Lighting up a cigarette in Queen St Mall could soon be banned following numerous public complaints.

Brisbane City Council will ask shoppers and traders if they support outlawing smoking in the pedestrian precinct.

Butting in ... Brisbane City Council will ask shoppers and traders if they support outlawing smoking in the Queen Street Mall.

A middle-of-the-road option could include dedicated smoking areas away from residents and shops.

The Queens St Mall advisory committee and members of the public have regularly complained to council about smoking in the mall, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said.