diff --git a/atuin-client/config.toml b/atuin-client/config.toml
index 307a645a..d5d7f389 100644
--- a/atuin-client/config.toml
+++ b/atuin-client/config.toml
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 ## amount of commands in your history.
 # show_help = true
 
+## Configure whether or not to show tabs for search and inspect
+# show_tabs = true
+
 ## Defaults to true. This matches history against a set of default regex, and will not save it if we get a match. Defaults include
 ## 1. AWS key id
 ## 2. Github pat (old and new)
diff --git a/atuin-client/src/settings.rs b/atuin-client/src/settings.rs
index 9f2afd04..a71091e2 100644
--- a/atuin-client/src/settings.rs
+++ b/atuin-client/src/settings.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub show_preview: bool,
     pub max_preview_height: u16,
     pub show_help: bool,
+    pub show_tabs: bool,
     pub exit_mode: ExitMode,
     pub keymap_mode: KeymapMode,
     pub keymap_mode_shell: KeymapMode,
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ impl Settings {
             .set_default("show_preview", false)?
             .set_default("max_preview_height", 4)?
             .set_default("show_help", true)?
+            .set_default("show_tabs", true)?
             .set_default("invert", false)?
             .set_default("exit_mode", "return-original")?
             .set_default("word_jump_mode", "emacs")?
diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
index 6c306aa9..dbbc08f2 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ impl State {
             1
         };
         let show_help = settings.show_help && (!compact || f.size().height > 1);
+        let show_tabs = settings.show_tabs;
         let chunks = Layout::default()
             .direction(Direction::Vertical)
             .margin(0)
@@ -532,13 +533,13 @@ impl State {
                         Constraint::Length(1 + border_size),               // input
                         Constraint::Min(1),                                // results list
                         Constraint::Length(preview_height),                // preview
-                        Constraint::Length(1),                             // tabs
+                        Constraint::Length(if show_tabs { 1 } else { 0 }), // tabs
                         Constraint::Length(if show_help { 1 } else { 0 }), // header (sic)
                     ]
                 } else {
                     [
                         Constraint::Length(if show_help { 1 } else { 0 }), // header
-                        Constraint::Length(1),                             // tabs
+                        Constraint::Length(if show_tabs { 1 } else { 0 }), // tabs
                         Constraint::Min(1),                                // results list
                         Constraint::Length(1 + border_size),               // input
                         Constraint::Length(preview_height),                // preview