diff --git a/Assets/Translations/de.json b/Assets/Translations/de.json
index fe0aaa3c..6a5bb0bd 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/de.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/de.json
@@ -1107,6 +1107,10 @@
         }
       },
       "taskbar": {
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "Ausblendmodus",
+          "description": "Steuert das Verhalten des Widgets, wenn keine übereinstimmenden Fenster vorhanden sind."
+        },
         "only-active-workspaces": {
           "label": "Nur von aktiven Arbeitsbereichen",
           "description": "Zeige nur Apps von aktiven Arbeitsbereichen an."
@@ -1619,4 +1623,4 @@
       "description": "Das Control-Center-Widget wurde aus der Leiste entfernt. Um es erneut über die Leiste zu öffnen, fügen Sie das Widget wieder hinzu. Sie können es auch durch Rechtsklick auf die Leiste öffnen."
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index c64321c6..7f6cf5c7 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
           }
         }
       }
-      
     },
     "audio": {
       "title": "Audio",
@@ -722,29 +721,29 @@
       }
     },
     "control-center": {
-        "title": "Control Center",
+      "title": "Control Center",
+      "section": {
+        "label": "Appearance",
+        "description": "Configure the Control Center panel positioning and behavior."
+      },
+      "position": {
+        "label": "Position",
+        "description": "Choose where the Control Center panel appears when opened."
+      },
+      "cards": {
         "section": {
-          "label": "Appearance",
-          "description": "Configure the Control Center panel positioning and behavior."
-        },
-        "position": {
-          "label": "Position",
-          "description": "Choose where the Control Center panel appears when opened."
-        },
-        "cards": {
-          "section": {
-            "label": "Cards",
-            "description": "Customize which controls appear in the Control Center and in what order."
-          }
-        },
-        "shortcuts": {
-          "section": {
-            "label": "Shortcuts widgets",
-            "description": "Configure and manage the shortcuts widgets."
-          },
-          "sectionLeft": "Left",
-          "sectionRight": "Right"
+          "label": "Cards",
+          "description": "Customize which controls appear in the Control Center and in what order."
         }
+      },
+      "shortcuts": {
+        "section": {
+          "label": "Shortcuts widgets",
+          "description": "Configure and manage the shortcuts widgets."
+        },
+        "sectionLeft": "Left",
+        "sectionRight": "Right"
+      }
     },
     "user-interface": {
       "title": "User interface",
@@ -1091,6 +1090,10 @@
         "preview": "Preview"
       },
       "taskbar": {
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "Hiding mode",
+          "description": "Controls how the widget behaves when there are no matching windows."
+        },
         "only-active-workspaces": {
           "label": "Only from active workspaces",
           "description": "Show only apps from active workspaces."
@@ -1620,4 +1623,4 @@
       "disabled": "Battery manager disabled"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/es.json b/Assets/Translations/es.json
index 27e0bb8c..9ced10d2 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/es.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/es.json
@@ -1090,6 +1090,10 @@
         }
       },
       "taskbar": {
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "Modo de ocultación",
+          "description": "Controla cómo se comporta el widget cuando no hay ventanas coincidentes."
+        },
         "only-active-workspaces": {
           "description": "Mostrar solo las aplicaciones de los espacios de trabajo activos.",
           "label": "Solo desde espacios de trabajo activos"
@@ -1619,4 +1623,4 @@
       "disabled": "Administrador de batería deshabilitado"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/fr.json b/Assets/Translations/fr.json
index dcb8b330..1d2d9568 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/fr.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/fr.json
@@ -1090,6 +1090,10 @@
         }
       },
       "taskbar": {
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "Mode de masquage",
+          "description": "Contrôle le comportement du widget lorsqu'il n'y a pas de fenêtres correspondantes."
+        },
         "only-active-workspaces": {
           "description": "Afficher uniquement les applications des espaces de travail actifs.",
           "label": "Seulement depuis les espaces de travail actifs."
@@ -1619,4 +1623,4 @@
       "disabled": "Gestionnaire de batterie désactivé"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/pt.json b/Assets/Translations/pt.json
index d96dc0ce..118939a8 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/pt.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/pt.json
@@ -1101,6 +1101,10 @@
         "colorize-icons": {
           "label": "Colorir ícones",
           "description": "Aplicar cores do tema aos ícones da barra de tarefas."
+        },
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "Modo de ocultação",
+          "description": "Controla como o widget se comporta quando não há janelas correspondentes."
         }
       },
       "tray": {
@@ -1625,4 +1629,4 @@
       "uninstall-failed": "Falha na desinstalação"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/zh-CN.json b/Assets/Translations/zh-CN.json
index 4fb29ae1..d64db2ff 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -1090,6 +1090,10 @@
         }
       },
       "taskbar": {
+        "hide-mode": {
+          "label": "隐藏模式",
+          "description": "当没有匹配的窗口时控制小部件的行为。"
+        },
         "only-active-workspaces": {
           "label": "仅显示活动工作区",
           "description": "仅显示来自活动工作区的应用程序"
@@ -1619,4 +1623,4 @@
       "disabled": "电池管理器已禁用"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
index 8dcab751..5308e2dc 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Rectangle {
   property int sectionWidgetsCount: 0
 
