diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
index cc264568..d1eb9caa 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ set-option global lsp_debug false
 # list of filetypes for which LSP will be activated in the window scope
 declare-option str-list lsp_filetypes python go rust bash fish c cpp typst markdown yaml json jsonc bash sh
 
+declare-option -hidden bool inlay_enabled false
+
+define-command -hidden inlay-on %{
+    lsp-inlay-hints-enable window
+    set-option window inlay_enabled true
+}
+
+define-command -hidden inlay-off %{
+    lsp-inlay-hints-disable window
+    set-option window inlay_enabled false
+}
+
+define-command -hidden inlay-toggle %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if [ "$kak_opt_inlay_enabled" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "inlay-off"
+        else
+            echo "inlay-on"
+        fi
+    } 
+}
+
 define-command -hidden lsp-filetype-hooks-update %{
 	try %{ remove-hooks global lsp-filetypes }
 	# convert the str-list into regex of form (a|b|c|...)
@@ -34,7 +56,13 @@ define-command -hidden lsp-filetype-hooks-update %{
 	}~ %{
     	# commands to execute for lsp window settings
 		lsp-enable-window
-		lsp-inlay-hints-enable window
+		inlay-on
+		try %{
+    		# only map to UI mode if that module is available
+    		map -docstring 'toggle inlay hints' window ui h ': inlay-toggle<ret>'
+		} catch %{
+    		map -docstring 'toggle inlay hints' window lsp <a-h> ': inlay-toggle<ret>'
+		}
 	}
 }
 lsp-filetype-hooks-update
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/toggle.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/toggle.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..505a4f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/toggle.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# module provides utils for toggling stuff lol
+provide-module toggle %~
+
+
+~