diff --git a/Classes/View/Button/HideButton.php b/Classes/View/Button/HideButton.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a028153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/View/Button/HideButton.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+namespace Fab\Media\View\Button;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Fab/Media project under GPLv2 or later.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.md file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\Icon;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use Fab\Vidi\View\AbstractComponentView;
+use Fab\Vidi\Domain\Model\Content;
+
+/**
+ * View which renders a "hide" button to be placed in the grid.
+ */
+class HideButton extends AbstractComponentView
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Renders a "hide" button to be placed in the grid.
+     *
+     * @param Content $object
+     * @return string
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function render(Content $object = null)
+    {
+        $button = '';
+
+        if (isset($object->metadata) && isset($object->metadata->visible) && (bool)$object->metadata->visible === false) {
+            $buttonIcon = 'actions-edit-unhide';
+            $label = 'unHide';
+        } else {
+            $buttonIcon = 'actions-edit-hide';
+            $label = 'hide';
+        }
+        $file = $this->getFileConverter()->convert($object);
+
+        // Only display the hide icon if the file has no reference?
+        if ($this->getFileReferenceService()->countTotalReferences($object->getUid()) === 0 && $file->checkActionPermission('write')) {
+
+            $button = $this->makeLinkButton()
+                ->setHref($this->getHideUri($object))
+                ->setDataAttributes([
+                    'uid' => $object->getUid(),
+                    'toggle' => 'tooltip',
+                    'label' => $file->getProperty('title'),
+                ])
+                ->setClasses('btn-visibility-toggle')
+                ->setTitle($this->getLanguageService()->sL('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_mod_web_list.xlf:' . $label))
+                ->setIcon($this->getIconFactory()->getIcon($buttonIcon, Icon::SIZE_SMALL))
+                ->render();
+        }
+
+        return $button;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Content $object
+     * @return string
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    protected function getHideUri(Content $object)
+    {
+        $newVisibility = (isset($object->metadata) && isset($object->metadata->visible)) ? (int)!$object->metadata->visible : 0;
+        $additionalParameters = [
+            $this->getModuleLoader()->getParameterPrefix() => [
+                'controller' => 'Content',
+                'action' => 'update',
+                'format' => 'json',
+                'fieldNameAndPath' => 'metadata.visible',
+                'content' => [
+                    'visible' => $newVisibility
+                ],
+                'matches' => [
+                    'uid' => $object->getUid(),
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+        return $this->getModuleLoader()->getModuleUrl($additionalParameters);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Fab\Media\Resource\FileReferenceService
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    protected function getFileReferenceService()
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance('Fab\Media\Resource\FileReferenceService');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Fab\Media\TypeConverter\ContentToFileConverter
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    protected function getFileConverter()
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance('Fab\Media\TypeConverter\ContentToFileConverter');
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ext_conf_template.txt b/ext_conf_template.txt
index d22a1190..22c04080 100644
--- a/ext_conf_template.txt
+++ b/ext_conf_template.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ has_media_file_picker = 0
 # cat=basic//; type=boolean; label= Hide default file list : If checked, the default file list is hidden from the Backend as everything is handled by the Media module. Reload the Backend after enabling this option.
 hide_file_list = 0
 
+# cat=basic//; type=boolean; label= Display hide button : If checked, the a hide button is added to media module, that shows/hides sys_metadata entry of current item (only if filemetadata is loaded
+show_hide_button_in_media = 0
+
 ###################### Image preset ######################
 
 # cat=image preset//2; type=string; label= Maximum size of thumbnail image: Define the max width and height of a thumbnail. This setting is currently used for thumbnails in the Grid in the BE.
diff --git a/ext_tables.php b/ext_tables.php
index 33138f87..68429357 100644
--- a/ext_tables.php
+++ b/ext_tables.php
@@ -72,6 +72,26 @@
 
     $defaultMainModule = (bool)$configuration['has_folder_tree']['value'] ? 'file' : 'content';
 
+    $configuration = unserialize($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXT']['extConf']['media']);
+
+    $buttonArray = [
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\LinkCreatorButton::class,
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\ImageEditorButton::class,
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\FilePickerButton::class,
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\EditButton::class,
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\DownloadButton::class,
+        \Fab\Media\View\Button\DeleteButton::class
+    ];
+
+    if ($configuration['show_hide_button_in_media'] == 1
+        && \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::isLoaded('filemetadata')
+    ) {
+        $buttonArray[] = \Fab\Media\View\Button\HideButton::class;
+
+            // update width of button column to fit new hide button
+        $GLOBALS['TCA']['sys_file']['grid']['columns']['__buttons']['width'] = '120px';
+    }
+
     /** @var \Fab\Vidi\Module\ModuleLoader $moduleLoader */
     $moduleLoader = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance(
         \Fab\Vidi\Module\ModuleLoader::class,
@@ -106,14 +126,7 @@
             \Fab\Media\View\Plugin\ImageEditorPlugin::class,
             \Fab\Media\View\Plugin\FilePickerPlugin::class,
         ])
-        ->setGridButtonsComponents([
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\LinkCreatorButton::class,
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\ImageEditorButton::class,
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\FilePickerButton::class,
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\EditButton::class,
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\DownloadButton::class,
-            \Fab\Media\View\Button\DeleteButton::class,
-        ])
+        ->setGridButtonsComponents($buttonArray)
         ->setMenuMassActionComponents([
             \Fab\Vidi\View\MenuItem\ExportXlsMenuItem::class,
             \Fab\Vidi\View\MenuItem\ExportXmlMenuItem::class,