diff --git a/src/js/commandline-lists.js b/src/js/commandline-lists.js
index 70a78d996..2ed4bfe10 100644
--- a/src/js/commandline-lists.js
+++ b/src/js/commandline-lists.js
@@ -702,6 +702,13 @@ let commandsKeymapLegendStyle = {
 let commandsHighlightMode = {
   title: "Change highlight mode...",
   list: [
+    {
+      id: "setHighlightModeOff",
+      display: "off",
+      exec: () => {
+        UpdateConfig.setHighlightMode("off");
+      },
+    },
     {
       id: "setHighlightModeLetter",
       display: "letter",
diff --git a/src/js/test/test-ui.js b/src/js/test/test-ui.js
index 6226473e0..1f28d5695 100644
--- a/src/js/test/test-ui.js
+++ b/src/js/test/test-ui.js
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ export function updateWordElement(showError) {
           charCorrect = false;
         }
 
+        let correctClass = "correct";
+        if (Config.highlightMode == "off") {
+          correctClass = "";
+        }
+
         let currentLetter = currentWord[i];
         let tabChar = "";
         let nlChar = "";
@@ -346,11 +351,11 @@ export function updateWordElement(showError) {
         }
 
         if (charCorrect) {
-          ret += `<letter class="correct ${tabChar}${nlChar}">${currentLetter}</letter>`;
+          ret += `<letter class="${correctClass} ${tabChar}${nlChar}">${currentLetter}</letter>`;
         } else {
           if (!showError) {
             if (currentLetter !== undefined) {
-              ret += `<letter class="correct ${tabChar}${nlChar}">${currentLetter}</letter>`;
+              ret += `<letter class="${correctClass} ${tabChar}${nlChar}">${currentLetter}</letter>`;
             }
           } else {
             if (currentLetter == undefined) {
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 9b5df92f0..dfca133bf 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -2839,6 +2839,14 @@
                   Change what is highlighted during the test.
                 </div>
                 <div class="buttons">
+                  <div
+                    class="button"
+                    highlightMode="off"
+                    tabindex="0"
+                    onclick="this.blur();"
+                  >
+                    off
+                  </div>
                   <div
                     class="button"
                     highlightMode="letter"