diff --git a/AnkiDraw/__init__.py b/AnkiDraw/__init__.py
index 512c134..8a6a187 100644
--- a/AnkiDraw/__init__.py
+++ b/AnkiDraw/__init__.py
@@ -361,10 +361,14 @@ def blackboard_css():
 </style>"""
 
 def blackboard_js():
+    config = mw.addonManager.getConfig(__name__)
+    start_vis = str(config.get('start_visible', False)).lower()
+    start_pen = str(config.get('default_pen_index', 1))
+
     return u"""
 <script>
 // Set from python qt ui
-var visible = """ + ts_default_VISIBILITY + """;
+var visible = """ + start_vis + """;
 var perfectFreehand = """ + ts_default_PerfFreehand +""";
 var pressureSensitivity = """ + str(ts_pressure_sensitivity).lower() + """;
 var small_canvas = """ +  str(ts_default_small_canvas).lower() + """;
@@ -389,9 +393,29 @@ def blackboard_js():
 var fontSize = """ + str(ts_font_size) + """;
 var fontBold = """ + str(ts_font_bold).lower() + """;
 var fontItalic = """ + str(ts_font_italic).lower() + """;
-var activePenIndex = 0;
+var activePenIndex = """ + start_pen + """;
 var convertDotStrokes = true
 
+function forceShowCanvas() {
+    if (visible === false) { // Only change if it's currently false
+        visible = true;
+        canvas.style.display='block';
+        secondary_canvas.style.display='block';
+        if (ts_visibility_button) ts_visibility_button.className = 'active';
+        if (optionBar) optionBar.className = '';
+    }
+}
+
+function forceHideCanvas() {
+    if (visible === true) { // Only change if it's currently true
+        visible = false;
+        canvas.style.display='none';
+        secondary_canvas.style.display='none';
+        if (ts_visibility_button) ts_visibility_button.className = '';
+        if (optionBar) optionBar.className = 'touch_disable';
+    }
+}
+
 function getPenColorAndWidthByIndex(index){
     switch (index) {
         case 0:
@@ -461,6 +485,18 @@ def blackboard_js():
 var ts_switch_pen4_button_path = document.querySelector('#ts_switch_pen4_button > svg > path');
 
 // Arrays to save point values from strokes
+if (!visible) {
+    canvas.style.display = 'none';
+    secondary_canvas.style.display = 'none';
+    
+    if (ts_visibility_button) {
+        ts_visibility_button.className = '';
+    }
+    
+    if (optionBar) {
+        optionBar.className = 'touch_disable';
+    }
+}
 var stroke_cache = [ ];
 var lineHistory = [ ] // contains history of currentAction Items, defined below
 var redoStack = [ ]
@@ -684,10 +720,9 @@ def blackboard_js():
 function switch_visibility()
 {
 	stop_drawing();
-    if (visible)
-    {
+    if (!visible) {
         canvas.style.display='none';
-        secondary_canvas.style.display=canvas.style.display;
+        secondary_canvas.style.display='none';
         ts_visibility_button.className = '';
         optionBar.className = 'touch_disable';
     }
@@ -2304,4 +2339,33 @@ def ts_onload():
     addHook("showAnswer", resize_js)
     ts_setup_menu()
 
-ts_onload()
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+ts_onload()
+
+from aqt.qt import QTimer
+
+def apply_visibility_logic():
+    """
+    Checks for the 'draw' tag and directly calls the
+    appropriate JavaScript function to show or hide the canvas.
+    """
+    if not mw.reviewer.card or not mw.reviewer.web:
+        return
+
+    target_tag = "draw" 
+
+    note_tags = [t.lower() for t in mw.reviewer.card.note().tags]
+    should_show = target_tag.lower() in note_tags
+
+    if should_show:
+        mw.reviewer.web.eval("forceShowCanvas();")
+    else:
+        mw.reviewer.web.eval("forceHideCanvas();")
+
+def check_for_draw_tag_wrapper(*args):
+    """
+    Wrapper to handle hook arguments and add a small delay
+    to ensure the card's web content is fully loaded.
+    """
+    QTimer.singleShot(100, apply_visibility_logic)
+
+addHook("showQuestion", check_for_draw_tag_wrapper)
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diff --git a/AnkiDraw/config.json b/AnkiDraw/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6fb593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AnkiDraw/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "start_visible": true,
+    "default_pen_index": 0
+}
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diff --git a/AnkiDraw/config.md b/AnkiDraw/config.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c28fd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AnkiDraw/config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# AnkiDraw Configuration
+
+**start_visible**  
+If enabled, the drawing canvas opens automatically when reviewing a deck.
+
+**default_pen_index**  
+Choose which pen is selected when the card loads.