diff --git a/public/base-locales/en.json b/public/base-locales/en.json
index 64e311d22..cd3acd484 100644
--- a/public/base-locales/en.json
+++ b/public/base-locales/en.json
@@ -544,5 +544,7 @@
   "dark_map_border": "Dark Map Border",
   "cell_blocked": "Cell Blocked",
   "poi_color": "POI Color",
-  "quest_condition": "Quest Condition"
+  "quest_condition": "Quest Condition",
+  "always_show_labels": "Always Show Labels",
+  "scan_areas_options": "Scan Areas Options"
 }
diff --git a/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json b/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
index 9d440de4e..0efb11b23 100644
--- a/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ b/server/src/configs/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -637,6 +637,12 @@
       "cellBlocked": "CLIENT_SIDE_OPTIONS_WAYFARER_CELL_BLOCKED",
       "poiColor": "CLIENT_SIDE_OPTIONS_WAYFARER_POI_COLOR"
     },
+    "scanAreas": {
+      "alwaysShowLabels": {
+        "__name": "CLIENT_SIDE_OPTIONS_SCAN_AREAS_ALWAYS_SHOW_LABELS",
+        "__format": "boolean"
+      }
+    },
     "weather": {
       "clickableIcon": {
         "__name": "CLIENT_SIDE_OPTIONS_WEATHER_CLICKABLE_ICON",
diff --git a/server/src/configs/default.json b/server/src/configs/default.json
index 1b052bf29..0bc68ffc8 100644
--- a/server/src/configs/default.json
+++ b/server/src/configs/default.json
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@
       "cellBlocked": "#000000",
       "poiColor": "#03ffff"
     },
+    "scanAreas": {
+      "alwaysShowLabels": true
+    },
     "weather": {
       "clickableIcon": false,
       "darkMapBorder": "#ff0000",
diff --git a/server/src/services/ui/clientOptions.js b/server/src/services/ui/clientOptions.js
index 88ce30657..34aa9c947 100644
--- a/server/src/services/ui/clientOptions.js
+++ b/server/src/services/ui/clientOptions.js
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ module.exports = function clientOptions(perms) {
       cellBlocked: { type: 'color', perm: ['submissionCells'] },
       poiColor: { type: 'color', perm: ['submissionCells'] },
     },
+    scanAreas: {
+      alwaysShowLabels: { type: 'bool', perm: ['scanAreas'] },
+    },
     weather: {
       clickableIcon: { type: 'bool', perm: ['weather'] },
       lightMapBorder: { type: 'color', perm: ['weather'] },
diff --git a/src/components/layout/dialogs/UserOptions.jsx b/src/components/layout/dialogs/UserOptions.jsx
index 1c151d62f..667afa99a 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/dialogs/UserOptions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/dialogs/UserOptions.jsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default function UserOptions({ category, toggleDialog, isMobile }) {
   return (
     <>
       <Header
-        titles={[`${category}_options`]}
+        titles={[`${Utility.camelToSnake(category)}_options`]}
         action={toggleDialog(false, category, 'options')}
       />
       <DialogContent style={{ padding: 0 }}>
diff --git a/src/components/tiles/ScanArea.jsx b/src/components/tiles/ScanArea.jsx
index 96446ccb6..6629a4305 100644
--- a/src/components/tiles/ScanArea.jsx
+++ b/src/components/tiles/ScanArea.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export function ScanAreaTile({
   selectedAreas,
   setSelectedAreas,
   onlyAreas,
+  userSettings,
 }) {
   const setAreas = useStore((s) => s.setAreas)
 
@@ -42,11 +43,13 @@ export function ScanAreaTile({
               : 0.2,
         })
         .bindTooltip(popupContent, {
-          permanent: true,
+          permanent: userSettings ? userSettings.alwaysShowLabels : true,
           direction: 'top',
           className: 'area-tooltip',
         })
-        .openTooltip()
+      if (!userSettings || userSettings.alwaysShowLabels) {
+        layer.openTooltip()
+      }
       if (webhookMode) {
         layer.on('click', () => handleClick(name.toLowerCase()))
       } else if (!feature.properties.manual) {