diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightConfig.java
index 9b9d19b750..b3ad77aa9e 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightConfig.java
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ public interface MouseHighlightConfig extends Config
 {
 	@ConfigItem(
 		position = 0,
+		keyName = "mainTooltip",
+		name = "Main Tooltips",
+		description = "Whether or not tooltips are shown on things other than interfaces or the chatbox"
+	)
+	default boolean mainTooltip()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@ConfigItem(
+		position = 1,
 		keyName = "uiTooltip",
 		name = "Interface Tooltips",
 		description = "Whether or not tooltips are shown on interfaces"
@@ -43,7 +54,7 @@ public interface MouseHighlightConfig extends Config
 	}
 
 	@ConfigItem(
-		position = 1,
+		position = 2,
 		keyName = "chatboxTooltip",
 		name = "Chatbox Tooltips",
 		description = "Whether or not tooltips are shown over the chatbox"
@@ -53,13 +64,23 @@ public interface MouseHighlightConfig extends Config
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	@ConfigItem(position = 2, keyName = "hideSpells", name = "Spellbook", description = "Hides vanilla client tooltips in the spellbook")
+	@ConfigItem(
+		position = 3,
+		keyName = "hideSpells",
+		name = "Spellbook",
+		description = "Hides vanilla client tooltips in the spellbook"
+	)
 	default boolean shouldHideSpells()
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@ConfigItem(position = 3, keyName = "hideCombat", name = "Combat", description = "Hides vanilla client tooltips in the combat menu")
+	@ConfigItem(
+		position = 4,
+		keyName = "hideCombat",
+		name = "Combat",
+		description = "Hides vanilla client tooltips in the combat menu"
+	)
 	default boolean shouldHideCombat()
 	{
 		return false;
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightOverlay.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightOverlay.java
index e7e12580cd..0a9e9901c1 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightOverlay.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/mousehighlight/MouseHighlightOverlay.java
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ class MouseHighlightOverlay extends Overlay
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (widget == null && !config.mainTooltip())
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		// If this varc is set, a tooltip is already being displayed
 		int tooltipDisplayed = client.getVar(VarClientInt.TOOLTIP_VISIBLE);
 		if (tooltipDisplayed == 1)