diff --git a/scripts/esbuild.js b/scripts/esbuild.js
index 4448d427..0e2d31d0 100644
--- a/scripts/esbuild.js
+++ b/scripts/esbuild.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const esbuild = require('esbuild')
 
-for (let f of ["content", "background", "help", "newtab", "reader", "commandline_frame", "qrCodeGenerator"]) {
+for (let f of ["content", "background", "help", "newtab", "reader", "commandline_frame", "qrCodeGenerator", "browser_action_popup"]) {
         esbuild.build({
         entryPoints: [`src/${f}.ts`],
         bundle: true,
diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index ce5fb0f6..e77edc4b 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import * as omnibox from "@src/background/omnibox"
 import * as R from "ramda"
 import * as webrequests from "@src/background/webrequests"
 import * as commands from "@src/background/commands"
+import * as browser_action from "@src/background/browser_action"
 import * as meta from "@src/background/meta"
 import * as Logging from "@src/lib/logging"
 import * as Proxy from "@src/lib/proxy"
@@ -244,6 +245,10 @@ browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(aucon.tabCreatedListener)
 // An object to collect all of our statistics in one place.
 const statsLogger: perf.StatsLogger = new perf.StatsLogger()
 const messages = {
+    browser_action_background: {
+        getState: browser_action.getState,
+        toggle: browser_action.toggle,
+    },
     config_background: {
         clear: config.clear,
         pull: config.pull,
@@ -288,6 +293,7 @@ omnibox.init()
 // }}}
 
 commands.updateListener()
+browser_action.init()
 
 // {{{ Obey Mozilla's orders https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl/issues/1800
 
diff --git a/src/background/browser_action.test.ts b/src/background/browser_action.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..834eea57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background/browser_action.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import * as config from "@src/lib/config"
+import { getState, init, toggle } from "@src/background/browser_action"
+
+jest.mock("@src/lib/config", () => {
+    const userconfig = { superignore: "false" }
+    return {
+        DEFAULTS: { superignore: "false" },
+        USERCONFIG: userconfig,
+        getAsync: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        set: jest.fn((_key, value) => {
+            userconfig.superignore = value
+            return Promise.resolve()
+        }),
+        addChangeListener: jest.fn(),
+    }
+})
+
+test("browser action toggles superignore without reloading tabs", async () => {
+    await config.set("superignore", "false")
+
+    init()
+    await expect(getState()).resolves.toBe("false")
+    await expect(Promise.all([toggle(), toggle()])).resolves.toEqual([
+        "true",
+        "false",
+    ])
+    expect(config.USERCONFIG.superignore).toBe("false")
+    expect(browser.browserAction.setBadgeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        text: "OFF",
+    })
+    expect(browser.tabs.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(browser.browserAction.setTitle).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+        title: "Tridactyl enabled",
+    })
+
+    jest.mocked(config.set).mockImplementationOnce(async (_key, value) => {
+        config.USERCONFIG.superignore = value as "true" | "false"
+        throw new Error("write failed")
+    })
+    await expect(toggle()).rejects.toThrow("write failed")
+    expect(config.USERCONFIG.superignore).toBe("false")
+})
diff --git a/src/background/browser_action.ts b/src/background/browser_action.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4feba3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background/browser_action.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as config from "@src/lib/config"
+
+const ready = config.getAsync()
+const superignore = () =>
+    config.USERCONFIG.superignore ?? config.DEFAULTS.superignore
+
+function updateButton(value) {
+    const disabled = value === "true"
+    return Promise.all([
+        browser.browserAction.setBadgeText({ text: disabled ? "OFF" : "" }),
+        browser.browserAction.setTitle({
+            title: disabled ? "Tridactyl disabled" : "Tridactyl enabled",
+        }),
+    ])
+}
+
+export async function getState() {
+    await ready
+    return superignore()
+}
+
+let toggleQueue: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve()
+export function toggle() {
+    const pending = toggleQueue
+        .catch(() => undefined)
+        .then(async () => {
+            const previous = config.USERCONFIG.superignore
+            const value = (await getState()) === "true" ? "false" : "true"
+            try {
+                await config.set("superignore", value)
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (previous === undefined) delete config.USERCONFIG.superignore
+                else config.USERCONFIG.superignore = previous
+                throw error
+            }
+            updateButton(value).catch(console.error)
+            return value
+        })
+    toggleQueue = pending
+    return pending
+}
+
+export function init() {
+    config.addChangeListener("superignore", (_, value) =>
+        updateButton(value).catch(console.error),
+    )
+    getState().then(updateButton).catch(console.error)
+}
diff --git a/src/browser_action_popup.test.ts b/src/browser_action_popup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eede315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser_action_popup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+jest.mocked(browser.runtime.sendMessage)
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce("false")
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce("true")
+
+const flush = () => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve))
+
+test("popup separates toggling from reloading the active tab", async () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+        <p id="state"></p>
+        <button id="toggle" disabled></button>
+        <button id="reload" disabled></button>`
+    jest.mocked(browser.tabs.query).mockResolvedValue([
+        { id: 7 } as browser.tabs.Tab,
+    ])
+    jest.mocked(browser.tabs.reload).mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    const close = jest.spyOn(window, "close").mockImplementation()
+
+    await import("@src/browser_action_popup")
+    await flush()
+    expect(document.querySelector("#state").textContent).toBe(
+        "Enabled globally",
+    )
+    expect(browser.runtime.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "browser_action_background",
+        command: "getState",
+        args: [],
+    })
+
+    document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#toggle").click()
+    expect(document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#reload").disabled).toBe(
+        true,
+    )
+    await flush()
+    expect(browser.runtime.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "browser_action_background",
+        command: "toggle",
+        args: [],
+    })
+    expect(browser.tabs.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(document.querySelector("#state").textContent).toBe(
+        "Disabled globally",
+    )
+
+    document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#reload").click()
+    expect(document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#toggle").disabled).toBe(
+        true,
+    )
+    await flush()
+    expect(browser.tabs.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        active: true,
+        currentWindow: true,
+    })
+    expect(browser.tabs.reload).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7)
+    expect(close).toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
diff --git a/src/browser_action_popup.ts b/src/browser_action_popup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4504bbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser_action_popup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+export {}
+
+function message(command: "getState" | "toggle") {
+    return browser.runtime.sendMessage({
+        type: "browser_action_background",
+        command,
+        args: [],
+    })
+}
+
+const state = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#state")
+const toggleButton = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#toggle")
+const reloadButton = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#reload")
+
+function showState(value) {
+    const disabled = value === "true"
+    state.textContent = disabled ? "Disabled globally" : "Enabled globally"
+    toggleButton.textContent = disabled
+        ? "Enable Tridactyl"
+        : "Disable Tridactyl"
+}
+
+function showError(error) {
+    state.textContent = `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : error}`
+}
+
+function setBusy(busy) {
+    toggleButton.disabled = busy
+    reloadButton.disabled = busy
+}
+
+async function run(action: () => Promise<void>) {
+    setBusy(true)
+    try {
+        await action()
+    } catch (error) {
+        showError(error)
+    } finally {
+        setBusy(false)
+    }
+}
+
+message("getState")
+    .then(showState)
+    .then(() => setBusy(false), showError)
+
+toggleButton.addEventListener("click", () =>
+    run(async () => {
+        showState(await message("toggle"))
+    }),
+)
+
+reloadButton.addEventListener("click", () =>
+    run(async () => {
+        const [tab] = await browser.tabs.query({
+            active: true,
+            currentWindow: true,
+        })
+        if (tab?.id === undefined) throw new Error("No active tab found")
+        await browser.tabs.reload(tab.id)
+        window.close()
+    }),
+)
diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index c6cc544d..8863bf27 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export class default_config {
      *
      * You are usually better off using `blacklistadd` and `seturl [url] noiframe true` as you can then still use some Tridactyl binds, e.g. `shift-insert` for exiting ignore mode.
      *
-     * NB: you should only use this with `seturl`. If you get trapped with Tridactyl disabled everywhere just run `tri unset superignore` in the Firefox address bar. If that still doesn't fix things, you can totally reset Tridactyl by running `tri help superignore` in the Firefox address bar, scrolling to the bottom of that page and then clicking "Reset Tridactyl config".
+     * Use the toolbar popup to toggle this globally. If you get trapped with Tridactyl disabled everywhere just run `tri unset superignore` in the Firefox address bar. If that still doesn't fix things, you can totally reset Tridactyl by running `tri help superignore` in the Firefox address bar, scrolling to the bottom of that page and then clicking "Reset Tridactyl config".
      */
     superignore: "true" | "false" = "false"
 
