diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/components/ShortsFilter.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/components/ShortsFilter.java
index f48d10cf..41369c2f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/components/ShortsFilter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/components/ShortsFilter.java
@@ -247,10 +247,24 @@ public final class ShortsFilter extends Filter {
                 new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
                         Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_GREEN_SCREEN_BUTTON,
                         "greenscreen_temp"
+                ),
+                new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
+                        Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_HASHTAG_BUTTON,
+                        "yt_outline_hashtag_"
                 )
         );
     }
 
+    private boolean isEverySuggestedActionFilterEnabled() {
+        for (ByteArrayFilterGroup group : suggestedActionsGroupList) {
+            if (!group.isEnabled()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     boolean isFiltered(@Nullable String identifier, String path, byte[] protobufBufferArray,
                        StringFilterGroup matchedGroup, FilterContentType contentType, int contentIndex) {
@@ -279,7 +293,13 @@ public final class ShortsFilter extends Filter {
             }
 
             if (matchedGroup == suggestedAction) {
-                // Suggested actions can be at the start or in the middle of a path.
+                // Skip searching the buffer if all suggested actions are set to hidden.
+                // This has a secondary effect of hiding all new un-identified actions
+                // under the assumption that the user wants all actions hidden.
+                if (isEverySuggestedActionFilterEnabled()) {
+                    return super.isFiltered(path, identifier, protobufBufferArray, matchedGroup, contentType, contentIndex);
+                }
+
                 if (suggestedActionsGroupList.check(protobufBufferArray).isFiltered()) {
                     return super.isFiltered(identifier, path, protobufBufferArray, matchedGroup, contentType, contentIndex);
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/settings/Settings.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/settings/Settings.java
index 85af3e46..cdf05b91 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/settings/Settings.java
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ public class Settings extends BaseSettings {
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_USE_TEMPLATE_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_use_template_button", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_UPCOMING_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_upcoming_button", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_GREEN_SCREEN_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_green_screen_button", TRUE);
+    public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_HASHTAG_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_hashtag_button", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_SEARCH_SUGGESTIONS = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_search_suggestions", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_STICKERS = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_stickers", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_SHORTS_SUPER_THANKS_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_shorts_super_thanks_button", TRUE);