diff --git a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
index f293a2c6..a76035c9 100644
--- a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     // UI state
     bool showEntityWindow = false;
     bool showChatWindow = true;
+    bool showNameplates_ = true;  // V key toggles nameplates
     bool showPlayerInfo = false;
     bool showGuildRoster_ = false;
     std::string selectedGuildMember_;
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index f81f8699..57f9b75c 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void GameScreen::render(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
     renderCastBar(gameHandler);
     renderMirrorTimers(gameHandler);
     renderQuestObjectiveTracker(gameHandler);
-    renderNameplates(gameHandler);
+    if (showNameplates_) renderNameplates(gameHandler);
     renderCombatText(gameHandler);
     renderPartyFrames(gameHandler);
     renderGroupInvitePopup(gameHandler);
@@ -1397,6 +1397,11 @@ void GameScreen::processTargetInput(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
             }
         }
 
+        // V — toggle nameplates (WoW default keybinding)
+        if (input.isKeyJustPressed(SDL_SCANCODE_V)) {
+            showNameplates_ = !showNameplates_;
+        }
+
         // Action bar keys (1-9, 0, -, =)
         static const SDL_Scancode actionBarKeys[] = {
             SDL_SCANCODE_1, SDL_SCANCODE_2, SDL_SCANCODE_3, SDL_SCANCODE_4,