   readonly property bool isVerticalBar: Settings.data.bar.position === "left" || Settings.data.bar.position === "right"
-  readonly property bool density: Settings.data.bar.density
+  readonly property string density: Settings.data.bar.density
   readonly property real itemSize: (density === "compact") ? Style.capsuleHeight * 0.9 : Style.capsuleHeight * 0.8
 
   property var widgetMetadata: BarWidgetRegistry.widgetMetadata[widgetId]
@@ -34,9 +34,49 @@ Rectangle {
     return {}
   }
 
-  // Always visible when there are toplevels
-  implicitWidth: isVerticalBar ? Style.capsuleHeight : Math.round(taskbarLayout.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2)
-  implicitHeight: isVerticalBar ? Math.round(taskbarLayout.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2) : Style.capsuleHeight
+  readonly property string hideMode: (widgetSettings.hideMode !== undefined) ? widgetSettings.hideMode : widgetMetadata.hideMode
+
+  property bool hasWindow: false
+  readonly property bool onlySameOutput: (widgetSettings.onlySameOutput !== undefined) ? widgetSettings.onlySameOutput : (widgetMetadata.onlySameOutput !== undefined ? widgetMetadata.onlySameOutput : false)
+  readonly property bool onlyActiveWorkspaces: (widgetSettings.onlyActiveWorkspaces !== undefined) ? widgetSettings.onlyActiveWorkspaces : (widgetMetadata.onlyActiveWorkspaces !== undefined ? widgetMetadata.onlyActiveWorkspaces : false)
+
+  function updateHasWindow() {
+    try {
+      var total = CompositorService.windows.count || 0
+      var activeIds = CompositorService.getActiveWorkspaces().map(function(ws) { return ws.id })
+      var found = false
+      for (var i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+        var w = CompositorService.windows.get(i)
+        if (!w)
+          continue
+        var passOutput = (!onlySameOutput) || (w.output == screen.name)
+        var passWorkspace = (!onlyActiveWorkspaces) || (activeIds.includes(w.workspaceId))
+        if (passOutput && passWorkspace) {
+          found = true
+          break
+        }
+      }
+      hasWindow = found
+    } catch (e) {
+      hasWindow = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  Component.onCompleted: updateHasWindow()
+  Connections {
+    target: CompositorService
+    function onWindowListChanged() { updateHasWindow() }
+    function onWorkspaceChanged() { updateHasWindow() }
+  }
+  onScreenChanged: updateHasWindow()
+
+  // "visible": Always Visible, "hidden": Hide When Empty, "transparent": Transparent When Empty
+  visible: hideMode !== "hidden" || hasWindow
+  opacity: (hideMode !== "transparent" || hasWindow) ? 1.0 : 0
+  Behavior on opacity { NumberAnimation { duration: Style.animationNormal; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic } }
+
+  implicitWidth: visible ? (isVerticalBar ? Style.capsuleHeight : Math.round(taskbarLayout.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2)) : 0
+  implicitHeight: visible ? (isVerticalBar ? Math.round(taskbarLayout.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2) : Style.capsuleHeight) : 0
   radius: Style.radiusM
   color: Settings.data.bar.showCapsule ? Color.mSurfaceVariant : Color.transparent
 
