diff --git a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
index 6ae7de8..b61a0f6 100644
--- a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ void CHyprlock::handleKeySym(xkb_keysym_t sym, bool composed) {
                 m_sPasswordState.passBuffer.pop_back();
             m_sPasswordState.passBuffer = m_sPasswordState.passBuffer.substr(0, m_sPasswordState.passBuffer.length() - 1);
         }
+    } else if (SYM == XKB_KEY_Tab) {
+        m_sPasswordState.show = !m_sPasswordState.show;
     } else if (SYM == XKB_KEY_Caps_Lock) {
         m_bCapsLock = !m_bCapsLock;
     } else if (SYM == XKB_KEY_Num_Lock) {
@@ -844,6 +846,10 @@ std::string CHyprlock::getPasswordBuffer() {
     return m_sPasswordState.passBuffer;
 }
 
+bool CHyprlock::getPasswordShow() {
+    return m_sPasswordState.show;
+}
+
 size_t CHyprlock::getPasswordBufferDisplayLen() {
     // Counts utf-8 codepoints in the buffer. A byte is counted if it does not match 0b10xxxxxx.
     return std::count_if(m_sPasswordState.passBuffer.begin(), m_sPasswordState.passBuffer.end(), [](char c) { return (c & 0xc0) != 0x80; });
diff --git a/src/core/hyprlock.hpp b/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
index b11521a..288f682 100644
--- a/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
+++ b/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class CHyprlock {
     size_t                           getPasswordBufferLen();
     size_t                           getPasswordBufferDisplayLen();
     std::string                      getPasswordBuffer();
+    bool                             getPasswordShow();
 
     SP<CCExtSessionLockManagerV1>    getSessionLockMgr();
     SP<CCExtSessionLockV1>           getSessionLock();
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class CHyprlock {
     } m_sLockState;
 
     struct {
+        bool        show            = false;
         std::string passBuffer      = "";
         size_t      failedAttempts  = 0;
         bool        displayFailText = false;
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
index 7423c80..b0c6187 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.cpp
@@ -232,9 +232,10 @@ bool CPasswordInputField::draw(const SRenderData& data) {
 
     bool forceReload = false;
 
-    passwordLength = g_pHyprlock->getPasswordBufferDisplayLen();
-    checkWaiting   = g_pAuth->checkWaiting();
-    displayFail    = g_pAuth->m_bDisplayFailText;
+    bool showPassword = g_pHyprlock->getPasswordShow();
+    passwordLength    = g_pHyprlock->getPasswordBufferDisplayLen();
+    checkWaiting      = g_pAuth->checkWaiting();
+    displayFail       = g_pAuth->m_bDisplayFailText;
 
     updatePassword();
     updateFade();
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ bool CPasswordInputField::draw(const SRenderData& data) {
     g_pRenderer->renderRect(inputFieldBox, innerCol, ROUND);
 
     if (!hiddenInputState.enabled) {
-        if (!password.show) {
+        if (!showPassword) {
             const int RECTPASSSIZE = std::nearbyint(inputFieldBox.h * dots.size * 0.5f) * 2.f;
             Vector2D  passSize{RECTPASSSIZE, RECTPASSSIZE};
             int       passSpacing = std::floor(passSize.x * dots.spacing);
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
index 0001da7..e4f58de 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class CPasswordInputField : public IWidget {
     } dots;
 
     struct {
-        bool             show   = false;
         bool             center = false;
         float            size   = .25;
         std::string      content;