diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index ccda07f6..bc847738 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1796,6 +1796,7 @@ def add_ui(ap, retry: int):
     ap2.add_argument("--ufavico", metavar="TXT", type=u, default="", help="URL to .ico/png/gif/svg file; \033[33m--favico\033[0m takes precedence unless disabled (volflag=ufavico)")
     ap2.add_argument("--ext-th", metavar="E=VP", type=u, action="append", help="\033[34mREPEATABLE:\033[0m use thumbnail-image \033[33mVP\033[0m for file-extension \033[33mE\033[0m, example: [\033[32mexe=/.res/exe.png\033[0m] (volflag=ext_th)")
     ap2.add_argument("--mpmc", type=u, default="", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+    ap2.add_argument("--notooltips", action="store_true", help="tooltips disabled as default")
     ap2.add_argument("--spinner", metavar="TXT", type=u, default="🌲", help="\033[33memoji\033[0m or \033[33memoji,css\033[0m Example: [\033[32m🥖,padding:0\033[0m]")
     ap2.add_argument("--css-browser", metavar="L", type=u, default="", help="URL to additional CSS to include in the filebrowser html")
     ap2.add_argument("--js-browser", metavar="L", type=u, default="", help="URL to additional JS to include in the filebrowser html")
diff --git a/copyparty/authsrv.py b/copyparty/authsrv.py
index 041d3324..78e8610e 100644
--- a/copyparty/authsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/authsrv.py
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ class VFS(object):
         axs: AXS,
         flags: dict[str, Any],
     ) -> None:
-        nss: set[str] = set()
         self.log = log
         self.realpath = realpath  # absolute path on host filesystem
         self.vpath = vpath  # absolute path in the virtual filesystem
@@ -3096,6 +3095,10 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
             for zs in zs.split():
                 if vf.get(zs):
                     js_htm[zs] = 1
+            zs = "notooltips"
+            for zs in zs.split():
+                if getattr(self.args, zs, False):
+                    js_htm[zs] = 1
             vn.js_htm = json_hesc(json.dumps(js_htm))
 
         vols = list(vfs.all_nodes.values())
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 9a97b32a..a63f25b1 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ var tt = (function () {
     var r = {
         "tt": mknod("div", 'tt'),
         "th": mknod("div", 'tth'),
-        "en": true,
+        "en": !window.notooltips,
         "el": null,
         "skip": false,
         "lvis": 0