@@ -64,7 +104,7 @@ Rectangle {
         required property var modelData
         property ShellScreen screen: root.screen
 
-        visible: (!widgetSettings.onlySameOutput || modelData.output == screen.name) && (!widgetSettings.onlyActiveWorkspaces || CompositorService.getActiveWorkspaces().map(ws => ws.id).includes(modelData.workspaceId))
+    visible: (!onlySameOutput || modelData.output == screen.name) && (!onlyActiveWorkspaces || CompositorService.getActiveWorkspaces().map(function(ws){ return ws.id }).includes(modelData.workspaceId))
 
         Layout.preferredWidth: root.itemSize
         Layout.preferredHeight: root.itemSize
diff --git a/Modules/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/TaskbarSettings.qml b/Modules/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/TaskbarSettings.qml
index e98c0eaa..a99fec68 100644
--- a/Modules/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/TaskbarSettings.qml
+++ b/Modules/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/TaskbarSettings.qml
@@ -14,18 +14,46 @@ ColumnLayout {
   property var widgetMetadata: null
 
   // Local state
+  property string valueHideMode: "hidden" 
   property bool valueOnlyActiveWorkspaces: widgetData.onlyActiveWorkspaces !== undefined ? widgetData.onlyActiveWorkspaces : widgetMetadata.onlyActiveWorkspaces
   property bool valueOnlySameOutput: widgetData.onlySameOutput !== undefined ? widgetData.onlySameOutput : widgetMetadata.onlySameOutput
   property bool valueColorizeIcons: widgetData.colorizeIcons !== undefined ? widgetData.colorizeIcons : widgetMetadata.colorizeIcons
 
+  Component.onCompleted: {
+    if (widgetData && widgetData.hideMode !== undefined) {
+      valueHideMode = widgetData.hideMode
+    } else if (widgetMetadata && widgetMetadata.hideMode !== undefined) {
+      valueHideMode = widgetMetadata.hideMode
+    }
+  }
+
   function saveSettings() {
     var settings = Object.assign({}, widgetData || {})
+    settings.hideMode = valueHideMode
     settings.onlySameOutput = valueOnlySameOutput
     settings.onlyActiveWorkspaces = valueOnlyActiveWorkspaces
     settings.colorizeIcons = valueColorizeIcons
     return settings
   }
 
+  NComboBox {
+    Layout.fillWidth: true
+    label: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.taskbar.hide-mode.label")
+    description: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.taskbar.hide-mode.description")
+    model: [{
+        "key": "visible",
+        "name": I18n.tr("options.hide-modes.visible")
+      }, {
+        "key": "hidden",
+        "name": I18n.tr("options.hide-modes.hidden")
+      }, {
+        "key": "transparent",
+        "name": I18n.tr("options.hide-modes.transparent")
+      }]
+    currentKey: root.valueHideMode
+    onSelected: key => root.valueHideMode = key
+  }
+
   NToggle {
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     label: I18n.tr("bar.widget-settings.taskbar.only-same-output.label")
diff --git a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index 1bb0199c..15263558 100644
--- a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Singleton {
                                     "allowUserSettings": true,
                                     "onlySameOutput": true,
                                     "onlyActiveWorkspaces": true,
+                                    "hideMode": "hidden",
                                     "colorizeIcons": false
                                   },
                                   "Tray": {