diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Classes/ModTags.cs b/Knossos.NET/Classes/ModTags.cs
index 2a7ef542..2c3537b1 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Classes/ModTags.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Classes/ModTags.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public void AddFilter(string filter)
             Filters.Add(filter);
         }
 
+        public void RemoveFilter(string filter)
+        {
+            Filters.Remove(filter);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check if a filter exist in this modid filterlist
         /// Case insensitive
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ public static class ModTags
         /// </summary>
         public enum Filters
         {
+            Hidden,
             Total_Conversion,
             Retail_FS2,
             FS2_MOD,
@@ -199,6 +205,26 @@ public static void AddModFilter(string id, string filter)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes a mod filter
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        /// <param name="filter"></param>
+        public static void RemoveModFilter(string id, string filter)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < modTags.Count(); i++)
+            {
+                if (modTags[i].ModID == id)
+                {
+                    if (modTags[i].FilterExist(filter))
+                    {
+                        modTags[i].RemoveFilter(filter);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a mod tag to the list
         /// If the id and tag dosent exist already
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs b/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
index 23604de3..45129d52 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Models/GlobalSettings.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 using Knossos.NET.ViewModels;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Knossos.NET.Views;
 
 namespace Knossos.NET.Models
 {
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ public AutoUpdateFsoBuilds(bool stable = false, bool rc = false, bool nightly =
         public AutoUpdateFsoBuilds autoUpdateBuilds { get; set; } = new AutoUpdateFsoBuilds();
         [JsonPropertyName("warn_new_settings_system")]
         public bool warnNewSettingsSystem { get; set; } = true;
+        [JsonPropertyName("hidden_mod_ids")]
+        public List<string> hiddenModIds { get; set; } = new List<string>();
         [JsonIgnore]
         private bool _closeToTray { get; set; } = false;
         [JsonPropertyName("close_to_tray")]
@@ -686,7 +690,15 @@ public void Load()
                         portableFsoPreferences = tempSettings.portableFsoPreferences;
                         closeToTray = tempSettings.closeToTray;
                         ignoredLauncherUpdates = tempSettings.ignoredLauncherUpdates;
-
+                        hiddenModIds = tempSettings.hiddenModIds;
+                        if (hiddenModIds.Any())
+                        {
+                            foreach (var hiddenMod in hiddenModIds)
+                            {
+                                ModTags.AddModFilter(hiddenMod, "Hidden");
+                            }
+                            MainWindowViewModel.Instance?.InstalledModsView?.ResetFilters();
+                        }
                         ReadFS2IniValues();
                         Log.Add(Log.LogSeverity.Information, "GlobalSettings.Load()", "Global settings have been loaded");
 
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/ModListViewModel.cs b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/ModListViewModel.cs
index 5c54f4ea..7bb349b9 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/ModListViewModel.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/ModListViewModel.cs
@@ -108,15 +108,32 @@ private void ApplyFilters()
                     }
                 }
                 //Filters
-                if (visibility && MainWindowViewModel.Instance != null && MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter.Any())
+                if (ModTags.IsFilterPresentInModID(card.ID, "Hidden"))
                 {
                     visibility = false;
-                    foreach (var filter in MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter)
+                    if (MainWindowViewModel.Instance != null && MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter.FirstOrDefault(f => f == "Hidden") != null)
                     {
-                        if (card.ID != null && ModTags.IsFilterPresentInModID(card.ID, filter))
+                        visibility = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                { 
+                    if (MainWindowViewModel.Instance != null && MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter.Any())
+                    {
+                        visibility = false;
+                        foreach (var filter in MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter)
                         {
-                            visibility = true;
-                            break;
+                            if(filter == "Hidden")
+                            {
+                                if(MainWindowViewModel.Instance.tagFilter.Count == 1)
+                                    visibility = true;
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if (card.ID != null && ModTags.IsFilterPresentInModID(card.ID, filter))
+                            {
+                                visibility = true;
+                                break;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -203,6 +220,16 @@ public void OpenTab()
             BuildFilterString();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reset currently selected filters
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ResetFilters()
+        {
+            ModListView.Instance?.GenerateFilterButtons();
+            MainWindowViewModel.Instance?.tagFilter.Clear();
+            ApplyFilters();
+        }
+
         public void CloseTab()
         {
             if (MainWindowViewModel.Instance != null)
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Windows/ModSettingsViewModel.cs b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Windows/ModSettingsViewModel.cs
index d6570302..b9e00cc9 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Windows/ModSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Windows/ModSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public partial class ModSettingsViewModel : ViewModelBase
         internal bool noIngameOptions = false;
         [ObservableProperty]
         internal bool ingameOptionsFileExist = false;
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        internal bool userHidden = false;
 
         public ModSettingsViewModel()
         {
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ public ModSettingsViewModel(Mod modJson, ModCardViewModel? modCard=null)
             compressed = modJson.modSettings.isCompressed;
             ignoreGlobalCmd = modJson.modSettings.ignoreGlobalCmd;
             noIngameOptions = modJson.modSettings.noIngameOptions;
+            if (ModTags.IsFilterPresentInModID(modJson.id, "Hidden"))
+                UserHidden = true;
             if (Knossos.globalSettings.modCompression != CompressionSettings.Disabled && !modJson.modSettings.isCompressed)
             {
                 compressionAvailable = true;
@@ -346,7 +350,24 @@ internal void SaveSettingsCommand()
 
                 modJson.modSettings.ignoreGlobalCmd = IgnoreGlobalCmd;
                 modJson.modSettings.noIngameOptions = NoIngameOptions;
+                var oldUserHidden = ModTags.IsFilterPresentInModID(modJson.id, "Hidden");
 
+                if (UserHidden)
+                {
+                    ModTags.AddModFilter(modJson.id, "Hidden");
+                    if(!Knossos.globalSettings.hiddenModIds.Contains(modJson.id))
+                        Knossos.globalSettings.hiddenModIds.Add(modJson.id);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ModTags.RemoveModFilter(modJson.id, "Hidden");
+                    Knossos.globalSettings.hiddenModIds.Remove(modJson.id);
+                }
+                if (oldUserHidden != UserHidden)
+                {
+                    MainWindowViewModel.Instance?.InstalledModsView?.ResetFilters();
+                    Knossos.globalSettings.Save();
+                }
                 modJson.modSettings.Save();
                 if(modCardViewModel != null)
                 {
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Views/Windows/ModSettingsView.axaml b/Knossos.NET/Views/Windows/ModSettingsView.axaml
index b072766c..d5efa073 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Views/Windows/ModSettingsView.axaml
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Views/Windows/ModSettingsView.axaml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 						<Label Foreground="White">Available exec type options: </Label>
 						<Label Foreground="Orange">Default, Release, Debug, Fred2, Fred2Debug, QtFred, QtFredDebug</Label>
 					</WrapPanel>
+					<!--Visibility Settings-->
+					<Label Margin="0,20,0,0" FontWeight="Black" FontSize="20">VISIBILITY SETTINGS</Label>
+					<CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding UserHidden}" Margin="5" ToolTip.Tip="Hide mod from your play menu. Can be displayed again by using the filter option to show hidden mods.">
+						Hidden by default
+					</CheckBox>
 					<!--Mod Engine Settings-->
 					<Label Margin="0,20,0,0" FontWeight="Black" FontSize="20">ENGINE SETTINGS</Label>
 					<CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding NoIngameOptions}" Margin="5" ToolTip.Tip="By disabling in-game options, launcher engine settings will be used instead. Only valid if the mod uses a FSO engine build equal or higher than version 24.2.0">