diff --git a/src/editor/StrategyEditor.ts b/src/editor/StrategyEditor.ts
index 24d3b1f0..61be00ba 100644
--- a/src/editor/StrategyEditor.ts
+++ b/src/editor/StrategyEditor.ts
@@ -1421,6 +1421,9 @@ class Simon42DashboardStrategyEditor extends LitElement {
     const showLocksInRooms = this._config.show_locks_in_rooms === true;
     const showAutomationsInRooms = this._config.show_automations_in_rooms === true;
     const showScriptsInRooms = this._config.show_scripts_in_rooms === true;
+    // Window / door contact badges default to visible — read as opt-out (!== false).
+    const showWindowContactsInRooms = this._config.show_window_contacts_in_rooms !== false;
+    const showDoorContactsInRooms = this._config.show_door_contacts_in_rooms !== false;
     const useDefaultAreaSort = this._config.use_default_area_sort === true;
 
     const allAreas = Object.values(this._hass!.areas).sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
@@ -1455,6 +1458,14 @@ class Simon42DashboardStrategyEditor extends LitElement {
           (checked) => this._toggleChanged('show_scripts_in_rooms', checked, false))}
         <div class="description">${localize('editor.show_scripts_in_rooms_desc')}</div>
 
+        ${this._renderCheckbox('show-window-contacts-in-rooms', localize('editor.show_window_contacts_in_rooms'), showWindowContactsInRooms,
+          (checked) => this._toggleChanged('show_window_contacts_in_rooms', checked, true))}
+        <div class="description">${localize('editor.show_window_contacts_in_rooms_desc')}</div>
+
+        ${this._renderCheckbox('show-door-contacts-in-rooms', localize('editor.show_door_contacts_in_rooms'), showDoorContactsInRooms,
+          (checked) => this._toggleChanged('show_door_contacts_in_rooms', checked, true))}
+        <div class="description">${localize('editor.show_door_contacts_in_rooms_desc')}</div>
+
         ${this._renderCheckbox('use-default-area-sort', localize('editor.use_default_area_sort'), useDefaultAreaSort,
           (checked) => this._toggleChanged('use_default_area_sort', checked, false))}
         <div class="description">${localize('editor.use_default_area_sort_desc')}</div>
diff --git a/src/types/strategy.ts b/src/types/strategy.ts
index f8696f4a..75310d40 100644
--- a/src/types/strategy.ts
+++ b/src/types/strategy.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export interface Simon42StrategyConfig {
   show_locks_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: false
   show_automations_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: false
   show_scripts_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: false
-  show_window_contacts_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: false
-  show_door_contacts_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: false
+  show_window_contacts_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: true (opt-out — set false to hide window contact badges)
+  show_door_contacts_in_rooms?: boolean; // default: true (opt-out — set false to hide door contact badges)
   show_switches_on_areas?: boolean; // default: false
   show_alerts_on_areas?: boolean; // default: false
   energy_link_dashboard?: boolean; // default: true
diff --git a/src/views/RoomViewStrategy.ts b/src/views/RoomViewStrategy.ts
index 45788e3f..6f772484 100644
--- a/src/views/RoomViewStrategy.ts
+++ b/src/views/RoomViewStrategy.ts
@@ -295,8 +295,14 @@ class Simon42ViewRoomStrategy extends HTMLElement {
     }
 
     // Window/door: show ALL matches (not just first), users control via per-area hidden[]
-    for (const id of sensorEntities.window) addCandidate(id, 'window', 'window');
-    for (const id of sensorEntities.door) addCandidate(id, 'door', 'door');
+    // Per-domain opt-out via show_window_contacts_in_rooms / show_door_contacts_in_rooms
+    // (default true — preserves prior behavior; set false to silence the badge type).
+    if (dashboardConfig.show_window_contacts_in_rooms !== false) {
+      for (const id of sensorEntities.window) addCandidate(id, 'window', 'window');
+    }
+    if (dashboardConfig.show_door_contacts_in_rooms !== false) {
+      for (const id of sensorEntities.door) addCandidate(id, 'door', 'door');
+    }
 
     // Apply per-area badge config: filter hidden, append additional
     let filteredCandidates = candidates;