diff --git a/qutebrowser/autoconfig.yml b/qutebrowser/autoconfig.yml
index 8593da5..6e83a9f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/autoconfig.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/autoconfig.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ settings:
     global: never
   scrolling.smooth:
     global: true
+  statusbar.show:
+    global: never
   tabs.position:
     global: left
   tabs.show:
-    global: always
+    global: never
   tabs.width:
     global: 2%
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config.py b/qutebrowser/config.py
index bac4666..44f0b91 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config.py
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ config.bind('<Ctrl-p>', 'spawn --userscript qute-pass')
 #c.colors.webpage.darkmode.grayscale.images = 0.5
 #c.colors.webpage.darkmode.policy.images = 'never'
 #c.colors.webpage.darkmode.policy.page = 'smart'
+config.bind('xs', 'config-cycle statusbar.show always never')
+config.bind('xt', 'config-cycle tabs.show always never')
+config.bind('xx', 'config-cycle tabs.show always never;; config-cycle statusbar.show always never')
 
 c.url.searchengines["g"] = "https://www.google.co.uk/search?q={}"
 c.url.searchengines["ddg"] = "https://www.duckduckgo.com/?q={}"