diff --git a/plugin/contents/config/main.xml b/plugin/contents/config/main.xml
index 58cc5ea..58bb539 100644
--- a/plugin/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/plugin/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
     <entry name="ChuvaMode" type="Bool">
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
-    <entry name="ShowConstellations" type="Bool">
-      <default>true</default>
-    </entry>
     <entry name="Latitude" type="Double">
       <default>-24.72</default>
     </entry>
diff --git a/plugin/contents/ui/config.qml b/plugin/contents/ui/config.qml
index 3c154b2..cc054f0 100644
--- a/plugin/contents/ui/config.qml
+++ b/plugin/contents/ui/config.qml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ColumnLayout {
     property alias cfg_ShowSkeleton: skeletonCheck.checked
     property alias cfg_BaladaMode:   baladaCheck.checked
     property alias cfg_ChuvaMode:    chuvaCheck.checked
-    property alias cfg_ShowConstellations: constellationsCheck.checked
     property double cfg_Latitude
     property double cfg_Longitude
 
@@ -38,12 +37,6 @@ ColumnLayout {
             onCheckedChanged: if (checked) baladaCheck.checked = false
         }
 
-        CheckBox {
-            id: constellationsCheck
-            Kirigami.FormData.label: i18n("Constelações:")
-            text: i18n("Ligar estrelas e mostrar os nomes")
-        }
-
         Kirigami.Separator { Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true }
 
         // Observador do céu realista (aceita vírgula ou ponto decimal)
diff --git a/plugin/contents/ui/dancer.html b/plugin/contents/ui/dancer.html
index b694558..babd3c6 100644
--- a/plugin/contents/ui/dancer.html
+++ b/plugin/contents/ui/dancer.html
@@ -1467,6 +1467,22 @@ function setShowConstellations(on) {
   projectSky();
 }
 
+/* Estado controlado por toggle-constellations.sh. A primeira leitura também
+   é aplicada, então o modo sobrevive a reloads do WebEngine. */
+let constellationsFileVal = null;
+(function pollConstellationsFile() {
+  fetch('file:///tmp/skeledance-constellations?t=' + Date.now())
+    .then(r => r.text())
+    .then(t => {
+      const v = t.trim();
+      if (v === constellationsFileVal) return;
+      constellationsFileVal = v;
+      setShowConstellations(v === '1');
+    })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .finally(() => setTimeout(pollConstellationsFile, 800));
+})();
+
 /* ── Passo de projeção: recalcula posições de tela (a cada 30s o céu gira
    ~0.125°, imperceptível). Camada estática (Via Láctea + estrelas fracas)
    é pré-renderizada em baseCanvas; só as brilhantes cintilam por frame ── */
@@ -2332,6 +2348,7 @@ document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
   if (!e.target.matches('input,textarea')) {
     if (e.key === 'b' || e.key === 'B') toggleBalada();
     if (e.key === 'r' || e.key === 'R') toggleChuva();
+    if (e.key === 'c' || e.key === 'C') setShowConstellations(!showConstellations);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/plugin/contents/ui/main.qml b/plugin/contents/ui/main.qml
index c954c25..28fee2a 100644
--- a/plugin/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/plugin/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ WallpaperItem {
         webView.runJavaScript("setShowSkeleton(" + Plasmoid.configuration.ShowSkeleton + ")")
         webView.runJavaScript("setBaladaMode("   + Plasmoid.configuration.BaladaMode   + ")")
         webView.runJavaScript("setChuvaMode("    + Plasmoid.configuration.ChuvaMode    + ")")
-        webView.runJavaScript("setShowConstellations(" + Plasmoid.configuration.ShowConstellations + ")")
         webView.runJavaScript("setObserverLocation(" + Plasmoid.configuration.Latitude + ","
                                                      + Plasmoid.configuration.Longitude + ")")
     }
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ WallpaperItem {
         function onShowSkeletonChanged() { applyConfig() }
         function onBaladaModeChanged()   { applyConfig() }
         function onChuvaModeChanged()    { applyConfig() }
-        function onShowConstellationsChanged() { applyConfig() }
         function onLatitudeChanged()     { applyConfig() }
         function onLongitudeChanged()    { applyConfig() }
     }
diff --git a/toggle-constellations.sh b/toggle-constellations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4044e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toggle-constellations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+STATE_FILE=/tmp/skeledance-constellations
+
+if [ "$(cat "$STATE_FILE" 2>/dev/null)" = "1" ]; then
+  printf '0\n' > "$STATE_FILE"
+else
+  printf '1\n' > "$STATE_FILE"
+fi