diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 840274a9..fd3eda0a 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #define CAMERA_FIX
 // Increase the maximum pole length (it will treat bparam1 and bparam2 as a single value)
 #define LONGER_POLES
+// Disable lives and hide the lives counter
+#define DISABLE_LIVES
 // Uncomment this if you want global star IDs (useful for creating an open world hack ala MVC)
 //#define GLOBAL_STAR_IDS
 // Uncomment this if you want to skip the title screen (Super Mario 64 logo)
diff --git a/src/game/hud.c b/src/game/hud.c
index 49ce548e..f11b626d 100644
--- a/src/game/hud.c
+++ b/src/game/hud.c
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ void render_hud(void) {
         if (gCurrentArea != NULL && gCurrentArea->camera->mode == CAMERA_MODE_INSIDE_CANNON) {
             render_hud_cannon_reticle();
         }
-
+    #ifndef DISABLE_LIVES
         if (hudDisplayFlags & HUD_DISPLAY_FLAG_LIVES) {
             render_hud_mario_lives();
         }
-
+    #endif
         if (hudDisplayFlags & HUD_DISPLAY_FLAG_COIN_COUNT) {
             render_hud_coins();
         }
diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index 5e029078..da3cc880 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -736,9 +736,11 @@ s16 level_trigger_warp(struct MarioState *m, s32 warpOp) {
                 break;
 
             case WARP_OP_DEATH:
+            #ifndef DISABLE_LIVES
                 if (m->numLives == 0) {
                     sDelayedWarpOp = WARP_OP_GAME_OVER;
                 }
+            #endif
                 sDelayedWarpTimer = 48;
                 sSourceWarpNodeId = WARP_NODE_DEATH;
                 play_transition(WARP_TRANSITION_FADE_INTO_BOWSER, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
@@ -748,12 +750,17 @@ s16 level_trigger_warp(struct MarioState *m, s32 warpOp) {
             case WARP_OP_WARP_FLOOR:
                 sSourceWarpNodeId = WARP_NODE_WARP_FLOOR;
                 if (area_get_warp_node(sSourceWarpNodeId) == NULL) {
+                #ifndef DISABLE_LIVES
                     if (m->numLives == 0) {
                         sDelayedWarpOp = WARP_OP_GAME_OVER;
                     } else {
                         sSourceWarpNodeId = WARP_NODE_DEATH;
                     }
+                #else
+                        sSourceWarpNodeId = WARP_NODE_DEATH;
+                #endif
                 }
+
                 sDelayedWarpTimer = 20;
                 play_transition(WARP_TRANSITION_FADE_INTO_CIRCLE, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
                 break;