diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
index 70e46f4ec..c004748e2 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ Singleton {
         property string dateFormat: "dddd, dd/MM"
     }
 
+    property QtObject windows: QtObject {
+        property bool showTitlebar: true // Client-side decoration for shell apps
+    }
+
     property QtObject hacks: QtObject {
         property int arbitraryRaceConditionDelay: 20 // milliseconds
     }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/welcome.qml b/.config/quickshell/welcome.qml
index f8abe1320..cbc5b4a32 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/welcome.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/welcome.qml
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             fill: parent
             margins: contentPadding
         }
+
         Item {
+            visible: ConfigOptions?.windows.showTitlebar
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             implicitHeight: Math.max(welcomeText.implicitHeight, windowControlsRow.implicitHeight)
             StyledText {