diff --git a/OpenSuperWhisper/ModifierKeyMonitor.swift b/OpenSuperWhisper/ModifierKeyMonitor.swift
index fdef9291..39d2b741 100644
--- a/OpenSuperWhisper/ModifierKeyMonitor.swift
+++ b/OpenSuperWhisper/ModifierKeyMonitor.swift
@@ -100,20 +100,20 @@ class ModifierKeyMonitor {
     private var runLoopSource: CFRunLoopSource?
     private var selectedModifierKey: ModifierKey = .none
     private var isModifierPressed = false
-    
+
     var onKeyDown: (() -> Void)?
     var onKeyUp: (() -> Void)?
-    
+
     private init() {}
-    
+
     func start(modifierKey: ModifierKey) {
         guard modifierKey != .none else {
             stop()
             return
         }
-        
+
         stop()
-        
+
         selectedModifierKey = modifierKey
         isModifierPressed = false
         
diff --git a/OpenSuperWhisper/Settings.swift b/OpenSuperWhisper/Settings.swift
index 1dcadfb2..518b9d96 100644
--- a/OpenSuperWhisper/Settings.swift
+++ b/OpenSuperWhisper/Settings.swift
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
             AppPreferences.shared.holdToRecord = holdToRecord
         }
     }
+
+    @Published var doublePressToTrigger: Bool {
+        didSet {
+            AppPreferences.shared.doublePressToTrigger = doublePressToTrigger
+            NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .hotkeySettingsChanged, object: nil)
+        }
+    }
     
     @Published var escCancelWithoutConfirmation: Bool {
         didSet {
@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@ class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         self.modifierOnlyHotkey = ModifierKey(rawValue: prefs.modifierOnlyHotkey) ?? .none
         self.mouseButtonHotkey = MouseButton(rawValue: prefs.mouseButtonHotkey) ?? .none
         self.holdToRecord = prefs.holdToRecord
+        self.doublePressToTrigger = prefs.doublePressToTrigger
         self.escCancelWithoutConfirmation = prefs.escCancelWithoutConfirmation
         self.startHiddenInMenuBar = prefs.startHiddenInMenuBar
         self.addSpaceAfterSentence = prefs.addSpaceAfterSentence
@@ -1248,10 +1256,30 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                                 .background(Color(.textBackgroundColor).opacity(0.5))
                                 .cornerRadius(8)
 
-                                Text("One-tap to toggle recording")
+                                Text(viewModel.doublePressToTrigger
+                                     ? "Double-tap to toggle recording"
+                                     : "One-tap to toggle recording")
                                     .font(.caption)
                                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
 
+                                HStack {
+                                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                                        Text("Double Tap to Trigger")
+                                            .font(.subheadline)
+                                        Text("Require two quick taps to avoid accidental activation")
+                                            .font(.caption)
+                                            .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                                    }
+                                    Spacer()
+                                    Toggle("", isOn: $viewModel.doublePressToTrigger)
+                                        .toggleStyle(SwitchToggleStyle(tint: Color.accentColor))
+                                        .labelsHidden()
+                                }
+                                .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                                .padding(.vertical, 10)
+                                .background(Color(.textBackgroundColor).opacity(0.5))
+                                .cornerRadius(8)
+
                                 permissionWarning(
                                     message: "⚠️ This mode requires Input Monitoring permission. macOS requires this to detect single modifier key presses globally. Only modifier key events (⌘, ⌥, ⇧, ⌃, Fn) are monitored — no regular keystrokes are captured.",
                                     isGranted: permissionsManager.isInputMonitoringPermissionGranted
diff --git a/OpenSuperWhisper/ShortcutManager.swift b/OpenSuperWhisper/ShortcutManager.swift
index 051272b7..db3e33d6 100644
--- a/OpenSuperWhisper/ShortcutManager.swift
+++ b/OpenSuperWhisper/ShortcutManager.swift
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class ShortcutManager {
     private var holdMode = false
     private var useModifierOnlyHotkey = false
     private var useMouseButtonHotkey = false
+    private var lastPressDownTime: CFAbsoluteTime = 0
+    private var pressConsumed = false
 
     private init() {
         print("ShortcutManager init")
@@ -108,8 +110,10 @@ class ShortcutManager {
                 self?.handleKeyUp()
             }
 
