp for when it was scanned.
@@ -99,6 +108,9 @@ export default function useBarcodeDetector(): BarcodeScannerComposableExports {
         onScanCallback(
           createScannedBarcodeData(barcode.value),
         );
+        if(config.isPreventDefault){
+          event.preventDefault()
+        }
       }
 
       barcode.value = '';