diff --git a/Sources/TinyHand/OverlayController.swift b/Sources/TinyHand/OverlayController.swift
index 4829a77..08bbc4f 100644
--- a/Sources/TinyHand/OverlayController.swift
+++ b/Sources/TinyHand/OverlayController.swift
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ final class OverlayController {
         let near = f.insetBy(dx: -80, dy: 0).union(f.offsetBy(dx: 0, dy: 90)).insetBy(dx: 0, dy: -10).contains(mouse)
         let needsPermission = !inputTap.isInstalled
         let drawing = armView.ink.isDrawing
-        toolbar.setRevealed(!drawing && (near || Date() < revealUntil || needsPermission))
+        toolbar.setRevealed(needsPermission || (Preferences.showToolbar && !drawing && (near || Date() < revealUntil)))
 
         let menuLikely = !menuRects.isEmpty || ownMenuOpen || Date() < menuOpeningUntil
             || Date().timeIntervalSince(lastButtonEvent) < 2
diff --git a/Sources/TinyHand/Preferences.swift b/Sources/TinyHand/Preferences.swift
index e18b2a2..6eff8f7 100644
--- a/Sources/TinyHand/Preferences.swift
+++ b/Sources/TinyHand/Preferences.swift
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ enum Preferences {
         set { set(newValue.rawValue, "inkChoice") }
     }
 
+    static var showToolbar: Bool {
+        get { defaults.object(forKey: "showToolbar") as? Bool ?? true }
+        set { set(newValue, "showToolbar") }
+    }
+
     static var showInkButton: Bool {
         get { defaults.object(forKey: "showInkButton") as? Bool ?? true }
         set { set(newValue, "showInkButton") }
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ enum Preferences {
     static func resetAll() {
         for key in ["shortcut.toggle", "shortcut.clear", "pointerSize", "showShadow", "fadeSeconds",
                     "sound.hands", "sound.laser", "interactKey", "interactKeepsHand", "doubleShiftClickThrough", "pinnedStyles", "pointerStyle",
-                    "inkChoice", "showInkButton", "tapSound"] {
+                    "inkChoice", "showInkButton", "showToolbar", "tapSound"] {
             defaults.removeObject(forKey: key)
         }
         NotificationCenter.default.post(name: changed, object: nil)
diff --git a/Sources/TinyHand/SettingsView.swift b/Sources/TinyHand/SettingsView.swift
index a065a52..4b62fc9 100644
--- a/Sources/TinyHand/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/Sources/TinyHand/SettingsView.swift
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ private struct PointersPage: View {
                     RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14, style: .continuous)
                         .fill(Color.primary.opacity(0.045))
                 )
+                .opacity(Preferences.showToolbar ? 1 : 0.45)
                 .background(GeometryReader { g in
                     Color.clear
                         .onAppear { rowFrame = g.frame(in: .named("pointersPage")) }
@@ -603,6 +604,18 @@ private struct PointersPage: View {
                     Text(message).font(.system(size: 12)).foregroundColor(.red).padding(.horizontal, 4)
                 }
             }
+            Card(title: "Toolbar") {
+                Row("Show the toolbar", detail: Preferences.showToolbar
+                    ? "Pops up when the pointer turns on and near the bottom of the screen."
+                    : "Stays hidden. Press Esc to exit, or use the menu bar.") {
+                    Toggle("", isOn: model.binding({ Preferences.showToolbar }, { Preferences.showToolbar = $0 }))
+                        .toggleStyle(.switch).labelsHidden().focusable(false)
+                }
+                Row("Ink button", detail: "Change the colour while you present.") {
+                    Toggle("", isOn: model.binding({ Preferences.showInkButton }, { Preferences.showInkButton = $0 }))
+                        .toggleStyle(.switch).labelsHidden().focusable(false)
+                }
+            }
             YourHands(model: model)
         }
         .coordinateSpace(name: "pointersPage")
@@ -989,10 +1002,6 @@ private struct DrawingPage: View {
                 .fixedSize()
                 .focusable(false)
             }
-            Row("Ink button in the toolbar", detail: "Change the colour while you present.") {
-                Toggle("", isOn: model.binding({ Preferences.showInkButton }, { Preferences.showInkButton = $0 }))
-                    .toggleStyle(.switch).labelsHidden().focusable(false)
-            }
         }
     }
 }