diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 7dae82b1b..5b4d8e031 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ local value, whether or not it's permanent-local. Therefore, we cycle
 
 ;; indicators for empty lines past EOF
 (def-package! vi-tilde-fringe
-  :commands global-vi-tilde-fringe-mode
-  :init (add-hook 'doom-init-ui-hook #'global-vi-tilde-fringe-mode))
+  :commands (global-vi-tilde-fringe-mode vi-tilde-fringe-mode)
+  :init
+  (add-hook 'doom-init-ui-hook #'global-vi-tilde-fringe-mode)
+  (defun doom|disable-vi-tilde-fringe () (vi-tilde-fringe-mode -1)))
 
 ;; For a distractions-free-like UI, that dynamically resizes margets and can
 ;; center a buffer.
diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
index d6859725e..daa095525 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ whose dimensions may not be fully initialized by the time this is run."
 (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'+doom-dashboard|init)
 (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions #'+doom-dashboard|make-frame)
 (add-hook 'server-visit-hook #'+doom-dashboard|server-visit)
+(add-hook '+doom-dashboard-mode-hook #'doom|disable-vi-tilde-fringe)
 
 
 ;;