diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index bda66d417..eebc4462e 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ load_general(void)
 
     kbd_req_capture = config_get_int(cat, "kbd_req_capture", 0);
     hide_status_bar = config_get_int(cat, "hide_status_bar", 0);
+    hide_tool_bar = config_get_int(cat, "hide_tool_bar", 0);
 
     confirm_reset = config_get_int(cat, "confirm_reset", 1);
     confirm_exit = config_get_int(cat, "confirm_exit", 1);
@@ -2036,6 +2037,7 @@ config_load(void)
 
 	kbd_req_capture = 0;
 	hide_status_bar = 0;
+	hide_tool_bar = 0;
 	scale = 1;
 	machine = machine_get_machine_from_internal_name("ibmpc");
 	dpi_scale = 1;
@@ -2222,6 +2224,11 @@ save_general(void)
     else
 	config_delete_var(cat, "hide_status_bar");
 
+    if (hide_tool_bar != 0)
+	config_set_int(cat, "hide_tool_bar", hide_tool_bar);
+    else
+	config_delete_var(cat, "hide_tool_bar");	
+
     if (confirm_reset != 1)
 	config_set_int(cat, "confirm_reset", confirm_reset);
     else
diff --git a/src/include/86box/plat.h b/src/include/86box/plat.h
index 3a605fe6b..ff8b31b02 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/plat.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/plat.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extern int	update_icons;
 extern int	unscaled_size_x,		/* current unscaled size X */
 		unscaled_size_y;		/* current unscaled size Y */
 
-extern int	kbd_req_capture, hide_status_bar;
+extern int	kbd_req_capture, hide_status_bar, hide_tool_bar;
 
 /* System-related functions. */
 extern char	*fix_exe_path(char *str);
diff --git a/src/unix/unix.c b/src/unix/unix.c
index f707757fb..3727e1f63 100644
--- a/src/unix/unix.c
+++ b/src/unix/unix.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int rctrl_is_lalt;
 int	update_icons;
 int	kbd_req_capture;
 int hide_status_bar;
+int hide_tool_bar;
 int fixed_size_x = 640;
 int fixed_size_y = 480;
 extern int title_set;
diff --git a/src/win/win_ui.c b/src/win/win_ui.c
index 912eef8cf..f866ed5bf 100644
--- a/src/win/win_ui.c
+++ b/src/win/win_ui.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ int		user_resize = 0;
 int		fixed_size_x = 0, fixed_size_y = 0;
 int		kbd_req_capture = 0;
 int		hide_status_bar = 0;
+int		hide_tool_bar = 0;
 int		dpi = 96;
 
 extern char	openfilestring[512];