diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dcf1af3..21546035 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -364,7 +364,9 @@ alias neofetch2="neofetch \
                                 NOTE: This only support Linux with cpufreq.
     --cpu_shorthand type        Shorten the output of CPU
                                 Possible values: name, speed, tiny, on, off
-    --cpu_cores on/off          Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
+    --cpu_cores type            Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
+                                Takes: logical, physical, off
+                                Note: 'physical' doesn't work on BSD.
     --distro_shorthand on/off   Shorten the output of distro (tiny, on, off)
                                 NOTE: This is only possible on Linux, macOS, and Solaris
     --kernel_shorthand on/off   Shorten the output of kernel
diff --git a/config/config b/config/config
index d4cc28ba..605ed6bd 100644
--- a/config/config
+++ b/config/config
@@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ cpu_display="off"
 
 # CPU Cores
 # Display CPU cores in output
-# --cpu_cores on/off
-cpu_cores="on"
+# Logical: All virtual cores
+# Physical: All physical cores
+# --cpu_cores logical, physical, off
+# Note: 'physical' doesn't work on BSD.
+cpu_cores="logical"
 
 
 # GPU
diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 5b9cf92a..2bb72b09 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -724,7 +724,11 @@ getcpu() {
                 speed="$((speed / 100))"
             fi
 
-            cores="$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)"
+            # Show/hide hyperthreaded cores
+            case "$cpu_cores" in
+                "logical" | "on") cores="$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)" ;;
+                "physical") cores="$(grep "^core id" /proc/cpuinfo | sort -u | wc -l)" ;;
+            esac
 
             # Fix for speeds under 1ghz
             if [ -z "${speed:1}" ]; then
@@ -738,7 +742,12 @@ getcpu() {
 
         "Mac OS X")
             cpu="$(sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string)"
-            cores="$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)"
+
+            # Show/hide hyperthreaded cores
+            case "$cpu_cores" in
+                "logical" | "on") cores="$(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu_max)" ;;
+                "physical") cores="$(sysctl -n hw.physicalcpu_max)" ;;
+            esac
         ;;
 
         "iPhone OS")
@@ -884,8 +893,11 @@ getcpu() {
             speed="$(psrinfo -v | awk '/operates at/ {print $6}')"
             speed="$((speed / 100))"
 
-            # Get cpu cores
-            cores="$(kstat -m cpu_info | grep -c "chip_id")"
+            # Show/hide hyperthreaded cores
+            case "$cpu_cores" in
+                "logical" | "on") cores="$(kstat -m cpu_info | grep -c "chip_id")" ;;
+                "physical") cores="$(psrinfo -p)" ;;
+            esac
 
             # Fix for speeds under 1ghz
             if [ -z "${speed:1}" ]; then
@@ -913,7 +925,7 @@ getcpu() {
     cpu="${cpu//with Radeon HD Graphics}"
 
     # Add cpu cores to output
-    [ "$cpu_cores" == "on" ] && [ "$cores" ] && \
+    [ "$cpu_cores" != "off" ] && [ "$cores" ] && \
         cpu="${cpu/@/(${cores}) @}"
 
     # Make the output of cpu shorter
@@ -2948,7 +2960,9 @@ usage() { cat << EOF
                                 NOTE: This only support Linux with cpufreq.
     --cpu_shorthand type        Shorten the output of CPU
                                 Possible values: name, speed, tiny, on, off
-    --cpu_cores on/off          Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
+    --cpu_cores type            Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
+                                Takes: logical, physical, off
+                                Note: 'physical' doesn't work on BSD.
     --distro_shorthand on/off   Shorten the output of distro (tiny, on, off)
                                 NOTE: This is only possible on Linux, macOS, and Solaris
     --kernel_shorthand on/off   Shorten the output of kernel
diff --git a/neofetch.1 b/neofetch.1
index 71cbf2b9..62e3cd62 100644
--- a/neofetch.1
+++ b/neofetch.1
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ Shorten the output of CPU
 .br
 Possible values: name, speed, tiny, on, off
 .TP
-.B \--cpu_cores 'on/off'
+.B \--cpu_cores 'logical/physical/off'
 Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
+.br
+Note: 'physical' doesn't work on BSD.
 .TP
 .B \--distro_shorthand 'on/off'
 Shorten the output of distro (tiny, on, off)
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ Shorten the output of uptime (tiny, on, off)
 .TP
 .B \--refresh_rate 'on/off'
 Whether to display the refresh rate of each monitor
-Unsupported on Windows
+.br
+Note: Unsupported on Windows
 .TP
 .B \--gpu_shorthand 'on/off'
 Shorten the output of GPU (tiny, on, off)