diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index ef37ef9..b354925 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void CConfigManager::init() {
     m_config.addConfigValue("splash", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_config.addConfigValue("splash_offset", Hyprlang::INT{20});
     m_config.addConfigValue("splash_opacity", Hyprlang::FLOAT{0.8});
+    m_config.addConfigValue("ipc", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
     m_config.addSpecialCategory("wallpaper", Hyprlang::SSpecialCategoryOptions{.key = "monitor"});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("wallpaper", "monitor", Hyprlang::STRING{""});
diff --git a/src/ui/UI.cpp b/src/ui/UI.cpp
index b9f09a6..ad2f1f7 100644
--- a/src/ui/UI.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/UI.cpp
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ void CUI::registerOutput(const SP<Hyprtoolkit::IOutput>& mon) {
 }
 
 bool CUI::run() {
+    static const auto PENABLEIPC = Hyprlang::CSimpleConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>(g_config->hyprlang(), "ipc");
+
     m_backend = Hyprtoolkit::IBackend::create();
 
     if (!m_backend)
         return false;
 
-    IPC::g_IPCSocket = makeUnique<IPC::CSocket>();
+    if (*PENABLEIPC)
+        IPC::g_IPCSocket = makeUnique<IPC::CSocket>();
 
     const auto MONITORS = m_backend->getOutputs();