diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index ad095671..92c561cc 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -4909,6 +4909,7 @@ interfere with the default `bongo-playlist-buffer'."
     (setq visual-fill-column-width 130
           visual-fill-column-center-text t)
     (toggle-truncate-lines -1)
+    (hide-mode-line-mode +1)
     (visual-fill-column-mode +1))
 
   (add-hook 'elfeed-search-mode-hook 'chris/elfeed-ui-setup)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 7353f809..9beb0844 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -3579,6 +3579,7 @@ interfere with the default `bongo-playlist-buffer'."
     (setq visual-fill-column-width 130
           visual-fill-column-center-text t)
     (toggle-truncate-lines -1)
+    (hide-mode-line-mode +1)
     (visual-fill-column-mode +1))
 
   (add-hook 'elfeed-search-mode-hook 'chris/elfeed-ui-setup)