diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/scoreboards/FScoreboard.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/scoreboards/FScoreboard.java
index 9ac2925a..55105f9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/scoreboards/FScoreboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/scoreboards/FScoreboard.java
@@ -165,9 +165,11 @@ public class FScoreboard {
         }
 
         // Update faction prefix
-        String prefix = faction.getRelationTo(this.fplayer).getColor() + "[" + faction.getTag().substring(0, Math.min(9, faction.getTag().length())) + "] " + ChatColor.RESET;
-        if (team.getPrefix() == null || !team.getPrefix().equals(prefix)) {
-            team.setPrefix(prefix);
+        if(P.p.getConfig().getBoolean("scoreboard.default-prefixes", false)) {
+            String prefix = faction.getRelationTo(this.fplayer).getColor() + "[" + faction.getTag().substring(0, Math.min(9, faction.getTag().length())) + "] " + ChatColor.RESET;
+            if (team.getPrefix() == null || !team.getPrefix().equals(prefix)) {
+                team.setPrefix(prefix);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 6c2b9176..e72c1972 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ scoreboard:
 # Replace {name} - player's name. {faction} - player's faction title, factionless if none.
 # {totalOnline} - total players on the server. {balance} - player's balance.
 # {maxPower} - player's max power.
+
   default-enabled: false # Default to false to keep original functionality.
   default-title: "i love drt" # Can use any of the values from above but this won't update once it's set (so don't set {balance}).
   default-update-interval: 2 # in seconds.
+
+  # This will show faction prefixes colored based on relation on nametags and in the tab.
+  #   The scoreboard needs to be enabled for this to work.
+  default-prefixes: true
+
   default:
     - "&6Your Faction"
     - "{faction}"