diff --git a/book/src/editor.md b/book/src/editor.md
index 82d5f8461..378f56db1 100644
--- a/book/src/editor.md
+++ b/book/src/editor.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ### `[editor]` Section
 | `undercurl` | Set to `true` to override automatic detection of terminal undercurl support in the event of a false negative | `false` |
 | `rulers` | List of column positions at which to display the rulers. Can be overridden by language specific `rulers` in `languages.toml` file | `[]` |
 | `bufferline` | Renders a line at the top of the editor displaying open buffers. Can be `always`, `never` or `multiple` (only shown if more than one buffer is in use) | `never` |
+| `commandline` | CommandLine Display. | `true` |
 | `color-modes` | Whether to color the mode indicator with different colors depending on the mode itself | `false` |
 | `text-width` | Maximum line length. Used for the `:reflow` command and soft-wrapping if `soft-wrap.wrap-at-text-width` is set | `80` |
 | `workspace-lsp-roots` | Directories relative to the workspace root that are treated as LSP roots. Should only be set in `.helix/config.toml` | `[]` |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index c151a7dd5..2ba381924 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn render_view(
         let statusline_area = view
             .area
             .clip_top(view.area.height.saturating_sub(1))
-            .clip_bottom(1); // -1 from bottom to remove commandline
+            .clip_bottom(config.commandline as u16); // -1 from bottom to remove commandline
 
         let mut context =
             statusline::RenderContext::new(editor, doc, view, is_focused, &self.spinners);
@@ -1481,11 +1481,13 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
             _ => false,
         };
 
-        // -1 for commandline and -1 for bufferline
-        let mut editor_area = area.clip_bottom(1);
-        if use_bufferline {
-            editor_area = editor_area.clip_top(1);
+        let editor_area = if use_bufferline {
+            // -1 for bufferline
+            area.clip_top(1)
+        } else {
+            area
         }
+        .clip_bottom(config.commandline as u16); // -1 for commandline
 
         // if the terminal size suddenly changed, we need to trigger a resize
         cx.editor.resize(editor_area);
@@ -1509,6 +1511,9 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
         let key_width = 15u16; // for showing pending keys
         let mut status_msg_width = 0;
 
+        // commandline
+        let commandline_msg_pos = if config.commandline { 1 } else { 2 };
+
         // render status msg
         if let Some((status_msg, severity)) = &cx.editor.status_msg {
             status_msg_width = status_msg.width();
@@ -1521,7 +1526,7 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
 
             surface.set_string(
                 area.x,
-                area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(1),
+                area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(commandline_msg_pos),
                 status_msg,
                 style,
             );
@@ -1546,7 +1551,7 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
             };
             surface.set_string(
                 area.x + area.width.saturating_sub(key_width + macro_width),
-                area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(1),
+                area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(commandline_msg_pos),
                 disp.get(disp.len().saturating_sub(key_width as usize)..)
                     .unwrap_or(&disp),
                 style,
@@ -1558,7 +1563,7 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
                     .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
                 surface.set_string(
                     area.x + area.width.saturating_sub(3),
-                    area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(1),
+                    area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(commandline_msg_pos),
                     &disp,
                     style,
                 );
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 10f4104ab..4cc08223f 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ pub fn raw_regex_prompt(
                             doc.set_selection(view.id, snapshot.clone());
                             view.offset = offset_snapshot;
 
+                            let commandline = config.commandline as usize;
+
                             if event == PromptEvent::Validate {
                                 let callback = async move {
                                     let call: job::Callback = Callback::EditorCompositor(Box::new(
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn raw_regex_prompt(
                                             let size = compositor.size();
                                             let popup = Popup::new("invalid-regex", contents)
                                                 .position(Some(helix_core::Position::new(
-                                                    size.height as usize - 2, // 2 = statusline + commandline
+                                                    size.height as usize - 1 - commandline, //  = statusline + commandline
                                                     0,
                                                 )))
                                                 .auto_close(true);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index cead30d7c..a95cae4a2 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub whitespace: WhitespaceConfig,
     /// Persistently display open buffers along the top
     pub bufferline: BufferLine,
+    /// Commandline display, Default true.
+    pub commandline: bool,
     /// Vertical indent width guides.
     pub indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig,
     /// Whether to color modes with different colors. Defaults to `false`.
@@ -964,6 +966,7 @@ fn default() -> Self {
             rulers: Vec::new(),
             whitespace: WhitespaceConfig::default(),
             bufferline: BufferLine::default(),
+            commandline: true,
             indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig::default(),
             color_modes: false,
             soft_wrap: SoftWrap {
@@ -1157,7 +1160,7 @@ pub fn new(
         let auto_pairs = (&conf.auto_pairs).into();
 
         // HAXX: offset the render area height by 1 to account for prompt/commandline
-        area.height -= 1;
+        area.height -= conf.commandline as u16;
 
         Self {
             mode: Mode::Normal,