diff --git a/config/p10k-classic.zsh b/config/p10k-classic.zsh
index 123ae9c1..18819d4f 100644
--- a/config/p10k-classic.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-classic.zsh
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
   ######################################[ load: CPU load ]######################################
   # Show average CPU load over this many last minutes. Valid values are 1, 5 and 15.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=5
+  # don't show load below this threshold percentage
+  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD=40
   # Load color when load is under 50%.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_NORMAL_FOREGROUND=66
   # Load color when load is between 50% and 70%.
diff --git a/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh b/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
index 4f9d8938..2928a01f 100644
--- a/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@
   ######################################[ load: CPU load ]######################################
   # Show average CPU load over this many last minutes. Valid values are 1, 5 and 15.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=5
+  # don't show load below this threshold percentage
+  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD=40
   # Load color when load is under 50%.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_NORMAL_FOREGROUND=2
   # Load color when load is between 50% and 70%.
diff --git a/config/p10k-lean.zsh b/config/p10k-lean.zsh
index c3ecb09d..57e9d7ff 100644
--- a/config/p10k-lean.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-lean.zsh
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@
   ######################################[ load: CPU load ]######################################
   # Show average CPU load over this many last minutes. Valid values are 1, 5 and 15.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=5
+  # don't show load below this threshold percentage
+  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD=40
   # Load color when load is under 50%.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_NORMAL_FOREGROUND=66
   # Load color when load is between 50% and 70%.
diff --git a/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh b/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
index a47fb18e..7a4177df 100644
--- a/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@
   ######################################[ load: CPU load ]######################################
   # Show average CPU load over this many last minutes. Valid values are 1, 5 and 15.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=5
+  # don't show load below this threshold percentage
+  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD=40
   # Load color when load is under 50%.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_NORMAL_FOREGROUND=0
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_NORMAL_BACKGROUND=2
diff --git a/internal/p10k.zsh b/internal/p10k.zsh
index a64fe085..99fc319f 100644
--- a/internal/p10k.zsh
+++ b/internal/p10k.zsh
@@ -7200,7 +7200,7 @@ _p9k_init_params() {
     15) _POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=3;;
     *) _POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_WHICH=2;;
   esac
-  _p9k_declare -i POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD 50
+  _p9k_declare -i POWERLEVEL9K_LOAD_THRESHOLD 40
   _p9k_declare -b POWERLEVEL9K_NODE_VERSION_PROJECT_ONLY 0
   _p9k_declare -b POWERLEVEL9K_PHP_VERSION_PROJECT_ONLY 0
   _p9k_declare -b POWERLEVEL9K_DOTNET_VERSION_PROJECT_ONLY 1