diff --git a/src/bar.c b/src/bar.c
index 84750b4..5737bc2 100644
--- a/src/bar.c
+++ b/src/bar.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void bar_refresh(struct bar *bar)
 
   for (int i = 0; i < g_bar_manager.bar_item_count; i++) {
     struct bar_item* bar_item = g_bar_manager.bar_items[i];
-    if (!bar_item->enabled) continue;
+    if (!bar_item->enabled || bar_item->hidden) continue;
     bar_item->is_shown = false;
 
     if(bar_item->associated_display > 0 && !(bar_item->associated_display & (1 << did))) continue;
diff --git a/src/bar_item.c b/src/bar_item.c
index 337ee2a..832c90c 100644
--- a/src/bar_item.c
+++ b/src/bar_item.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct bar_item* bar_item_create() {
 
 void bar_item_init(struct bar_item* bar_item, struct bar_item* default_item) {
   bar_item->enabled = true;
+  bar_item->hidden = false;
   bar_item->is_shown = false;
   bar_item->nospace = false;
   bar_item->counter = 0;
diff --git a/src/bar_item.h b/src/bar_item.h
index 0d233a0..f3507de 100644
--- a/src/bar_item.h
+++ b/src/bar_item.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 struct bar_item {
   bool enabled;
+  bool hidden;
   bool is_shown;
   bool nospace;
   int counter;
diff --git a/src/bar_manager.c b/src/bar_manager.c
index 4ad6183..cdb5880 100644
--- a/src/bar_manager.c
+++ b/src/bar_manager.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void bar_manager_check_bar_items_for_update_pattern(struct bar_manager* bar_mana
 struct bar_item* bar_manager_get_item_by_point(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, CGPoint point, uint32_t sid) {
   for (int i = 0; i < bar_manager->bar_item_count; i++) {
     struct bar_item* bar_item = bar_manager->bar_items[i];
-    if (!bar_item->enabled || bar_item->num_rects < sid || bar_item->bounding_rects[sid - 1] == NULL) continue;
+    if (!bar_item->enabled || bar_item->hidden || bar_item->num_rects < sid || bar_item->bounding_rects[sid - 1] == NULL) continue;
     if (cgrect_contains_point(bar_item->bounding_rects[sid - 1], &point)) {
       return bar_item;
     }
diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 83e2b96..8af76e4 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern bool g_verbose;
 
 #define DOMAIN_SET                                          "set"
 #define COMMAND_SET_ENABLED                                 "enabled"
+#define COMMAND_SET_HIDDEN                                  "hidden"
 #define COMMAND_SET_POSITION                                "position"
 #define COMMAND_SET_ASSOCIATED_DISPLAY                      "associated_display"
 #define COMMAND_SET_ASSOCIATED_SPACE                        "associated_space"
@@ -367,9 +368,13 @@ static void handle_domain_set(FILE* rsp, struct token domain, char* message) {
   } else if (token_equals(property, COMMAND_SET_ENABLED)) {
     struct token value = get_token(&message);
     bar_item->enabled = token_equals(value, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ON) ? true : false;
+  } else if (token_equals(property, COMMAND_SET_HIDDEN)) {
+    struct token value = get_token(&message);
+    bar_item->hidden = token_equals(value, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ON) ? true : false;
   } 
 
 
+
   if (bar_item->is_shown)
     bar_manager_refresh(&g_bar_manager);
 }