diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 7670371..df51711 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ for performance reasons.
 | test               | Print out 'Test print' to standard output                                         |
 | die                | Print out 'FIFO told me to die.' using the die() function                         |
 | toggleinput        | Toggle input                                                                      |
+| togglepretext      | Toggle pretext                                                                    |
 | togglelarrow       | Toggle left arrow                                                                 |
 | togglerarrow       | Toggle right arrow                                                                |
 | toggleitem         | Toggle item                                                                       |
@@ -1112,6 +1113,8 @@ bind:
   - Reset image size to the default
 - `toggleinput`
   - Toggle input
+- `togglepretext`
+  - Toggle pretext
 - `togglelarrow`
   - Toggle left arrow
 - `togglerarrow`
diff --git a/libs/arg.c b/libs/arg.c
index 33bc756..d3d69b3 100644
--- a/libs/arg.c
+++ b/libs/arg.c
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ void toggleinput(Arg *arg) {
     drawmenu();
 }
 
+void togglepretext(Arg *arg) {
+    hidepretext = !hidepretext;
+    drawmenu();
+}
+
 void togglelarrow(Arg *arg) {
     hidelarrow = !hidelarrow;
     drawmenu();
diff --git a/libs/arg.h b/libs/arg.h
index 965ed35..95712e8 100644
--- a/libs/arg.h
+++ b/libs/arg.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static void quit(Arg *arg);
 
 /* toggle */
 static void toggleinput(Arg *arg);
+static void togglepretext(Arg *arg);
 static void togglelarrow(Arg *arg);
 static void togglerarrow(Arg *arg);
 static void toggleitem(Arg *arg);
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.h b/libs/conf/config.h
index 3d85b45..ceccd20 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.h
+++ b/libs/conf/config.h
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ static FuncList fl[] = {
     { "screenshot",       screenshot },
     { "setcolumns",       setcolumns },
     { "toggleinput",      toggleinput },
+    { "togglepretext",    togglepretext },
     { "togglelarrow",     togglelarrow },
     { "togglerarrow",     togglerarrow },
     { "toggleitem",       toggleitem },
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index 4f953a8..e91cc99 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -930,6 +930,11 @@ T}@T{
 Toggle input
 T}
 T{
+togglepretext
+T}@T{
+Toggle pretext
+T}
+T{
 togglelarrow
 T}@T{
 Toggle left arrow
@@ -2276,6 +2281,12 @@ Reset image size to the default
 Toggle input
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]togglepretext\f[R]
+.RS 2
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Toggle pretext
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]togglelarrow\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .IP \[bu] 2