diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/camera/FreeLookDoorCamRelease.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/camera/FreeLookDoorCamRelease.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b742ba8aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/camera/FreeLookDoorCamRelease.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor.h"
+#include "soh/Enhancements/controls/Mouse.h"
+#include "soh/ShipInit.hpp"
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "global.h"
+}
+
+void RegisterFreeLookDoorCamRelease() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_RELEASE_DOORC_CAMERA, CVarGetInteger(CVAR_SETTING("FreeLook.Enabled"), 0), {
+        Camera* camera = va_arg(args, Camera*);
+
+        // Also release the door peek camera when free look moves it, reusing SetCameraManual's threshold.
+        f32 freeLookX = -camera->play->state.input[0].cur.right_stick_x * 10.0f;
+        f32 freeLookY = camera->play->state.input[0].cur.right_stick_y * 10.0f;
+        Mouse_HandleThirdPerson(&freeLookX, &freeLookY);
+
+        if (fabsf(freeLookX) >= 15.0f || fabsf(freeLookY) >= 15.0f) {
+            *should = true;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFunc(RegisterFreeLookDoorCamRelease, { CVAR_SETTING("FreeLook.Enabled") });
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
index 87ef445e56..db841e8745 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
@@ -2083,6 +2083,13 @@ typedef enum {
     VB_RED_ICE_MELTED_FLAG,
 
     // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // camera->xzSpeed > 0.001f || <any release button pressed> || params->interfaceFlags & 0x8
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `Camera*` (`camera`)
+    VB_RELEASE_DOORC_CAMERA,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // true
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_camera.c b/soh/src/code/z_camera.c
index af665014d7..71e4629c2e 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_camera.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_camera.c
@@ -6921,14 +6921,19 @@ s32 Camera_Special9(Camera* camera) {
             camera->unk_14C |= (0x400 | 0x10);
             sCameraInterfaceFlags = 0;
 
-            if (camera->xzSpeed > 0.001f || CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_A) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_B) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CLEFT) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CDOWN) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CUP) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CRIGHT) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_R) ||
-                CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_Z) || params->interfaceFlags & 0x8) {
+            // SOH [Enhancement] VB_RELEASE_DOORC_CAMERA lets free look hand the door peek camera
+            // back on right-stick input (see soh/Enhancements/camera/FreeLookDoorCamRelease.cpp).
+            if (GameInteractor_Should(
+                    VB_RELEASE_DOORC_CAMERA,
+                    camera->xzSpeed > 0.001f || CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_A) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_B) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CLEFT) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CDOWN) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CUP) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_CRIGHT) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_R) ||
+                        CHECK_BTN_ALL(D_8015BD7C->state.input[0].press.button, BTN_Z) || params->interfaceFlags & 0x8,
+                    camera)) {
 
                 Camera_ChangeSettingFlags(camera, camera->prevSetting, 2);
                 camera->unk_14C |= (0x4 | 0x2);