diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index ef785313..1a53c344 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -3848,7 +3848,6 @@ def get_message(msg):
             emit(
                 'from_server',
                 {'cmd': 'showfieldbudget', 'data': {"length": None, "max": None, "field": field}},
-                broadcast=True
             )
             return
 
diff --git a/gensettings.py b/gensettings.py
index 3839ff4e..4824ed27 100644
--- a/gensettings.py
+++ b/gensettings.py
@@ -274,6 +274,17 @@ gensettingstf = [
 	"default": 0,
   "tooltip": "Shows token selection probabilities. Does not work with more than one gens per action."
 	},
+    {
+	"uitype": "toggle",
+	"unit": "bool",
+	"label": "Show Field Budget",
+	"id": "setshowbudget",
+	"min": 0,
+	"max": 1,
+	"step": 1,
+	"default": 0,
+  "tooltip": "Shows token usage when typing in relevant text boxes. <b>May lag slower devices.</b>"
+	},
 ]
 
 gensettingsik =[{
diff --git a/static/application.js b/static/application.js
index 54757912..06c426b4 100644
--- a/static/application.js
+++ b/static/application.js
@@ -241,8 +241,27 @@ function addSetting(ob) {
 			if(ob.id == "setadventure"){
 				setadventure($(this).prop('checked'));
 			}
+
 		});
 	}
+
+	if (ob.id === "setshowbudget") {
+		$("#setshowbudget").on("change", function () {
+			for (const el of document.getElementsByClassName("input-token-usage")) {
+				if (this.checked) {
+					el.classList.remove("hidden");
+				} else {
+					el.classList.add("hidden");
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		if (!$("#input-token-usage")[0].checked) {
+			for (const el of document.getElementsByClassName("input-token-usage")) {
+				el.classList.add("hidden");
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 function refreshTitle() {
@@ -2165,6 +2184,9 @@ function interpolateRGB(color0, color1, t) {
 }
 
 function updateInputBudget(inputElement) {
+	let budgetElement = document.getElementById("setshowbudget");
+	if (budgetElement && !budgetElement.checked) return;
+
 	let data = {"unencoded": inputElement.value, "field": inputElement.id};
 
 	if (inputElement.id === "anoteinput") {
@@ -2182,7 +2204,6 @@ function registerTokenCounters() {
 
 		let span = document.createElement("span");
 		span.classList.add("input-token-usage");
-		span.innerText = "?/? Tokens";
 		el.appendChild(span);
 
 		let inputElement = el.querySelector("input, textarea");