diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a45adc63..c7ca9e06e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased: mitmproxy next
 
+- Fix `view.settings.setval.toggle` command to correctly use the provided key parameter instead of hardcoded "key" string.
+  ([#8167](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/pull/8167), @nameearly)
 - Fix 400 Bad Request for HTTP requests with uppercase scheme (e.g. `HTTP://`).
   ([#8174](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/pull/8174), @emanuele-em)
 - Fix console command panel losing focus due to incoming traffic (e.g. websocket messages).
diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
index 5561be572..b9c323d9b 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class View(collections.abc.Sequence):
         """
         updated = []
         for f in flows:
-            current = self.settings[f].get("key", "false")
+            current = self.settings[f].get(key, "false")
             self.settings[f][key] = "false" if current == "true" else "true"
             updated.append(f)
         ctx.master.addons.trigger(hooks.UpdateHook(updated))
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
index 5ee0873c8..6d75beedd 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ def test_setgetval():
         v.setvalue_toggle([f], "key")
         assert v.getvalue(f, "key", "default") == "false"
 
+        # Test with a different key name to verify the fix for hardcoded "key" bug
+        v.setvalue([f], "custom_setting", "true")
+        v.setvalue_toggle([f], "custom_setting")
+        assert v.getvalue(f, "custom_setting", "default") == "false"
+        v.setvalue_toggle([f], "custom_setting")
+        assert v.getvalue(f, "custom_setting", "default") == "true"
+
 
 def test_order():
     v = view.View()