diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index f068068..7d75693 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ default_cursor: CursorShape = .default,
 modes_can_change_cursor: bool = true,
 enable_auto_save: bool = false,
 limit_auto_save_file_types: ?[]const []const u8 = null, // null means *all*
+enable_prefix_keyhints: bool = true,
 
 indent_size: usize = 4,
 tab_width: usize = 8,
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index e4532b4..b9f1f2d 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -565,7 +565,8 @@ fn render(self: *Self) void {
         const continue_mainview = if (self.mainview_) |mv| mv.render(self.current_theme()) else false;
 
         switch (self.hint_mode) {
-            .prefix => @import("keyhints.zig").render_current_key_event_sequence(self.allocator, .no_keypad, self.current_theme()),
+            .prefix => if (self.config_.enable_prefix_keyhints)
+                @import("keyhints.zig").render_current_key_event_sequence(self.allocator, .no_keypad, self.current_theme()),
             .all => @import("keyhints.zig").render_current_input_mode(self.allocator, .no_keypad, self.current_theme()),
             .none => {},
         }