diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index b2e28dbd5..6235b8ac9 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -2238,6 +2238,21 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div class="section alwaysShowCPM">
+              <h1>always show cpm</h1>
+              <div class="text">
+                Always shows characters per minute calculation instead of the
+                default words per minute calculation.
+              </div>
+              <div class="buttons">
+                <div class="button off" tabindex="0" onclick="this.blur();">
+                  off
+                </div>
+                <div class="button on" tabindex="0" onclick="this.blur();">
+                  on
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
             <div class="section startGraphsAtZero">
               <h1>start graphs at zero</h1>
               <div class="text">
diff --git a/public/js/commandline.js b/public/js/commandline.js
index 99ad85cd7..8d7ea78ff 100644
--- a/public/js/commandline.js
+++ b/public/js/commandline.js
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ let commands = {
         toggleAlwaysShowDecimalPlaces();
       },
     },
+    {
+      id: "toggleAlwaysShowCPM",
+      display: "Toggle always show CPM",
+      exec: () => {
+        toggleAlwaysShowCPM();
+      },
+    },
     {
       id: "toggleSwapEscAndTab",
       display: "Toggle swap esc and tab",
@@ -954,6 +961,26 @@ let commandsHighlightMode = {
   ],
 };
 
+let commandsAlwaysShowCPM = {
+  title: "Toggle always show cpm...",
+  list: [
+    {
+      id: "setAlwaysShowCPMTrue",
+      display: true,
+      exec: () => {
+        setAlwaysShowCPM(true);
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "setAlwaysShowCPMFalse",
+      display: false,
+      exec: () => {
+        setHighlightMode(false);
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
 let commandsTimerStyle = {
   title: "Change timer/progress style...",
   list: [
diff --git a/public/js/script.js b/public/js/script.js
index b7d16f39d..93f40f5af 100644
--- a/public/js/script.js
+++ b/public/js/script.js
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ function calculateStats() {
   // }
   let chars = countChars();
   // let testNow = Date.now();
+
   let wpm = roundTo2(
     ((chars.correctWordChars + chars.correctSpaces) * (60 / testSeconds)) / 5
   );
@@ -1738,8 +1739,22 @@ function showResult(difficultyFailed = false) {
   $("#result #resultWordsHistory").addClass("hidden");
 
   if (config.alwaysShowDecimalPlaces) {
-    $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpm));
-    $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpmRaw));
+    if (config.alwaysShowCPM == false) {
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpm));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpmRaw));
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
+        "aria-label",
+        roundTo2(stats.wpm * 5) + " cpm"
+      );
+    } else {
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpm * 5));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.wpmRaw * 5));
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
+        "aria-label",
+        roundTo2(stats.wpm) + " wpm"
+      );
+    }
+
     $("#result .stats .acc .bottom").text(roundTo2(stats.acc) + "%");
     // $("#result .stats .time .bottom").text(roundTo2(testtime) + "s");
     let time = roundTo2(testtime) + "s";
@@ -1747,10 +1762,7 @@ function showResult(difficultyFailed = false) {
       time = secondsToString(roundTo2(testtime));
     }
     $("#result .stats .time .bottom .text").text(time);
-    $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
-      "aria-label",
-      roundTo2(stats.wpm * 5) + " cpm"
-    );
+
     $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").removeAttr("aria-label");
     $("#result .stats .acc .bottom").removeAttr("aria-label");
     $("#result .stats .time .bottom").attr(
@@ -1758,13 +1770,25 @@ function showResult(difficultyFailed = false) {
       `${afkseconds}s afk ${afkSecondsPercent}%`
     );
   } else {
-    $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpm));
-    $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
-      "aria-label",
-      stats.wpm + ` (${roundTo2(stats.wpm * 5)} cpm)`
-    );
-    $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpmRaw));
-    $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").attr("aria-label", stats.wpmRaw);
+    //not showing decimal places
+    if (config.alwaysShowCPM == false) {
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
+        "aria-label",
+        stats.wpm + ` (${roundTo2(stats.wpm * 5)} cpm)`
+      );
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpm));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpmRaw));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").attr("aria-label", stats.wpmRaw);
+    } else {
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").attr(
+        "aria-label",
+        stats.wpm + ` (${roundTo2(stats.wpm)} wpm)`
+      );
+      $("#result .stats .wpm .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpm * 5));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").text(Math.round(stats.wpmRaw * 5));
+      $("#result .stats .raw .bottom").attr("aria-label", stats.wpmRaw * 5);
+    }
+
     $("#result .stats .acc .bottom").text(Math.floor(stats.acc) + "%");
     $("#result .stats .acc .bottom").attr("aria-label", stats.acc + "%");
     let time = Math.round(testtime) + "s";
@@ -3115,6 +3139,9 @@ function updateLiveWpm(wpm, raw) {
   if (config.blindMode) {
     number = raw;
   }
+  if (config.alwaysShowCPM) {
+    number = Math.round(number * 5);
+  }
   document.querySelector("#miniTimerAndLiveWpm .wpm").innerHTML = number;
   document.querySelector("#liveWpm").innerHTML = number;
   // $("#liveWpm").html(wpm);
diff --git a/public/js/settings.js b/public/js/settings.js
index 8da6a25df..eba9b2036 100644
--- a/public/js/settings.js
+++ b/public/js/settings.js
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ settingsGroups.alwaysShowDecimalPlaces = new SettingsGroup(
   "alwaysShowDecimalPlaces",
   setAlwaysShowDecimalPlaces
 );
+settingsGroups.alwaysShowCPM = new SettingsGroup(
+  "alwaysShowCPM",
+  setAlwaysShowCPM
+);
 
 fillSettingsPage();
 
diff --git a/public/js/userconfig.js b/public/js/userconfig.js
index 27ef06a6e..9e7ab8833 100644
--- a/public/js/userconfig.js
+++ b/public/js/userconfig.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ let defaultConfig = {
   minWpm: "off",
   minWpmCustomSpeed: 100,
   highlightMode: "letter",
+  alwaysShowCPM: false,
 };
 
 let cookieConfig = null;
@@ -212,8 +213,9 @@ function applyConfig(configObj) {
     setMinWpmCustomSpeed(configObj.minWpmCustomSpeed, true);
     setNumbers(configObj.numbers, true);
     setPunctuation(configObj.punctuation, true);
-    changeMode(configObj.mode, true);
     setHighlightMode(configObj.highlightMode, true);
+    setAlwaysShowCPM(config.alwaysShowCPM, true);
+    changeMode(configObj.mode, true);
     config.startGraphsAtZero = configObj.startGraphsAtZero;
     // if (
     //   configObj.resultFilters !== null &&
@@ -428,6 +430,19 @@ function setAlwaysShowDecimalPlaces(val, nosave) {
   if (!nosave) saveConfigToCookie();
 }
 
+function toggleAlwaysShowCPM() {
+  config.alwaysShowCPM = !config.alwaysShowCPM;
+  saveConfigToCookie();
+}
+
+function setAlwaysShowCPM(val, nosave) {
+  if (val == undefined) {
+    val = false;
+  }
+  config.alwaysShowCPM = val;
+  if (!nosave) saveConfigToCookie();
+}
+
 //show out of focus warning
 function toggleShowOutOfFocusWarning() {
   config.showOutOfFocusWarning = !config.showOutOfFocusWarning;