diff --git a/docs/overview.rst b/docs/overview.rst
index a918f3fd6..e05977c9b 100644
--- a/docs/overview.rst
+++ b/docs/overview.rst
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ The scrollback buffer
 
 |kitty| supports scrolling back to view history, just like most terminals. You
 can use either keyboard shortcuts or the mouse scroll wheel to do so. |kitty|
-displays an interactive :opt:`scrollbar <scrollbar_opacity>` along the right edge
+displays an interactive :opt:`scrollbar` along the right edge
 of the window that shows your current position in the scrollback. You can click
 and drag the scrollbar to quickly navigate through the history.
 
diff --git a/kitty/debug_config.py b/kitty/debug_config.py
index 1ea22ee3a..f546abd03 100644
--- a/kitty/debug_config.py
+++ b/kitty/debug_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from .constants import extensions_dir, is_macos, is_wayland, kitty_base_dir, kit
 from .fast_data_types import Color, SingleKey, current_fonts, glfw_get_system_color_theme, gpu_driver_version_string, num_users, wayland_compositor_data
 from .options.types import Options as KittyOpts
 from .options.types import defaults, secret_options
-from .options.utils import KeyboardMode, KeyDefinition
+from .options.utils import KeyboardMode, KeyDefinition, ScrollbarSettings
 from .rgb import color_as_sharp, color_from_int
 from .types import MouseEvent, Shortcut, mod_to_names
 from .utils import shlex_split
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def compare_opts(opts: KittyOpts, global_shortcuts: dict[str, SingleKey] | None,
             continue
         val = getattr(opts, f)
         if isinstance(val, dict):
-            print(title(f'{f}:'))
+            print(f'{f}:')
             if f == 'symbol_map':
                 for k in sorted(val):
                     print(f'\tU+{k[0]:04x} - U+{k[1]:04x} → {val[k]}')
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ def compare_opts(opts: KittyOpts, global_shortcuts: dict[str, SingleKey] | None,
                     print('   ', val[k])
             else:
                 print(pformat(val))
+        elif isinstance(val, ScrollbarSettings):
+            print(f'{f}:')
+            for ssd in ScrollbarSettings().differences(val):
+                print(f'\t{ssd}')
         else:
             val = getattr(opts, f)
             if isinstance(val, Color):
diff --git a/kitty/options/definition.py b/kitty/options/definition.py
index e172fe6c7..f8a229f5b 100644
--- a/kitty/options/definition.py
+++ b/kitty/options/definition.py
@@ -442,10 +442,9 @@ is changed it will only affect newly created windows, not existing ones.
 '''
     )
 
-opt(
-    'scrollbar', '',
-    option_type='scrollbar', ctype='!scrollbar',
+opt('scrollbar', '', option_type='scrollbar', ctype='!scrollbar',
     long_text='''
+TODO: this writeup
 ''')
 
 opt('scrollback_pager', 'less --chop-long-lines --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS +INPUT_LINE_NUMBER',
diff --git a/kitty/options/utils.py b/kitty/options/utils.py
index 0622520d0..87dfea1e8 100644
--- a/kitty/options/utils.py
+++ b/kitty/options/utils.py
@@ -1719,6 +1719,11 @@ class ScrollbarSettings(NamedTuple):
     jump_on_track_click: bool = True
     visible_when: int = 1
 
+    def differences(self, other: 'ScrollbarSettings') -> Iterator[str]:
+        for key in self._fields:
+            if getattr(self, key) != (o := getattr(other, key)):
+                yield f'{key}: {o}'
+
 
 default_scrollbar = ScrollbarSettings()