diff --git a/openmc/settings.py b/openmc/settings.py
index efe41b2a1b..ef0cfe3964 100644
--- a/openmc/settings.py
+++ b/openmc/settings.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class Settings(object):
         Indicate if coarse mesh finite difference acceleration is to be used
     run_mode : {'eigenvalue', 'fixed source', 'plot', 'volume', 'particle restart'}
         The type of calculation to perform (default is 'eigenvalue')
+    dagmc : bool
+        Enables CAD-based geometry through DAGMC (default False)
     seed : int
         Seed for the linear congruential pseudorandom number generator
     source : Iterable of openmc.Source
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ class Settings(object):
 
         # Run mode subelement (default is 'eigenvalue')
         self._run_mode = 'eigenvalue'
+        self._dagmc = False
         self._batches = None
         self._generations_per_batch = None
         self._inactive = None
@@ -228,6 +231,10 @@ class Settings(object):
     def run_mode(self):
         return self._run_mode
 
+    @property
+    def dagmc(self):
+        return self._dagmc
+    
     @property
     def batches(self):
         return self._batches
@@ -373,6 +380,11 @@ class Settings(object):
         cv.check_value('run mode', run_mode, _RUN_MODES)
         self._run_mode = run_mode
 
+    @dagmc.setter
+    def dagmc(self, dagmc):
+        cv.check_type('dagmc', dagmc, bool)
+        self._dagmc = dagmc
+
     @batches.setter
     def batches(self, batches):
         cv.check_type('batches', batches, Integral)
@@ -706,6 +718,10 @@ class Settings(object):
         elem = ET.SubElement(root, "run_mode")
         elem.text = self._run_mode
 
+    def _create_dagmc_subelement(self, root):
+        elem = ET.Subelement(root, "dagmc")
+        elem.text = str(self._dagmc).lower()
+        
     def _create_batches_subelement(self, run_mode_element):
         if self._batches is not None:
             element = ET.SubElement(run_mode_element, "batches")
@@ -959,6 +975,7 @@ class Settings(object):
         root_element = ET.Element("settings")
 
         self._create_run_mode_subelement(root_element)
+        self._create_dagmc_subelement(root_element)
         self._create_particles_subelement(root_element)
         self._create_batches_subelement(root_element)
         self._create_inactive_subelement(root_element)