diff --git a/src/cli/init.go b/src/cli/init.go
index e598ee77..0f36c1d3 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.go
+++ b/src/cli/init.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	print  bool
 	strict bool
+	manual bool
 
 	initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "init [bash|zsh|fish|powershell|pwsh|cmd|nu] --config ~/.mytheme.omp.json",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ See the documentation to initialize your shell: https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/instal
 func init() { //nolint:gochecknoinits
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&print, "print", "p", false, "print the init script")
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&strict, "strict", "s", false, "run in strict mode")
+	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&manual, "manual", "m", false, "enable/disable manual mode")
 	_ = initCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("config")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 }
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func runInit(shellName string) {
 			Shell:  shellName,
 			Config: config,
 			Strict: strict,
+			Manual: manual,
 		},
 	}
 	env.Init()
diff --git a/src/environment/shell.go b/src/environment/shell.go
index fda77a9a..a31bb717 100644
--- a/src/environment/shell.go
+++ b/src/environment/shell.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Flags struct {
 	TerminalWidth int
 	Strict        bool
 	Debug         bool
+	Manual        bool
 }
 
 type CommandError struct {
diff --git a/src/shell/init.go b/src/shell/init.go
index b2de0ae6..c148f11b 100644
--- a/src/shell/init.go
+++ b/src/shell/init.go
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ func PrintInit(env environment.Environment) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return noExe
 	}
+
+	toggleSetting := func(setting bool) string {
+		if env.Flags().Manual {
+			return "false"
+		}
+		return strconv.FormatBool(setting)
+	}
+
 	shell := env.Flags().Shell
 	configFile := env.Flags().Config
 	var script string
@@ -209,9 +217,9 @@ func PrintInit(env environment.Environment) string {
 		"::OMP::", executable,
 		"::CONFIG::", configFile,
 		"::SHELL::", shell,
-		"::TRANSIENT::", strconv.FormatBool(Transient),
-		"::ERROR_LINE::", strconv.FormatBool(ErrorLine),
-		"::TOOLTIPS::", strconv.FormatBool(Tooltips),
+		"::TRANSIENT::", toggleSetting(Transient),
+		"::ERROR_LINE::", toggleSetting(ErrorLine),
+		"::TOOLTIPS::", toggleSetting(Tooltips),
 	).Replace(script)
 }