diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1ea5648..c263ae7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@
               <small>Check this to use character combinations to input International Phonetic Alphabet characters into
                 Pronunciation fields.</small>
             </label>
+
+            <label>Use Hotkeys
+              <input id="settingsUseHotkeys" type="checkbox" checked><br />
+              <small>Check this to enable keyboard combinations to perform different helpful actions.</small>
+            </label>
     
             <label>Theme
               <select disabled>
diff --git a/src/js/hotkeys.js b/src/js/hotkeys.js
index 703ba5d..7cc7083 100644
--- a/src/js/hotkeys.js
+++ b/src/js/hotkeys.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export function hotKeyActions(event) {
         }
       } break;
     }
-    case 'd': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); toggleDetailsDisplay()} break;
-    case 'e': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); openEditModal()} break;
-    case 'h': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); showHelpModal();} break;
+    case 'd': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); toggleDetailsDisplay();} break;
+    case 'e': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); hideAllModals(); openEditModal();} break;
+    case 'h': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); hideAllModals(); showHelpModal();} break;
     case 'm': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); maximizeTextarea();} break;
     case 's': {
       if (event.ctrlKey) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function hotKeyActions(event) {
       }
       break;
     }
-    case 'S': if (event.ctrlKey) { event.preventDefault(); hideAllModals(); openSettingsModal(); } break;
+    case 'S': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); hideAllModals(); openSettingsModal();} break;
     case 'x': if (event.ctrlKey) {event.preventDefault(); clearSearchText();} break;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/settings.js b/src/js/settings.js
index 21baa80..0979120 100644
--- a/src/js/settings.js
+++ b/src/js/settings.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { cloneObject } from "../helpers";
 import { usePhondueDigraphs } from "./KeyboardFire/phondue/ipaField";
 import { renderWords } from "./render";
 import { addMessage } from "./utilities";
+import { enableHotKeys, disableHotKeys } from "./hotkeys";
 
 export function loadSettings() {
   const storedSettings = window.localStorage.getItem(SETTINGS_KEY);
@@ -16,17 +17,20 @@ export function saveSettings() {
 }
 
 export function openSettingsModal() {
-  const { useIPAPronunciationField } = window.settings;
+  const { useIPAPronunciationField, useHotkeys } = window.settings;
 
   document.getElementById('settingsUseIPA').checked = useIPAPronunciationField;
+  document.getElementById('settingsUseHotkeys').checked = useHotkeys;
 
   document.getElementById('settingsModal').style.display = '';
 }
 
 export function saveSettingsModal() {
   window.settings.useIPAPronunciationField = document.getElementById('settingsUseIPA').checked;
+  window.settings.useHotkeys = document.getElementById('settingsUseHotkeys').checked;
 
   saveSettings();
+  toggleHotkeysEnabled();
   toggleIPAPronunciationFields();
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +39,13 @@ export function saveAndCloseSettingsModal() {
   document.getElementById('settingsModal').style.display = 'none';
 }
 
+export function toggleHotkeysEnabled() {
+  disableHotKeys();
+  if (window.settings.useHotkeys) {
+    enableHotKeys();
+  }
+}
+
 export function toggleIPAPronunciationFields() {
   const ipaButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.ipa-table-button, .ipa-field-help-button'),
     ipaFields = document.querySelectorAll('.ipa-field');