diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index b12c33dcf..76fae476b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
         ('colors', 'tab.indicator.stop'): 'tabs.indicator.stop',
         ('colors', 'tab.indicator.error'): 'tabs.indicator.error',
         ('colors', 'tab.indicator.system'): 'tabs.indicator.system',
+        ('tabs', 'auto-hide'): 'hide-auto',
     }
     DELETED_OPTIONS = [
         ('colors', 'tab.seperator'),
@@ -499,6 +500,8 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
         If the option name ends with '?', the value of the option is shown
         instead.
 
+        If the option name ends with '!' and it is a boolean value, toggle it.
+
         //
 
         Wrapper for self.set() to output exceptions in the status bar.
@@ -523,6 +526,13 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
                 val = self.get(sectname, optname[:-1], transformed=False)
                 message.info(win_id, "{} {} = {}".format(
                     sectname, optname[:-1], val), immediately=True)
+            elif optname.endswith('!'):
+                val = self.get(sectname, optname[:-1])
+                layer = 'temp' if temp else 'conf'
+                if isinstance(val, bool):
+                    self.set(layer, sectname, optname[:-1], str(not val))
+                else:
+                    raise cmdexc.CommandError("set: Attempted inversion of non-boolean value.")
             else:
                 if value is None:
                     raise cmdexc.CommandError("set: The following arguments "
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 9d22c1f72..50f39c1ac 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -356,10 +356,14 @@ DATA = collections.OrderedDict([
          SettingValue(typ.LastClose(), 'ignore'),
          "Behaviour when the last tab is closed."),
 
-        ('auto-hide',
+        ('hide-auto',
          SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
          "Hide the tabbar if only one tab is open."),
 
+        ('hide-always',
+         SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
+         "Always hide the tabbar."),
+
         ('wrap',
          SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'true'),
          "Whether to wrap when changing tabs."),
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
index 6b1773fc6..8707096f0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
@@ -97,16 +97,25 @@ class TabBar(QTabBar):
         config_obj.changed.connect(self.set_colors)
         QTimer.singleShot(0, self.autohide)
         config_obj.changed.connect(self.autohide)
+        config_obj.changed.connect(self.alwayshide)
         config_obj.changed.connect(self.on_tab_colors_changed)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return utils.get_repr(self, count=self.count())
 
-    @config.change_filter('tabs', 'auto-hide')
+    @config.change_filter('tabs', 'hide-auto')
     def autohide(self):
+        self.tabhide()
+        
+    @config.change_filter('tabs', 'hide-always')
+    def alwayshide(self):
+        self.tabhide()
+
+    def tabhide(self):
         """Auto-hide the tabbar if needed."""
-        auto_hide = config.get('tabs', 'auto-hide')
-        if auto_hide and self.count() == 1:
+        hide_auto = config.get('tabs', 'hide-auto')
+        hide_always = config.get('tabs', 'hide-always')
+        if hide_always or hide_auto and self.count() == 1:
             self.hide()
         else:
             self.show()