diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
index a21fbc5497a3..b4a30c9950f1 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
@@ -520,6 +520,15 @@ static NSString* const ImageScrubberItemIdentifier = @"scrubber.image.item";
   else
     control.segmentStyle = NSSegmentStyleAutomatic;
 
+  std::string segmentMode;
+  settings.Get("mode", &segmentMode);
+  if (segmentMode == "multiple")
+    control.trackingMode = NSSegmentSwitchTrackingSelectAny;
+  else if (segmentMode == "buttons")
+    control.trackingMode = NSSegmentSwitchTrackingMomentary;
+  else
+    control.trackingMode = NSSegmentSwitchTrackingSelectOne;
+
   std::vector<mate::Dictionary> segments;
   settings.Get("segments", &segments);
 
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js b/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
index 4bb129449eb9..b2f48d239d7c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
@@ -264,11 +264,12 @@ TouchBar.TouchBarSegmentedControl = class TouchBarSegmentedControl extends Touch
   constructor (config) {
     super()
     if (config == null) config = {}
-    const {segmentStyle, segments, selectedIndex, change} = config
+    const {segmentStyle, segments, selectedIndex, change, mode} = config
     this.type = 'segmented_control'
     this._addLiveProperty('segmentStyle', segmentStyle)
     this._addLiveProperty('segments', segments || [])
     this._addLiveProperty('selectedIndex', selectedIndex)
+    this._addLiveProperty('mode', mode)
 
     if (typeof change === 'function') {
       this.onInteraction = (details) => {