diff --git a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
index 494b7573..e63c0cc3 100644
--- a/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
+++ b/assets/l10n/intl_en.arb
@@ -2145,6 +2145,11 @@
     "type": "text",
     "placeholders": {}
   },
+  "showDirectChatsInSpaces": "Show related Direct Chats in Spaces",
+  "@showDirectChatsInSpaces": {
+    "type": "text",
+    "placeholders": {}
+  },
   "showPassword": "Show password",
   "@showPassword": {
     "type": "text",
diff --git a/lib/config/app_config.dart b/lib/config/app_config.dart
index 5040b3dc..bb0b8b3f 100644
--- a/lib/config/app_config.dart
+++ b/lib/config/app_config.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ abstract class AppConfig {
   static bool renderHtml = true;
   static bool hideRedactedEvents = false;
   static bool hideUnknownEvents = true;
+  static bool showDirectChatsInSpaces = true;
   static bool separateChatTypes = false;
   static bool autoplayImages = true;
   static bool sendOnEnter = false;
diff --git a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
index c629201c..94f4ab07 100644
--- a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
+++ b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ abstract class SettingKeys {
   static const String renderHtml = 'chat.fluffy.renderHtml';
   static const String hideRedactedEvents = 'chat.fluffy.hideRedactedEvents';
   static const String hideUnknownEvents = 'chat.fluffy.hideUnknownEvents';
+  static const String showDirectChatsInSpaces =
+      'chat.fluffy.showDirectChatsInSpaces';
   static const String separateChatTypes = 'chat.fluffy.separateChatTypes';
   static const String chatColor = 'chat.fluffy.chat_color';
   static const String sentry = 'sentry';
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat_list/spaces_entry.dart b/lib/pages/chat_list/spaces_entry.dart
index a203e3a3..1c1c6b2c 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat_list/spaces_entry.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat_list/spaces_entry.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
+import 'package:fluffychat/config/app_config.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/utils/matrix_sdk_extensions.dart/client_stories_extension.dart';
 import '../../widgets/matrix.dart';
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ class SpaceSpacesEntry extends SpacesEntry {
     if (_roomInsideSpace(room, space)) {
       return true;
     }
-    if (true) {
+    if (AppConfig.showDirectChatsInSpaces) {
       if (room.isDirectChat &&
           room.summary.mHeroes != null &&
           room.summary.mHeroes!.any((userId) {
diff --git a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
index 2b381c64..ed6ea93d 100644
--- a/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/settings_chat/settings_chat_view.dart
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ class SettingsChatView extends StatelessWidget {
                 ),
               ),
               const Divider(height: 1),
+              SettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
+                title: L10n.of(context)!.showDirectChatsInSpaces,
+                onChanged: (b) => AppConfig.showDirectChatsInSpaces = b,
+                storeKey: SettingKeys.showDirectChatsInSpaces,
+                defaultValue: AppConfig.showDirectChatsInSpaces,
+              ),
               SettingsSwitchListTile.adaptive(
                 title: L10n.of(context)!.separateChatTypes,
                 onChanged: (b) => AppConfig.separateChatTypes = b,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/matrix.dart b/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
index f14a7e40..8bad307a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/matrix.dart
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ class MatrixState extends State<Matrix> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     store
         .getItemBool(SettingKeys.hideUnknownEvents, AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents)
         .then((value) => AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents = value);
+    store
+        .getItemBool(SettingKeys.showDirectChatsInSpaces,
+            AppConfig.showDirectChatsInSpaces)
+        .then((value) => AppConfig.showDirectChatsInSpaces = value);
     store
         .getItemBool(SettingKeys.separateChatTypes, AppConfig.separateChatTypes)
         .then((value) => AppConfig.separateChatTypes = value);