diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
index b5e65d76e..e4606f729 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ class QuickTerminalController: BaseTerminalController {
             self.previousApp = nil
         }
 
-        animateOut()
+        if (derivedConfig.quickTerminalAutoHide) {
+            animateOut()
+        }
     }
 
     func windowWillResize(_ sender: NSWindow, to frameSize: NSSize) -> NSSize {
@@ -395,15 +397,18 @@ class QuickTerminalController: BaseTerminalController {
     private struct DerivedConfig {
         let quickTerminalScreen: QuickTerminalScreen
         let quickTerminalAnimationDuration: Double
+        let quickTerminalAutoHide: Bool
 
         init() {
             self.quickTerminalScreen = .main
             self.quickTerminalAnimationDuration = 0.2
+            self.quickTerminalAutoHide = true
         }
 
         init(_ config: Ghostty.Config) {
             self.quickTerminalScreen = config.quickTerminalScreen
             self.quickTerminalAnimationDuration = config.quickTerminalAnimationDuration
+            self.quickTerminalAutoHide = config.quickTerminalAutoHide
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
index ee37c8cc5..9ca9e1d99 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
             guard let ptr = v else { return defaultValue }
             return String(cString: ptr)
         }
-        
+
         var macosTitlebarProxyIcon: MacOSTitlebarProxyIcon {
             let defaultValue = MacOSTitlebarProxyIcon.visible
             guard let config = self.config else { return defaultValue }
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ extension Ghostty {
             _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
             return v
         }
+
+        var quickTerminalAutoHide: Bool {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return true }
+            var v = true
+            let key = "quick-terminal-autohide"
+            _ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
+            return v
+        }
         #endif
 
         var resizeOverlay: ResizeOverlay {
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 720c1f305..9a7aed5f7 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1404,6 +1404,10 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// runtime.
 @"quick-terminal-animation-duration": f64 = 0.2,
 
+/// Automatically hide the quick terminal when focus shifts to another window.
+/// Set it to false for the quick terminal to remain open even when it loses focus.
+@"quick-terminal-autohide": bool = true,
+
 /// Whether to enable shell integration auto-injection or not. Shell integration
 /// greatly enhances the terminal experience by enabling a number of features:
 ///