diff --git a/apps/wolf_3d_cli/lib/cli_game_loop.dart b/apps/wolf_3d_cli/lib/cli_game_loop.dart
index 0b0e8a6..a49cea5 100644
--- a/apps/wolf_3d_cli/lib/cli_game_loop.dart
+++ b/apps/wolf_3d_cli/lib/cli_game_loop.dart
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ class CliGameLoop {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (input.matchesFpsToggleShortcut(bytes)) {
+      engine.toggleFpsCounter();
+      _syncRendererFromEngine();
+      unawaited(persistence?.save(engine.rendererSettings));
+      return;
+    }
+
     input.handleKey(bytes);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/input/cli_input.dart b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/input/cli_input.dart
index feed119..1d1ce6c 100644
--- a/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/input/cli_input.dart
+++ b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/input/cli_input.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class CliInput extends Wolf3dInput {
   /// Keyboard shortcut used by the CLI host to cycle ASCII themes.
   String asciiThemeCycleKey = 't';
 
+  /// Keyboard shortcut used by the CLI host to toggle the FPS counter.
+  String fpsToggleKey = '`';
+
   /// Human-friendly label for [rendererToggleKey] shown in CLI hints.
   String get rendererToggleKeyLabel => _formatShortcutLabel(rendererToggleKey);
 
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ class CliInput extends Wolf3dInput {
   String get asciiThemeCycleKeyLabel =>
       _formatShortcutLabel(asciiThemeCycleKey);
 
+  /// Human-friendly label for [fpsToggleKey] shown in CLI hints.
+  String get fpsToggleKeyLabel => _formatShortcutLabel(fpsToggleKey);
+
   /// Returns true when [bytes] triggers the renderer-toggle shortcut.
   bool matchesRendererToggleShortcut(List<int> bytes) =>
       _matchesShortcut(bytes, rendererToggleKey);
@@ -27,6 +33,10 @@ class CliInput extends Wolf3dInput {
   bool matchesAsciiThemeCycleShortcut(List<int> bytes) =>
       _matchesShortcut(bytes, asciiThemeCycleKey);
 
+  /// Returns true when [bytes] triggers the FPS-toggle shortcut.
+  bool matchesFpsToggleShortcut(List<int> bytes) =>
+      _matchesShortcut(bytes, fpsToggleKey);
+
   String _formatShortcutLabel(String key) {
     final String trimmed = key.trim();
     if (trimmed.isEmpty) {
diff --git a/packages/wolf_3d_dart/test/input/cli_input_shortcuts_test.dart b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/test/input/cli_input_shortcuts_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..395827b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/test/input/cli_input_shortcuts_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:wolf_3d_dart/wolf_3d_input.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('CliInput shortcuts', () {
+    test('matches default FPS toggle shortcut with backtick', () {
+      final input = CliInput();
+
+      expect(input.matchesFpsToggleShortcut(const [96]), isTrue);
+      expect(input.matchesFpsToggleShortcut(const [126]), isFalse);
+      expect(input.matchesFpsToggleShortcut(const [114]), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('matches renderer shortcut case-insensitively', () {
+      final input = CliInput();
+
+      expect(input.matchesRendererToggleShortcut(const [114]), isTrue);
+      expect(input.matchesRendererToggleShortcut(const [82]), isTrue);
+    });
+  });
+}