diff --git a/daggerheart.mjs b/daggerheart.mjs
index 651736a4..f497b766 100644
--- a/daggerheart.mjs
+++ b/daggerheart.mjs
@@ -167,12 +167,14 @@ Hooks.on('setup', () => {
 });
 
 Hooks.on('ready', async () => {
+    const appearanceSettings = game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.appearance);
     ui.resources = new CONFIG.ui.resources();
-    if (game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.appearance).displayFear !== 'hide')
-        ui.resources.render({ force: true });
+    if (appearanceSettings.displayFear !== 'hide') ui.resources.render({ force: true });
 
-    ui.countdowns = new CONFIG.ui.countdowns();
-    ui.countdowns.render({ force: true });
+    if (appearanceSettings.displayCountdownUI) {
+        ui.countdowns = new CONFIG.ui.countdowns();
+        ui.countdowns.render({ force: true });
+    }
 
     if (!(ui.compendiumBrowser instanceof applications.ui.ItemBrowser))
         ui.compendiumBrowser = new applications.ui.ItemBrowser();
diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index b63a3aac..c3a20472 100755
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -2219,6 +2219,9 @@
                     "displayFear": {
                         "label": "Display Fear"
                     },
+                    "displayCountdownUI": {
+                        "label": "Display Countdown UI"
+                    },
                     "showGenericStatusEffects": {
                         "label": "Show Foundry Status Effects"
                     },
diff --git a/module/data/settings/Appearance.mjs b/module/data/settings/Appearance.mjs
index 47909b2c..7a5c730a 100644
--- a/module/data/settings/Appearance.mjs
+++ b/module/data/settings/Appearance.mjs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default class DhAppearance extends foundry.abstract.DataModel {
                 choices: CONFIG.DH.GENERAL.fearDisplay,
                 initial: CONFIG.DH.GENERAL.fearDisplay.token.value
             }),
+            displayCountdownUI: new BooleanField({ initial: true }),
             diceSoNice: new SchemaField({
                 hope: diceStyle({ fg: '#ffffff', bg: '#ffe760', outline: '#000000', edge: '#ffffff' }),
                 fear: diceStyle({ fg: '#000000', bg: '#0032b1', outline: '#ffffff', edge: '#000000' }),
diff --git a/templates/settings/appearance-settings/main.hbs b/templates/settings/appearance-settings/main.hbs
index fda6243b..75a7e634 100644
--- a/templates/settings/appearance-settings/main.hbs
+++ b/templates/settings/appearance-settings/main.hbs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     value=setting.displayFear
     localize=true}}
     {{formGroup
+    fields.displayCountdownUI
+    value=setting.displayCountdownUI
+    localize=true}}
+    {{formGroup
     fields.showGenericStatusEffects
     value=setting.showGenericStatusEffects
     localize=true}}