diff --git a/.config/ags/modules/.commonwidgets/statusicons.js b/.config/ags/modules/.commonwidgets/statusicons.js
index c8f1f6d70..4ca88eb21 100644
--- a/.config/ags/modules/.commonwidgets/statusicons.js
+++ b/.config/ags/modules/.commonwidgets/statusicons.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const HyprlandXkbKeyboardLayout = async ({ useFlag } = {}) => {
 
 const OptionalKeyboardLayout = async () => {
     try {
-        return await HyprlandXkbKeyboardLayout({ useFlag: false });
+        return await HyprlandXkbKeyboardLayout({ useFlag: userOptions.appearance.keyboardUseFlag });
     } catch {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js b/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
index 0f8f3bb7e..60b45d2f0 100644
--- a/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
+++ b/.config/ags/modules/.configuration/user_options.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ let configOptions = {
         'durationSmall': 110,
         'durationLarge': 180,
     },
+    'appearance': {
+        'keyboardUseFlag': false, // Use flag emoji instead of abbreviation letters
+    },
     'apps': {
         'imageViewer': "loupe",
         'terminal': "foot", // This is only for shell actions