diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
index c36417e2..521f4856 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ sort_by      	 = "none"
 sort_sensitive = false
 sort_reverse 	 = false
 sort_translit  = false
+emit_unique    = true
 
 [log]
 enabled = false
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/which/which.rs b/yazi-config/src/which/which.rs
index 205a2bc4..0da8b7b1 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/which/which.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/which/which.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub struct Which {
 	pub sort_sensitive: bool,
 	pub sort_reverse:   bool,
 	pub sort_translit:  bool,
+  // emit
+  pub emit_unique:    bool,
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Which {
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/which/which.rs b/yazi-core/src/which/which.rs
index 7791263d..ca69d08a 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/which/which.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/which/which.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use yazi_config::keymap::{ControlCow, Key};
+use yazi_config::{keymap::{ControlCow, Key}, WHICH};
 use yazi_shared::{emit, render, render_and, Layer};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Which {
 
 		if self.cands.is_empty() {
 			self.reset();
-		} else if self.cands.len() == 1 {
+		} else if self.cands.len() == 1 && WHICH.emit_unique {
 			emit!(Seq(self.cands.remove(0).into_seq(), self.layer));
 			self.reset();
 		} else if let Some(i) = self.cands.iter().position(|c| c.on.len() == self.times) {