diff --git a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
index 3c2f1ad74..f28407fa1 100644
--- a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
+++ b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) AssertLogContains(els ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// AssertLogNotContains asserts that the last build log does matches the given regular expressions.
+// AssertLogMatches asserts that the last build log matches the given regular expressions.
 // The regular expressions can be negated with a "! " prefix.
 func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) AssertLogMatches(expression string) {
 	s.Helper()
diff --git a/internal/warpc/katex.go b/internal/warpc/katex.go
index 23ca726ac..75c20117f 100644
--- a/internal/warpc/katex.go
+++ b/internal/warpc/katex.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type KatexOptions struct {
 	// A color string given in the format "#XXX" or "#XXXXXX"
 	ErrorColor string `json:"errorColor"`
 
-	//  A collection of custom macros.
+	// A collection of custom macros.
 	Macros map[string]string `json:"macros,omitempty"`
 
 	// Specifies a minimum thickness, in ems, for fraction lines.
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ type KatexOptions struct {
 
 	// If true, KaTeX will throw a ParseError when it encounters an unsupported command.
 	ThrowOnError bool `json:"throwOnError"`
+
+	// Controls how KaTeX handles LaTeX features that offer convenience but
+	// aren't officially supported, one of error (default), ignore, or warn.
+	//
+	//  - error: Throws an error when convenient, unsupported LaTeX features
+	//    are encountered.
+	//  - ignore: Allows convenient, unsupported LaTeX features without any
+	//    feedback.
+	//  - warn: Emits a warning when convenient, unsupported LaTeX features are
+	//    encountered.
+	//
+	// The "newLineInDisplayMode" error code, which flags the use of \\
+	// or \newline in display mode outside an array or tabular environment, is
+	// intentionally designed not to throw an error, despite this behavior
+	// being questionable.
+	Strict string `json:"strict"`
 }
 
 type KatexOutput struct {
diff --git a/tpl/transform/transform.go b/tpl/transform/transform.go
index bc6d97cf2..e8765bace 100644
--- a/tpl/transform/transform.go
+++ b/tpl/transform/transform.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"html"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) ToMath(ctx context.Context, args ...any) (template.HTML, er
 			MinRuleThickness: 0.04,
 			ErrorColor:       "#cc0000",
 			ThrowOnError:     true,
+			Strict:           "error",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -243,6 +245,13 @@ func (ns *Namespace) ToMath(ctx context.Context, args ...any) (template.HTML, er
 		}
 	}
 
+	switch katexInput.Options.Strict {
+	case "error", "ignore", "warn":
+		// Valid strict mode, continue
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid strict mode; expected one of error, ignore, or warn; received %s", katexInput.Options.Strict)
+	}
+
 	s := hashing.HashString(args...)
 	key := "tomath/" + s[:2] + "/" + s[2:]
 	fileCache := ns.deps.ResourceSpec.FileCaches.MiscCache()
diff --git a/tpl/transform/transform_integration_test.go b/tpl/transform/transform_integration_test.go
index 2b3c7d40e..298097879 100644
--- a/tpl/transform/transform_integration_test.go
+++ b/tpl/transform/transform_integration_test.go
@@ -495,3 +495,44 @@ DATA
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Issue 13729
+func TestToMathStrictMode(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	files := `
+-- hugo.toml --
+disableKinds = ['page','rss','section','sitemap','taxonomy','term']
+-- layouts/all.html --
+{{ transform.ToMath "a %" dict }}
+-- foo --
+`
+
+	// strict mode: default
+	f := strings.ReplaceAll(files, "dict", "")
+	b, err := hugolib.TestE(t, f)
+	b.Assert(err.Error(), qt.Contains, "[commentAtEnd]")
+
+	// strict mode: error
+	f = strings.ReplaceAll(files, "dict", `(dict "strict" "error")`)
+	b, err = hugolib.TestE(t, f)
+	b.Assert(err.Error(), qt.Contains, "[commentAtEnd]")
+
+	// strict mode: ignore
+	f = strings.ReplaceAll(files, "dict", `(dict "strict" "ignore")`)
+	b = hugolib.Test(t, f, hugolib.TestOptWarn())
+	b.AssertLogMatches("")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `<annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a %</annotation>`)
+
+	// strict: warn
+	// TODO: see https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/13735
+	// f = strings.ReplaceAll(files, "dict", `(dict "strict" "warn")`)
+	// b = hugolib.Test(t, f, hugolib.TestOptWarn())
+	// b.AssertLogMatches("[commentAtEnd]")
+	// b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `<annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a %</annotation>`)
+
+	// strict mode: invalid value
+	f = strings.ReplaceAll(files, "dict", `(dict "strict" "foo")`)
+	b, err = hugolib.TestE(t, f)
+	b.Assert(err.Error(), qt.Contains, "invalid strict mode")
+}