diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 6b4e3509..e3bfb37b 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -435,6 +435,16 @@ config ZMK_GPIO_KEY_WAKEUP_TRIGGER
     depends on DT_HAS_ZMK_GPIO_KEY_WAKEUP_TRIGGER_ENABLED && ZMK_PM_SOFT_OFF
 
 # Power Management
+if ZMK_EXT_POWER
+
+config ZMK_EXT_POWER_START
+    bool "Enable external power output by default"
+    default y
+
+#ZMK_EXT_POWER
+endif
+
+#Power Management
 endmenu
 
 menu "Combo options"
diff --git a/app/src/ext_power_generic.c b/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
index 3975e038..facbbc9a 100644
--- a/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
+++ b/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ static int ext_power_settings_commit() {
         data->status = true;
         k_work_schedule(&ext_power_save_work, K_NO_WAIT);
 
-        ext_power_enable(dev);
+        if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_EXT_POWER_START)) {
+            ext_power_enable(dev);
+        } else {
+            ext_power_disable(dev);
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -162,8 +166,12 @@ static int ext_power_generic_init(const struct device *dev) {
     k_work_init_delayable(&ext_power_save_work, ext_power_save_state_work);
 #endif
 
-    // Enable by default. We may get disabled again once settings load.
-    ext_power_enable(dev);
+    // Set to default state by default. This may change again once settings load.
+    if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_EXT_POWER_START)) {
+        ext_power_enable(dev);
+    } else {
+        ext_power_disable(dev);
+    }
 
     if (config->init_delay_ms) {
         k_msleep(config->init_delay_ms);