diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b13087..97c8a70 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - Extract translation intention
 - Full language support for Java, Kotlin, JavaScript / TypeScript, Vue and PHP
 - Expand already expanded nodes after data update
+- Experimental option to force translation key folding
 - Individual icon for tool-window and lookup items
 - Dedicated configuration file (easy-i18n.xml) inside <kbd>.idea</kbd> folder
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/assistance/folding/AbstractFoldingBuilder.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/assistance/folding/AbstractFoldingBuilder.java
index a4387bf..691e30f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/assistance/folding/AbstractFoldingBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/assistance/folding/AbstractFoldingBuilder.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import de.marhali.easyi18n.InstanceManager;
 import de.marhali.easyi18n.assistance.OptionalAssistance;
 import de.marhali.easyi18n.model.TranslationData;
 import de.marhali.easyi18n.model.TranslationValue;
+import de.marhali.easyi18n.settings.ProjectSettings;
 import de.marhali.easyi18n.settings.ProjectSettingsService;
 import de.marhali.easyi18n.util.KeyPathConverter;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * Language specific translation key folding with representative locale value.
@@ -52,8 +54,9 @@ abstract class AbstractFoldingBuilder extends FoldingBuilderEx implements Option
 
         List<FoldingDescriptor> descriptors = new ArrayList<>();
 
+        ProjectSettings settings = ProjectSettingsService.get(root.getProject()).getState();
         TranslationData data = InstanceManager.get(root.getProject()).store().getData();
-        KeyPathConverter converter = new KeyPathConverter(root.getProject());
+        KeyPathConverter converter = new KeyPathConverter(settings);
 
         for(Pair<String, PsiElement> region : extractRegions(root)) {
             if(data.getTranslation(converter.fromString(region.first)) == null) {
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ abstract class AbstractFoldingBuilder extends FoldingBuilderEx implements Option
                     region.second.getTextRange().getEndOffset() - 1);
 
             // Some language implementations like [Vue Template] does not support FoldingGroup's
-            FoldingDescriptor descriptor = new FoldingDescriptor(region.second.getNode(), range);
+            FoldingDescriptor descriptor = new FoldingDescriptor(region.second.getNode(), range,
+                    null, Set.of(), settings.isAlwaysFold());
 
             descriptors.add(descriptor);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
index 5b73e9d..e4c94a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettings.java
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ public interface ProjectSettings {
 
     boolean isNestedKeys();
     boolean isAssistance();
+
+    // Experimental Configuration
+    boolean isAlwaysFold();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
index cb84f19..98b1dee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponent.java
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponent extends ProjectSettingsComponentState {
                 .addVerticalGap(12)
                 .addComponent(constructNestedKeysField())
                 .addComponent(constructAssistanceField())
+                .addVerticalGap(24)
+                .addComponent(new TitledSeparator(bundle.getString("settings.experimental.title")))
+                .addComponent(constructAlwaysFoldField())
                 .addComponentFillVertically(new JPanel(), 0)
                 .getPanel();
     }
@@ -203,6 +206,12 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponent extends ProjectSettingsComponentState {
         return assistance;
     }
 
+    private JComponent constructAlwaysFoldField() {
+        alwaysFold = new JBCheckBox(bundle.getString("settings.experimental.always-fold.title"));
+        alwaysFold.setToolTipText(bundle.getString("settings.experimental.always-fold.tooltip"));
+        return alwaysFold;
+    }
+
     private ItemListener handleParserChange() {
         return e -> {
             if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
index f3dd07e..bf682e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsComponentState.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
     protected JCheckBox nestedKeys;
     protected JCheckBox assistance;
 
+    // Experimental configuration
+    protected JCheckBox alwaysFold;
+
     protected ProjectSettingsState getState() {
         // Every field needs to provide its state
         ProjectSettingsState state = new ProjectSettingsState();
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
         state.setNestedKeys(nestedKeys.isSelected());
         state.setAssistance(assistance.isSelected());
 
+        state.setAlwaysFold(alwaysFold.isSelected());
+
         return state;
     }
 
@@ -78,5 +83,7 @@ public class ProjectSettingsComponentState {
 
         nestedKeys.setSelected(state.isNestedKeys());
         assistance.setSelected(state.isAssistance());
+
+        alwaysFold.setSelected(state.isAlwaysFold());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
index d4a077d..29bdd44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/ProjectSettingsState.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
     private Boolean nestedKeys;
     private Boolean assistance;
 
+    // Experimental configuration
+    private Boolean alwaysFold;
+
     public ProjectSettingsState() {}
 
     @Override
@@ -102,6 +105,11 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
         return assistance != null ? assistance : defaults.isAssistance();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAlwaysFold() {
+        return alwaysFold != null ? alwaysFold : defaults.isAlwaysFold();
+    }
+
     public void setLocalesDirectory(String localesDirectory) {
         this.localesDirectory = localesDirectory;
     }
@@ -153,4 +161,8 @@ public class ProjectSettingsState implements ProjectSettings {
     public void setAssistance(Boolean assistance) {
         this.assistance = assistance;
     }
+
+    public void setAlwaysFold(Boolean alwaysFold) {
+        this.alwaysFold = alwaysFold;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
index 124f1d9..63b7b4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/DefaultPreset.java
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ public class DefaultPreset implements ProjectSettings {
     public boolean isAssistance() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAlwaysFold() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
index 8d5dbeb..cc55f1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/ReactI18NextPreset.java
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ public class ReactI18NextPreset implements ProjectSettings {
     public boolean isAssistance() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAlwaysFold() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
index ea6d064..01927d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/settings/presets/VueI18nPreset.java
@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@ public class VueI18nPreset implements ProjectSettings {
     public boolean isAssistance() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAlwaysFold() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index 7986043..3df89be 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ settings.editor.key.nesting.title=Escape section delimiter within a section laye
 settings.editor.key.nesting.tooltip=Escapes the section delimiter within a section to properly reconstruct nested key sections. Disable this feature if nested key sections are the exception rather than the rule in your translation file.
 settings.editor.assistance.title=Editor code assistance for translations
 settings.editor.assistance.tooltip=Activates editor support to reference, auto-complete and folding of existing translations.
+# Experimental configuration
+settings.experimental.title=Experimental Configuration
+settings.experimental.always-fold.title=Always fold translation keys
+settings.experimental.always-fold.tooltip=Forces the editor to always display the value behind a translation key. The value cannot be unfolded when this function is active.
 error.io=An error occurred while processing translation files. \n\
   Config: {0} => {1} ({2}) \n\
   Path: {3} \n\