diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index ecf7c354..5e4270d6 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
 #
 #ncmpc_like_songs_adding = "no" (enabled - add/remove, disabled - always add)
 #
+#display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
+#
 #enable_window_title = "yes"
 #
 ##### colors definitions #####
diff --git a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
index 81c15fef..05bf8ab3 100644
--- a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
+++ b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	Song sought_pattern;
 	
 	bool main_exit = 0;
-	bool title_allowed = 1;
+	bool title_allowed = !Config.display_screens_numbers_on_start;
 	
 	string lyrics_title;
 	string info_title;
@@ -449,11 +449,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				string screens = "[.b]1:[/b]Help  [.b]2:[/b]Playlist  [.b]3:[/b]Browse  [.b]4:[/b]Search  [.b]5:[/b]Library  [.b]6:[/b]Playlist editor";
+				*wHeader << XY(0, 0) << fmtBold << 1 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Help  " << fmtBold << 2 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Playlist  " << fmtBold << 3 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Browse  " << fmtBold << 4 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Search  " << fmtBold << 5 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Library  " << fmtBold << 6 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Playlist editor";
 #				ifdef HAVE_TAGLIB_H
-				screens += "  [.b]7:[/b]Tag editor";
+				*wHeader << "  " << fmtBold << 7 << fmtBoldEnd << ":Tag editor";
 #				endif // HAVE_TAGLIB_H
-				wHeader->WriteXY(0, 0, 1, "%s", screens.c_str());
 			}
 			
 			wHeader->SetColor(Config.volume_color);
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 6feefadc..b9e0a573 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void DefaultConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 	conf.now_playing_lyrics = false;
 	conf.local_browser = false;
 	conf.search_in_db = true;
+	conf.display_screens_numbers_on_start = true;
 	conf.set_window_title = true;
 	conf.mpd_port = 6600;
 	conf.mpd_connection_timeout = 15;
@@ -666,6 +667,10 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			{
 				conf.search_in_db = v == "database";
 			}
+			else if (cl.find("display_screens_numbers_on_start") != string::npos)
+			{
+				conf.display_screens_numbers_on_start = v == "yes";
+			}
 			else if (cl.find("enable_window_title") != string::npos)
 			{
 				conf.set_window_title = v == "yes";
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 7fc62f11..ff706e8a 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct ncmpcpp_config
 	bool now_playing_lyrics;
 	bool local_browser;
 	bool search_in_db;
+	bool display_screens_numbers_on_start;
 	
 	int mpd_port;
 	int mpd_connection_timeout;