diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 219c609b..727c1131 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ncmpc 0.50 - not yet released
 * build: require Meson 0.60
 * require libfmt 9
 * draw progress bar as Unicode double line
+* add option to hide the title bar
 * add color style "text" for input text controls
 * remove option "text-editor-ask"
 * fix lyrics editor crash
diff --git a/doc/config.sample b/doc/config.sample
index 2764a625..ea130d0a 100644
--- a/doc/config.sample
+++ b/doc/config.sample
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 #lyrics-timeout = 60
 
 ############## Display ######################
+## Show a title bar at the top of the screen
+#show-title-bar = yes
+
 ## Show a list of the screens in the top line.
 #welcome-screen-list = yes
 
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index a6997b65..a81abd41 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ is 5 seconds.
 Interface
 ^^^^^^^^^
 
+:command:`show-title-bar = yes|no` - "no" allows hiding the title bar.
+
 :command:`enable-mouse = yes|no` - Enable mouse support (if enabled at compile time).
 
 :command:`screen-list = SCREEN1 SCREEN2...` - A list of screens to
diff --git a/src/ConfigParser.cxx b/src/ConfigParser.cxx
index 6e529a6d..8abde7e1 100644
--- a/src/ConfigParser.cxx
+++ b/src/ConfigParser.cxx
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@ parse_line(char *line)
 	/* key definition */
 	if (StringIsEqualIgnoreCase(CONF_KEY_DEFINITION, name))
 		parse_key_definition(value);
+	else if (StringIsEqualIgnoreCase("show-title-bar", name))
+		options.show_title_bar = str2bool(value);
 	/* enable colors */
 	else if(StringIsEqualIgnoreCase(CONF_ENABLE_COLORS, name))
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
diff --git a/src/Options.hxx b/src/Options.hxx
index f1bcb31d..55b7d8d1 100644
--- a/src/Options.hxx
+++ b/src/Options.hxx
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct Options {
 	bool lyrics_show_plugin = false;
 #endif
 
+	bool show_title_bar = true;
+
 	bool auto_center = false;
 
 #ifndef NCMPC_MINI
diff --git a/src/screen.cxx b/src/screen.cxx
index ca874188..2b544de8 100644
--- a/src/screen.cxx
+++ b/src/screen.cxx
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ ScreenManager::Update(struct mpdclient &c, const DelayedSeek &seek) noexcept
 	was_connected = now_connected;
 #endif
 
-	title_bar.Update(c.status);
+	if (options.show_title_bar)
+		title_bar.Update(c.status);
 
 	unsigned elapsed;
 	if (c.status == nullptr)
diff --git a/src/screen_init.cxx b/src/screen_init.cxx
index cc495bec..5faa0cc9 100644
--- a/src/screen_init.cxx
+++ b/src/screen_init.cxx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "QueuePage.hxx"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "Styles.hxx"
+#include "Options.hxx"
 #include "page/Page.hxx"
 #include "dialogs/ModalDialog.hxx"
 #include "ui/Options.hxx"
@@ -25,14 +26,18 @@ GetCorrectedScreenSize() noexcept
 
 struct ScreenManager::Layout {
 	Size size;
+	Point main{0, 0};
 
 	static constexpr Point title{0, 0};
-	static constexpr Point main{0, (int)TitleBar::GetHeight()};
 	static constexpr int progress_x = 0;
 	static constexpr int status_x = 0;
 
-	constexpr explicit Layout(Size _size) noexcept
-		:size(_size) {}
+	explicit Layout(Size _size) noexcept
+		:size(_size)
+	{
+		if (options.show_title_bar)
+			main.y = TitleBar::GetHeight();
+	}
 
 	constexpr unsigned GetMainRows() const noexcept {
 		return GetProgress().y - main.y;
@@ -108,7 +113,8 @@ ScreenManager::OnResize() noexcept
 	resizeterm(layout.size.height, layout.size.width);
 #endif
 
-	title_bar.OnResize(layout.size.width);
+	if (options.show_title_bar)
+		title_bar.OnResize(layout.size.width);
 
 	/* main window */
 	main_window.Resize(layout.GetMainSize());
diff --git a/src/screen_paint.cxx b/src/screen_paint.cxx
index 49705ed4..162ff55c 100644
--- a/src/screen_paint.cxx
+++ b/src/screen_paint.cxx
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 // Copyright The Music Player Daemon Project
 
 #include "screen.hxx"
+#include "Options.hxx"
 #include "page/Page.hxx"
 #include "dialogs/ModalDialog.hxx"
 #include "ui/Options.hxx"
 
-void
+inline void
 ScreenManager::PaintTopWindow() noexcept
 {
+	assert(options.show_title_bar);
+
 	const auto title = GetCurrentPage().GetTitle({buf, buf_size});
 	title_bar.Paint(GetCurrentPageMeta(), title);
 }
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@ void
 ScreenManager::Paint() noexcept
 {
 	/* update title/header window */
-	PaintTopWindow();
+	if (options.show_title_bar)
+		PaintTopWindow();
 
 	/* paint the bottom window */