diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index 818438cc..e258290e 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
           "stream-description": "Enter a command to run continuously."
         },
         "dynamic-text": "Dynamic text",
+        "hide-vertical": {
+          "description": "If enabled, the text from the command output will not be shown when the bar is in a vertical layout (left or right).",
+          "label": "Hide text in vertical bar"
+        },
         "icon": {
           "description": "Select an icon from the library.",
           "label": "Icon"
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
index 7e474fde..1d59f329 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Item {
     return {}
   }
 
-  // Use settings or defaults from BarWidgetRegistry
+  readonly property bool isVerticalBar: Settings.data.bar.position === "left" || Settings.data.bar.position === "right"
+
   readonly property string customIcon: widgetSettings.icon || widgetMetadata.icon
   readonly property string leftClickExec: widgetSettings.leftClickExec || widgetMetadata.leftClickExec
   readonly property string rightClickExec: widgetSettings.rightClickExec || widgetMetadata.rightClickExec
@@ -40,8 +41,11 @@ Item {
   readonly property int textIntervalMs: widgetSettings.textIntervalMs !== undefined ? widgetSettings.textIntervalMs : (widgetMetadata.textIntervalMs || 3000)
   readonly property string textCollapse: widgetSettings.textCollapse !== undefined ? widgetSettings.textCollapse : (widgetMetadata.textCollapse || "")
   readonly property bool parseJson: widgetSettings.parseJson !== undefined ? widgetSettings.parseJson : (widgetMetadata.parseJson || false)
+  readonly property bool hideTextInVerticalBar: widgetSettings.hideTextInVerticalBar !== undefined ? widgetSettings.hideTextInVerticalBar : (widgetMetadata.hideTextInVerticalBar || false)
   readonly property bool hasExec: (leftClickExec || rightClickExec || middleClickExec)
 
+  readonly property bool shouldShowText: !isVerticalBar || !hideTextInVerticalBar
+
   implicitWidth: pill.width
   implicitHeight: pill.height
 
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ Item {
 
     oppositeDirection: BarService.getPillDirection(root)
     icon: _dynamicIcon !== "" ? _dynamicIcon : customIcon
-    text: _dynamicText
+    text: shouldShowText ? _dynamicText : ""
     density: Settings.data.bar.density
     autoHide: false
     forceOpen: _dynamicText !== ""
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ Item {
     id: refreshTimer
     interval: Math.max(250, textIntervalMs)
     repeat: true
-    running: !textStream && textCommand && textCommand.length > 0
+    running: shouldShowText && !textStream && textCommand && textCommand.length > 0
     triggeredOnStart: true
     onTriggered: root.runTextCommand()
   }
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ Item {
   Timer {
     id: restartTimer
     interval: 1000
-    running: textStream && !textProc.running
+    running: shouldShowText && textStream && !textProc.running
     onTriggered: root.runTextCommand()
   }
 
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
index 5d11c8de..715e4ef9 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
   property string valueIcon: widgetData.icon !== undefined ? widgetData.icon : widgetMetadata.icon
   property bool valueTextStream: widgetData.textStream !== undefined ? widgetData.textStream : widgetMetadata.textStream
   property bool valueParseJson: widgetData.parseJson !== undefined ? widgetData.parseJson : widgetMetadata.parseJson
+  property bool valueHideTextInVerticalBar: widgetData.hideTextInVerticalBar !== undefined ? widgetData.hideTextInVerticalBar : widgetMetadata.hideTextInVerticalBar
 
   function saveSettings() {
     var settings = Object.assign({}, widgetData || {})
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     settings.textCollapse = textCollapseInput.text
     settings.textStream = valueTextStream
     settings.parseJson = valueParseJson
+    settings.hideTextInVerticalBar = valueHideTextInVerticalBar
     settings.textIntervalMs = parseInt(textIntervalInput.text || textIntervalInput.placeholderText, 10)
     return settings
   }
@@ -94,6 +96,13 @@ ColumnLayout {
     label: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.custom-button.dynamic-text")
   }
 
+  NToggle {
+    label: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.custom-button.hide-vertical.label", "Hide text in vertical bar")
+    description: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.custom-button.hide-vertical.description", "If enabled, the text from the command output will not be shown when the bar is in a vertical layout (left or right).")
+    checked: valueHideTextInVerticalBar
+    onToggled: checked => valueHideTextInVerticalBar = checked
+  }
+
   NToggle {
     id: textStreamInput
     label: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.custom-button.text-stream.label")
diff --git a/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index 5cd91190..89ac49c1 100644
--- a/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ Singleton {
                                     "textStream": false,
                                     "textIntervalMs": 3000,
                                     "textCollapse": "",
-                                    "parseJson": false
+                                    "parseJson": false,
+                                    "hideTextInVerticalBar": false
                                   },
                                   "KeyboardLayout": {
                                     "allowUserSettings": true,