diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 65f6a1e3..b613f66a 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SCREENSHOT_CONFIG = Object.freeze({
 const DEFAULT_IMAGE_CONFIG = Object.freeze({
   createDiffImage: true,
   resizeDevicePixelRatio: true,
+  pixelmatchThreshold: 0.01,
   threshold: 0.1,
   thresholdType: 'percent', // can be 'percent' or 'pixel'
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/tasks/imageSnapshots.js b/src/utils/tasks/imageSnapshots.js
index d1d5dfa9..984ff344 100644
--- a/src/utils/tasks/imageSnapshots.js
+++ b/src/utils/tasks/imageSnapshots.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function compareImages(expected, actual, diffFilename, config) {
 
     const imageConfig = merge({}, DEFAULT_IMAGE_CONFIG, config);
     const pixelmatchConfig = {
-      threshold: 0.01,
+      threshold: imageConfig.pixelmatchThreshold,
     };
 
     const imageWidth = actual.image.width;
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 8c92b89e..bd865879 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
     toMatchImageSnapshot(options?: Partial<{
       imageConfig: Partial<{
         createDiffImage: boolean,
+        pixelmatchThreshold: number,
         threshold: number,
         thresholdType: "percent" | "pixels",
         resizeDevicePixelRatio: boolean