diff --git a/nwg_shell_config/langs/en_US.json b/nwg_shell_config/langs/en_US.json
index a36af74..41386af 100644
--- a/nwg_shell_config/langs/en_US.json
+++ b/nwg_shell_config/langs/en_US.json
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
   "night-light-day-tooltip": "Day light color temperature: `wlsunset -T`",
   "night-light-night-tooltip": "Night light color temperature: `wlsunset -t`",
   "night-light-tooltip": "Determines if to use `wlsunset`.",
+  "nm-applet": "NetworkManager applet",
+  "nm-applet-tooltip": "Determines if to autostart NetworkManager applet",
   "no-border-on-floating": "No boarder on floating",
   "no-cursor-warps": "No cursor warps",
   "no-cursor-warps-tooltip": "If set, will not warp the cursor in many cases (focusing, keybinds, etc)",
diff --git a/nwg_shell_config/langs/pl_PL.json b/nwg_shell_config/langs/pl_PL.json
index a160d59..436d18e 100644
--- a/nwg_shell_config/langs/pl_PL.json
+++ b/nwg_shell_config/langs/pl_PL.json
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
   "night-light-day-tooltip": "Temperatura barwowa światła dziennego: `wlsunset -T`",
   "night-light-night-tooltip": "Temperatura barwowa światła nocnego: `wlsunset -t`",
   "night-light-tooltip": "Określa czy używać `wlsunset`.",
+  "nm-applet": "Applet NetworkManager",
+  "nm-applet-tooltip": "Określa czy uruchamiać applet NetworkManager",
   "no-border-on-floating": "Pływające okna bez ramki",
   "no-cursor-warps": "Bez przyspieszania kursora",
   "no-cursor-warps-tooltip": "Wyłącza przyspieszanie kursora w wielu przypadkach (ogniskowanie, skróty klawiaturowe itp.)",
diff --git a/nwg_shell_config/main_hyprland.py b/nwg_shell_config/main_hyprland.py
index 787352f..a653c87 100644
--- a/nwg_shell_config/main_hyprland.py
+++ b/nwg_shell_config/main_hyprland.py
@@ -699,7 +699,8 @@ def save_includes():
     p = os.path.join(config_home, "swaync")
     includes.append("exec-once = swaync -c {}/hyprland.json -s {}/{}.css".format(p, p, name))
 
-    includes.append("exec-once = nm-applet --indicator")
+    if settings["appindicator"]:
+        includes.append("exec-once = nm-applet --indicator")
 
     if cmd_launcher_autostart:
         includes.append(cmd_launcher_autostart)
@@ -908,6 +909,7 @@ def reload():
 def load_settings():
     settings_file = os.path.join(data_dir, "settings-hyprland")
     defaults = {
+        "appindicator": True,
         "night-lat": -1,
         "night-long": -1,
         "night-temp-low": 4500,
diff --git a/nwg_shell_config/shell/settings-hyprland b/nwg_shell_config/shell/settings-hyprland
index b446c6b..41d7e29 100644
--- a/nwg_shell_config/shell/settings-hyprland
+++ b/nwg_shell_config/shell/settings-hyprland
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "appindicator": true,
   "night-lat": -1,
   "night-long": -1,
   "night-temp-low": 4500,
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
   "dwindle-use-settings": true,
   "dwindle-pseudotile": false,
   "dwindle-force_split": 0,
-  "dwindle-preserve_split": true,
   "dwindle-permanent_direction_override": false,
   "dwindle-special_scale_factor": 0.8,
   "dwindle-split_width_multiplier": 1.0,
diff --git a/nwg_shell_config/ui_components.py b/nwg_shell_config/ui_components.py
index 2459ec1..eb15da3 100644
--- a/nwg_shell_config/ui_components.py
+++ b/nwg_shell_config/ui_components.py
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ def screen_tab(settings, voc, pending_updates):
     else:
         settings["update-indicator-on"] = False
 
+    cb_nm_applet = Gtk.CheckButton.new_with_label(voc["nm-applet"])
+    cb_nm_applet.set_active(settings["appindicator"])
+    cb_nm_applet.connect("toggled", set_from_checkbutton, settings, "appindicator")
+    cb_nm_applet.set_tooltip_text(voc["nm-applet-tooltip"])
+    grid.attach(cb_nm_applet, 1, 8, 1, 1)
+
     frame.show_all()
 
     return frame, update_btn