+            lastPressDownTime = 0
+            pressConsumed = false
             ModifierKeyMonitor.shared.start(modifierKey: modifierKey)
-            print("ShortcutManager: Using modifier-only hotkey: \(modifierKey.displayName)")
+            print("ShortcutManager: Using modifier-only hotkey: \(modifierKey.displayName) (double-press: \(AppPreferences.shared.doublePressToTrigger))")
         } else {
             useMouseButtonHotkey = false
             useModifierOnlyHotkey = false
@@ -121,10 +125,25 @@ class ShortcutManager {
     private func handleKeyDown() {
         holdWorkItem?.cancel()
         holdMode = false
-        
+
+        // Require a double-tap only when starting a new recording. Once recording is
+        // active, a single press stops it so the user isn't forced to double-tap again.
+        if AppPreferences.shared.doublePressToTrigger && activeVm == nil {
+            let now = CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent()
+            let threshold = NSEvent.doubleClickInterval
+            if lastPressDownTime > 0 && now - lastPressDownTime <= threshold {
+                lastPressDownTime = 0
+            } else {
+                lastPressDownTime = now
+                pressConsumed = false
+                return
+            }
+        }
+        pressConsumed = true
+
         let holdToRecordEnabled = AppPreferences.shared.holdToRecord
         let isStartingRecording = activeVm == nil
-        
+
         Task { @MainActor in
             if self.activeVm == nil {
                 // Start recording immediately: resolving the caret position talks to
@@ -144,7 +163,7 @@ class ShortcutManager {
                 self.activeVm = nil
             }
         }
-        
+
         // Arm hold mode only when this press starts a recording. Arming it on the
         // stopping press would trigger a second stop on key-up.
         if holdToRecordEnabled && isStartingRecording {
@@ -155,7 +174,7 @@ class ShortcutManager {
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + holdThreshold, execute: workItem)
         }
     }
-    
+
     /// Resolves the input anchor without letting a slow focused app delay the
     /// indicator: whichever finishes first wins — the AX resolution or the
     /// deadline. On timeout the caller falls back to the mouse position; the
@@ -173,26 +192,29 @@ class ShortcutManager {
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     private actor AnchorGate {
         private var continuation: CheckedContinuation<NSPoint?, Never>?
-        
+
         init(_ continuation: CheckedContinuation<NSPoint?, Never>) {
             self.continuation = continuation
         }
-        
+
         func resume(_ value: NSPoint?) {
             continuation?.resume(returning: value)
             continuation = nil
         }
     }
-    
+
     private func handleKeyUp() {
         holdWorkItem?.cancel()
         holdWorkItem = nil
-        
+
+        guard pressConsumed else { return }
+        pressConsumed = false
+
         let holdToRecordEnabled = AppPreferences.shared.holdToRecord
-        
+
         Task { @MainActor in
             if holdToRecordEnabled && self.holdMode && self.activeVm != nil {
                 IndicatorWindowManager.shared.stopRecording()
diff --git a/OpenSuperWhisper/Utils/AppPreferences.swift b/OpenSuperWhisper/Utils/AppPreferences.swift
index a9d85fad..9614e2c8 100644
--- a/OpenSuperWhisper/Utils/AppPreferences.swift
+++ b/OpenSuperWhisper/Utils/AppPreferences.swift
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ final class AppPreferences {
 
     @UserDefault(key: "holdToRecord", defaultValue: true)
     var holdToRecord: Bool
+
+    @UserDefault(key: "doublePressToTrigger", defaultValue: false)
+    var doublePressToTrigger: Bool
     
     @UserDefault(key: "addSpaceAfterSentence", defaultValue: true)
     var addSpaceAfterSentence: Bool