diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index d864d6c7..a8a134e9 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool showDock: false
     property bool dockAutoHide: false
     property bool dockSmartAutoHide: false
+    property bool dockHideOnFullscreen: true
     property bool dockGroupByApp: false
     property bool dockRestoreSpecialWorkspaceOnClick: false
     property bool dockOpenOnOverview: false
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index e5180bd2..ea6f5616 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     showDock: { def: false },
     dockAutoHide: { def: false },
     dockSmartAutoHide: { def: false },
+    dockHideOnFullscreen: { def: true },
     dockGroupByApp: { def: false },
     dockRestoreSpecialWorkspaceOnClick: { def: false },
     dockOpenOnOverview: { def: false },
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ var SPEC = {
             popupGapsAuto: true,
             popupGapsManual: 4,
             maximizeDetection: true,
+            fullscreenDetection: true,
             scrollEnabled: true,
             scrollXBehavior: "column",
             scrollYBehavior: "workspace",
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
index cc9aef3f..222ad98e 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     function _updateHasFullscreenToplevel() {
+        if (!(barConfig?.fullscreenDetection ?? true)) {
+            hasFullscreenToplevel = false;
+            return;
+        }
         hasFullscreenToplevel = CompositorService.hasFullscreenToplevelOnScreen(screenName);
     }
 
@@ -593,6 +597,7 @@ PanelWindow {
             barWindow.updateGpuTempConfig();
             barWindow._updateBackgroundAlpha();
             barWindow._updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
+            barWindow._updateHasFullscreenToplevel();
             barWindow._updateShouldHideForWindows();
         }
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
index ab4ed229..aaccb195 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ Variants {
 
         readonly property string _dockScreenName: dock.modelData ? dock.modelData.name : (dock.screen ? dock.screen.name : "")
         readonly property bool hasFullscreenToplevel: {
+            if (!SettingsData.dockHideOnFullscreen)
+                return false;
             CompositorService.sortedToplevels;
             ToplevelManager.activeToplevel;
             if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
index ab3d1a57..677758c6 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ Item {
             popupGapsAuto: defaultBar.popupGapsAuto ?? true,
             popupGapsManual: defaultBar.popupGapsManual ?? 4,
             maximizeDetection: defaultBar.maximizeDetection ?? true,
+            fullscreenDetection: defaultBar.fullscreenDetection ?? true,
             scrollEnabled: defaultBar.scrollEnabled ?? true,
             scrollXBehavior: defaultBar.scrollXBehavior ?? "column",
             scrollYBehavior: defaultBar.scrollYBehavior ?? "workspace",
@@ -706,6 +707,24 @@ Item {
                         });
                     }
                 }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: 1
+                    color: Theme.outline
+                    opacity: 0.15
+                }
+
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    text: I18n.tr("Hide When Fullscreen", "bar visibility toggle: hide the bar when a window is fullscreen")
+                    checked: selectedBarConfig?.fullscreenDetection ?? true
+                    onToggled: toggled => {
+                        SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
+                            fullscreenDetection: toggled
+                        });
+                        notifyHorizontalBarChange();
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             SettingsControlledByFrame {
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml
index 8ade7e07..0dc37cfc 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ Item {
                     visible: CompositorService.isNiri
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("dockOpenOnOverview", checked)
                 }
+
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    settingKey: "dockHideOnFullscreen"
+                    tags: ["dock", "fullscreen", "hide"]
+                    text: I18n.tr("Hide When Fullscreen", "dock visibility toggle: hide the dock when a window is fullscreen")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Hide the dock when a window is fullscreen", "dock visibility toggle description")
+                    checked: SettingsData.dockHideOnFullscreen
+                    visible: SettingsData.showDock
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("dockHideOnFullscreen", checked)
+                }
             }
 
             SettingsCard {