diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index 6b872d79d..c1aea922e 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ Singleton {
             property JsonObject sidebar: JsonObject {
                 property bool keepRightSidebarLoaded: true
                 property JsonObject translator: JsonObject {
+                    property bool enable: false
                     property int delay: 300 // Delay before sending request. Reduces (potential) rate limits and lag.
                 }
                 property JsonObject ai: JsonObject {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
index 9e08b1d04..5b0dbb5e8 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
@@ -569,6 +569,15 @@ ContentPage {
             }
         }
 
+        ConfigSwitch {
+            buttonIcon: "translate"
+            text: Translation.tr('Enable translator')
+            checked: Config.options.sidebar.translator.enable
+            onCheckedChanged: {
+                Config.options.sidebar.translator.enable = checked;
+            }
+        }
+
         ContentSubsection {
             title: Translation.tr("Corner open")
             tooltip: Translation.tr("Allows you to open sidebars by clicking or hovering screen corners regardless of bar position")
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/SidebarLeftContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/SidebarLeftContent.qml
index fc60618e0..ee5e1cccb 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/SidebarLeftContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/SidebarLeftContent.qml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Item {
     anchors.fill: parent
     property var tabButtonList: [
         ...(Config.options.policies.ai !== 0 ? [{"icon": "neurology", "name": Translation.tr("Intelligence")}] : []),
-        {"icon": "translate", "name": Translation.tr("Translator")},
+        ...(Config.options.sidebar.translator.enable ? [{"icon": "translate", "name": Translation.tr("Translator")}] : []),
         ...(Config.options.policies.weeb === 1 ? [{"icon": "bookmark_heart", "name": Translation.tr("Anime")}] : [])
     ]
     property int selectedTab: 0
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Item {
 
             contentChildren: [
                 ...(Config.options.policies.ai !== 0 ? [aiChat.createObject()] : []),
-                translator.createObject(),
+                ...(Config.options.sidebar.translator.enable ? [translator.createObject()] : []),
                 ...(Config.options.policies.weeb === 0 ? [] : [anime.createObject()])
             ]
         }