diff --git a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 0702abbdb..57bf9ef3a 100644
--- a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ typedef struct FFBluetoothResult
     bool connected;
 } FFBluetoothResult;
 
-const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */);
+const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFBluetoothOptions* options, FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */);
diff --git a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_apple.m b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_apple.m
index 4f29deb56..dfd2d0efc 100644
--- a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_apple.m
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     @property (nonatomic) uint8_t batteryPercentSingle;
 @end
 
-const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
+const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFBluetoothOptions* options, FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
 {
     NSArray<IOBluetoothDevice*>* ioDevices = IOBluetoothDevice.pairedDevices;
     if(!ioDevices)
diff --git a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_linux.c b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_linux.c
index b7ae5a839..ea1f09719 100644
--- a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_linux.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #ifdef FF_HAVE_DBUS
 #include "common/dbus.h"
+#include "common/io/io.h"
 
 /* Example dbus reply, striped to only the relevant parts:
 array [                                                     //root
@@ -192,11 +193,30 @@ static const char* detectBluetooth(FFlist* devices)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static bool hasConnectedDevices(void)
+{
+    FF_AUTO_CLOSE_DIR DIR* dirp = opendir("/sys/class/bluetooth");
+    if(dirp == NULL)
+        return false;
+
+    struct dirent* entry;
+    while ((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL)
+    {
+        if (strchr(entry->d_name, ':') != NULL) // ignore connected devices
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 #endif
 
-const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
+const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFBluetoothOptions* options, FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
 {
     #ifdef FF_HAVE_DBUS
+        if (!options->showDisconnected && !hasConnectedDevices())
+            return NULL;
+
         return detectBluetooth(devices);
     #else
         return "Fastfetch was compiled without DBus support";
diff --git a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_nosupport.c b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_nosupport.c
index 8db5a465c..c119ecb95 100644
--- a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_nosupport.c
+++ b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_nosupport.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "bluetooth.h"
 
-const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
+const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFBluetoothOptions* options, FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
 {
     return "Not supported on this platform";
 }
diff --git a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_windows.c b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_windows.c
index 80b83837a..d59a31623 100644
--- a/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/bluetooth/bluetooth_windows.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wpointer-sign"
 
-const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
+const char* ffDetectBluetooth(FFBluetoothOptions* options, FFlist* devices /* FFBluetoothResult */)
 {
     // Actually bluetoothapis.dll, but it's missing on Windows 7
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(bluetoothapis, "dlopen bthprops.cpl failed", "bthprops.cpl", 1)
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
index fe3357d4f..7563b1d54 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void printDevice(FFBluetoothOptions* options, const FFBluetoothResult* de
 void ffPrintBluetooth(FFBluetoothOptions* options)
 {
     FF_LIST_AUTO_DESTROY devices = ffListCreate(sizeof (FFBluetoothResult));
-    const char* error = ffDetectBluetooth(&devices);
+    const char* error = ffDetectBluetooth(options, &devices);
 
     if(error)
     {
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ void ffGenerateBluetoothJsonConfig(FFBluetoothOptions* options, yyjson_mut_doc*
     ffPercentGenerateJsonConfig(doc, module, defaultOptions.percent, options->percent);
 }
 
-void ffGenerateBluetoothJsonResult(FF_MAYBE_UNUSED FFBluetoothOptions* options, yyjson_mut_doc* doc, yyjson_mut_val* module)
+void ffGenerateBluetoothJsonResult(FFBluetoothOptions* options, yyjson_mut_doc* doc, yyjson_mut_val* module)
 {
     FF_LIST_AUTO_DESTROY results = ffListCreate(sizeof(FFBluetoothResult));
 
-    const char* error = ffDetectBluetooth(&results);
+    const char* error = ffDetectBluetooth(options, &results);
     if (error)
     {
         yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, module, "error", error);