diff --git a/src/WindowMaker.h b/src/WindowMaker.h
index 301e0333..37f55577 100644
--- a/src/WindowMaker.h
+++ b/src/WindowMaker.h
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ typedef struct WPreferences {
     RImage *swtileImage;
     RImage *swbackImage[9];
 
+    int show_clip_title;
+
     struct {
         unsigned int nodock:1;	       /* don't display the dock */
         unsigned int noclip:1;         /* don't display the clip */
diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index d06f2ced..6e002bdf 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ WDefaultEntry optionList[] = {
 	    NULL, getFont, setIconTitleFont, NULL, NULL},
 	{"ClipTitleFont", DEF_CLIP_TITLE_FONT, NULL,
 	    NULL, getFont, setClipTitleFont, NULL, NULL},
+	{"ShowClipTitle", "YES", NULL,
+		&wPreferences.show_clip_title, getBool, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"LargeDisplayFont", DEF_WORKSPACE_NAME_FONT, NULL,
 	    NULL, getFont, setLargeDisplayFont, NULL, NULL},
 	{"HighlightColor", "white", NULL,
diff --git a/src/dock.c b/src/dock.c
index 7e6d926c..3df2759d 100644
--- a/src/dock.c
+++ b/src/dock.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,8 @@ void wClipIconPaint(WAppIcon * aicon)
 
 	tx = CLIP_BUTTON_SIZE * ICON_SIZE / 64;
 
-	WMDrawString(scr->wmscreen, win, color, scr->clip_title_font, tx, ty, ws_name, length);
+	if(wPreferences.show_clip_title)
+		WMDrawString(scr->wmscreen, win, color, scr->clip_title_font, tx, ty, ws_name, length);
 	/*WMDrawString(scr->wmscreen, win, color, scr->clip_title_font, 4,
 	   2, ws_name, length); */