diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
index 959f17d4a..c382a62a0 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class QuickTerminalController: BaseTerminalController {
         // Run the animation that moves our window into the proper place and makes
         // it visible.
         NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup({ context in
-            context.duration = 0.2
+            context.duration = ghostty.config.quickTerminalAnimationDuration
             context.timingFunction = .init(name: .easeIn)
             position.setFinal(in: window.animator(), on: screen)
         }, completionHandler: {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class QuickTerminalController: BaseTerminalController {
         }
 
         NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup({ context in
-            context.duration = 0.2
+            context.duration = ghostty.config.quickTerminalAnimationDuration
             context.timingFunction = .init(name: .easeIn)
             position.setInitial(in: window.animator(), on: screen)
         }, completionHandler: {
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
index 6e961b31c..b8c7d2594 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
@@ -354,6 +354,14 @@ extension Ghostty {
             let str = String(cString: ptr)
             return QuickTerminalScreen(fromGhosttyConfig: str) ?? .main
         }
+
+        var quickTerminalAnimationDuration: Double {
+            guard let config = self.config else { return 0.2 }
+            var v: Double = 0.2
+            let key = "quick-terminal-animation-duration"
+            _ = 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 6dec34dfc..a674046e1 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1270,6 +1270,11 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// by the operating system.
 @"quick-terminal-screen": QuickTerminalScreen = .main,
 
+/// Duration (in seconds) of the quick terminal enter and exit animation.
+/// Set it to 0 to disable animation completely. This can be changed at
+/// runtime.
+@"quick-terminal-animation-duration": f64 = 0.2,
+
 /// Whether to enable shell integration auto-injection or not. Shell integration
 /// greatly enhances the terminal experience by enabling a number of features:
 ///