diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
index a21fbc5497a3..30a3e6643fb8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_touch_bar.mm
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static NSString* const ImageScrubberItemIdentifier = @"scrubber.image.item";
   NSString* item_id = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%ld", ((NSSegmentedControl*)sender).tag];
   base::DictionaryValue details;
   details.SetInteger("selectedIndex", ((NSSegmentedControl*)sender).selectedSegment);
+  details.SetBoolean("isSelected", [((NSSegmentedControl*)sender) isSelectedForSegment:((NSSegmentedControl*)sender).selectedSegment]);
   window_->NotifyTouchBarItemInteraction([item_id UTF8String],
                                          details);
 }
@@ -520,6 +521,15 @@ 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/docs/api/touch-bar-segmented-control.md b/docs/api/touch-bar-segmented-control.md
index 42be09079082..986fee4929f8 100644
--- a/docs/api/touch-bar-segmented-control.md
+++ b/docs/api/touch-bar-segmented-control.md
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
     * `small-square` - The control is displayed using the small square style.
     * `separated` - The segments in the control are displayed very close to each
       other but not touching.
-  * `segments` [SegmentedControlSegment[]](structures/segmented-control-segment.md) - An array of segments to place in this control
-  * `selectedIndex` Integer (Optional) - The index of the currently selected segment, will update automatically with user interaction
+  * `mode` String - (Optional) The selection mode of the control:
+    * `single` - Default. One item selected at a time, selecting one deselects the previously selected item.
+    * `multiple` - Multiple items can be selected at a time.
+    * `buttons` - Make the segments act as buttons, each segment can be pressed and released but never marked as active.
+  * `segments` [SegmentedControlSegment[]](structures/segmented-control-segment.md) - An array of segments to place in this control.
+  * `selectedIndex` Integer (Optional) - The index of the currently selected segment, will update automatically with user interaction.  When the mode is multiple it will be the last selected item.
   * `change` Function - Called when the user selects a new segment
-    * `selectedIndex` Integer - The index of the segment the user selected
+    * `selectedIndex` Integer - The index of the segment the user selected.
+    * `isSelected` Boolean - Whether as a result of user selection the segment is selected or not.
 
 ### Instance Properties
 
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js b/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
index 4bb129449eb9..ae0c1f1428b4 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/touch-bar.js
@@ -264,16 +264,17 @@ 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) => {
         this._selectedIndex = details.selectedIndex
-        change(details.selectedIndex)
+        change(details.selectedIndex, details.isSelected)
       }
     }
   }