diff --git a/packages/core/src/style_manager/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/style_manager/config/config.ts
index f8462567c..22ece72f6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/style_manager/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/style_manager/config/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { PropertyTypes } from '..';
+import type { PropertyParseValue } from '../model/Property';
 import { SectorProperties } from '../model/Sector';
 
 export interface StyleManagerConfig {
@@ -7,6 +8,16 @@ export interface StyleManagerConfig {
    */
   sectors?: (Omit<SectorProperties, 'properties'> & { properties?: (string | PropertyTypes)[] })[];
 
+  /**
+   * Pass a custom function to parse property values globally.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * parseValue: ({ value, parse }) => {
+   *  return value.startsWith('var(--') ? { value, unit: '' } : parse();
+   * }
+   */
+  parseValue?: PropertyParseValue;
+
   /**
    * Specify the element to use as a container, string (query) or HTMLElement.
    * With the empty value, nothing will be rendered.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/Property.ts b/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/Property.ts
index e13cc5b6a..a8ef35150 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/Property.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/Property.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { isUndefined, isString, isArray, result, keys, each, includes, isFunction } from 'underscore';
 import { Model } from '../../common';
 import Component from '../../dom_components/model/Component';
+import type Editor from '../../editor';
 import EditorModel from '../../editor/model/Editor';
 import { capitalize, camelCase, hasWin } from '../../utils/mixins';
 import Sector from './Sector';
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ export type IsVisibleFn = (props: {
   component?: Component;
 }) => boolean | void;
 
+export type PropertyParseValue<T extends PropertyPropsCustom = PropertyPropsCustom> = (props: {
+  property: Property<T>;
+  editor?: Editor;
+  parse: () => Partial<T>;
+  value: string;
+}) => Partial<T>;
+
 /** @private */
 export interface PropertyProps {
   name?: string;
@@ -33,6 +41,15 @@ export interface PropertyProps {
   fixedValues?: string[];
   className?: string;
   extend?: string;
+  /**
+   * Pass a custom function to parse the property value.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * parseValue: ({ value, parse }) => {
+   *  return value.startsWith('var(--') ? { value, unit: '' } : parse();
+   * }
+   */
+  parseValue?: PropertyParseValue;
   onChange?: (data: {
     property: Property;
     from: PartialPropertyProps;
@@ -373,7 +390,20 @@ export default class Property<T extends PropertyPropsCustom = PropertyPropsCusto
   }
 
   __parseValue(value: string, opts: any) {
-    return this.parseValue(value, opts);
+    return this.__parseValueCustom(value, () => this.parseValue(value, opts));
+  }
+
+  __parseValueCustom(value: string, parse: () => Partial<T>) {
+    const customValueParser = this.get('parseValue') || this.em?.Styles.getConfig().parseValue;
+
+    return customValueParser
+      ? customValueParser({
+          property: this,
+          editor: this.em?.getEditor(),
+          parse,
+          value,
+        })
+      : parse();
   }
 
   __getClearProps() {
@@ -388,11 +418,11 @@ export default class Property<T extends PropertyPropsCustom = PropertyPropsCusto
    * @private
    */
   setValue(value: string, complete = true, opts = {}) {
-    const parsed = this.parseValue(value);
+    const parsed = this.__parseValue(value, { complete });
     const avoidStore = !complete;
     // @ts-ignore
     !avoidStore && this.set({ value: undefined }, { avoidStore, silent: true });
-    this.set(parsed, { avoidStore, ...opts });
+    this.set(parsed as any, { avoidStore, ...opts });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/PropertyStack.ts b/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/PropertyStack.ts
index 8386be90a..1c1e05d87 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/PropertyStack.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/style_manager/model/PropertyStack.ts
@@ -452,14 +452,16 @@ export default class PropertyStack extends PropertyComposite<PropertyStackProps>
   }
 
   __parseValue(value: string) {
-    const result = this.parseValue(value);
-    result.__layers = value
-      .split(VALUES_REG)
-      .map((v) => v.trim())
-      .map((v) => this.__parseLayer(v))
-      .filter(Boolean);
-
-    return result;
+    return this.__parseValueCustom(value, () => {
+      const result = this.parseValue(value);
+      result.__layers = value
+        .split(VALUES_REG)
+        .map((v) => v.trim())
+        .map((v) => this.__parseLayer(v))
+        .filter(Boolean);
+
+      return result;
+    });
   }
 
   __parseLayer(value: string) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/style_manager/model/Models.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/style_manager/model/Models.ts
index 1f700eada..89850f70f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/style_manager/model/Models.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/style_manager/model/Models.ts
@@ -250,4 +250,40 @@ describe('PropertyNumber', () => {
     expect(obj.parseValue('200px')).toEqual(result);
     expect(obj.parseValue('95px')).toEqual({ value: 95, unit: 'px' });
   });
+
+  test('supports per-property parseValue overrides', () => {
+    obj = new PropertyNumber({
+      units: ['px'],
+      property: 'width',
+      parseValue: ({ value, parse }) => (value.startsWith('var(--') ? { value, unit: '' } : parse()),
+    });
+
+    expect(obj.__parseValue('var(--size)', {})).toEqual({ value: 'var(--size)', unit: '' });
+    expect(obj.__parseValue('20px', {})).toEqual({ value: 20, unit: 'px' });
+  });
+
+  test('supports global styleManager parseValue overrides', () => {
+    const em = new Editor({
+      styleManager: {
+        parseValue: ({ value, parse }) => (value.startsWith('var(--') ? { value, unit: '' } : parse()),
+      },
+    });
+    const sm = em.Styles;
+    sm.onLoad();
+    sm.addSector('test', {
+      name: 'Test',
+      properties: [{ type: 'number', property: 'width', units: ['px'] }],
+    });
+    obj = sm.getProperty('test', 'width') as PropertyNumber;
+
+    obj.upValue('var(--size)', { noTarget: true });
+    expect(obj.get('value')).toEqual('var(--size)');
+    expect(obj.get('unit')).toEqual('');
+
+    obj.upValue('20px', { noTarget: true });
+    expect(obj.get('value')).toEqual(20);
+    expect(obj.get('unit')).toEqual('px');
+
+    em.destroy();
+  });
 });