diff --git a/src/lib/messaging.ts b/src/lib/messaging.ts
index b1603ff0..a7a3ab5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/messaging.ts
+++ b/src/lib/messaging.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type TabMessageType =
     | "commandline_frame_ready_to_receive_messages"
 
 export type NonTabMessageType =
+    | "browser_action_background"
     | "owntab_background"
     | "excmd_background"
     | "controller_background"
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index dae1797e..358d6853 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
             "background.js"
         ]
     },
+    "browser_action": {
+        "default_area": "navbar",
+        "default_icon": "static/logo/Tridactyl_32px.png",
+        "default_popup": "static/browser_action_popup.html",
+        "default_title": "Tridactyl controls"
+    },
     "chrome_url_overrides": {
         "newtab": "static/newtab.html"
     },
diff --git a/src/static/browser_action_popup.html b/src/static/browser_action_popup.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29d95068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static/browser_action_popup.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8" />
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+        <title>Tridactyl controls</title>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/browser_action_popup.css" />
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <h1>Tridactyl</h1>
+        <p id="state" class="state" aria-live="polite">Loading...</p>
+        <button id="toggle" type="button" disabled>Loading...</button>
+        <p class="help">
+            This setting applies globally. Reload pages to apply it.
+        </p>
+        <button id="reload" class="secondary" type="button" disabled>
+            Reload this tab
+        </button>
+        <script src="../browser_action_popup.js"></script>
+    </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/static/css/browser_action_popup.css b/src/static/css/browser_action_popup.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f70c0fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static/css/browser_action_popup.css
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+@import url("../themes/auto/auto.css");
+
+body {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    width: 18rem;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 1rem;
+    border-top: 0.25rem solid var(--tridactyl-url-fg);
+    color: var(--tridactyl-fg);
+    background: var(--tridactyl-bg);
+    font-family: var(--tridactyl-font-family-sans);
+    font-size: var(--tridactyl-font-size);
+}
+
+h1 {
+    margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
+    font-family: var(--tridactyl-font-family);
+    font-size: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.state {
+    margin: 0 0 1rem;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+button {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 0.65rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--tridactyl-fg);
+    border-radius: var(--tridactyl-status-border-radius);
+    color: var(--tridactyl-bg);
+    background: var(--tridactyl-fg);
+    font: inherit;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+button:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--tridactyl-url-fg);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+button:disabled {
+    cursor: wait;
+    opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.secondary {
+    margin-top: 0.25rem;
+    color: var(--tridactyl-fg);
+    background: var(--tridactyl-bg);
+}
+
+.help {
+    font-size: var(--tridactyl-small-font-size);
+}