diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.c
index c0044b6d98..9f44690e2c 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.c
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ gnc_tree_model_account_get_column_type (GtkTreeModel *tree_model, int index)
     case GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_COLOR_TOTAL_PERIOD:
         return G_TYPE_STRING;
 
+    case GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_HIDDEN:
     case GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_PLACEHOLDER:
         return G_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
 
@@ -944,6 +945,11 @@ gnc_tree_model_account_get_value (GtkTreeModel *tree_model,
         g_value_set_string (value, xaccAccountGetLastNum (account));
         break;
 
+    case GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_HIDDEN:
+        g_value_init (value, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
+        g_value_set_boolean (value, xaccAccountGetHidden (account));
+        break;
+
     case GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_PLACEHOLDER:
         g_value_init (value, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
         g_value_set_boolean (value, xaccAccountGetPlaceholder (account));
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.h b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.h
index 8d8337579f..17fd76d53f 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.h
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-model-account.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ typedef enum
     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_NOTES,
     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_TAX_INFO,
     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_TAX_INFO_SUB_ACCT,
+    GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_HIDDEN,
     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_PLACEHOLDER,
 
     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_LAST_VISIBLE = GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_PLACEHOLDER,
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-view-account.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-view-account.c
index 848b800f12..6fabac1c07 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-view-account.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-tree-view-account.c
@@ -207,6 +207,31 @@ gnc_tree_view_account_finalize (GObject *object)
 /************************************************************
  *                        Callbacks                         *
  ************************************************************/
+static void
+gnc_tree_view_account_hidden_toggled (GtkCellRendererToggle *cell,
+                                      const gchar *s_path_str,
+                                      gpointer user_data)
+{
+    GncTreeViewAccount *tree_view;
+    GtkTreePath *s_path;
+    Account *account;
+    gboolean hidden;
+
+    /* Change the requested account */
+    tree_view = user_data;
+    s_path = gtk_tree_path_new_from_string (s_path_str);
+    account = gnc_tree_view_account_get_account_from_path (tree_view, s_path);
+    if (account)
+    {
+        hidden = !gtk_cell_renderer_toggle_get_active (cell); // hasn't changed yet.
+        xaccAccountSetHidden (account, hidden);
+    }
+
+    /* Clean up */
+    gtk_tree_path_free (s_path);
+}
+
+
 static void
 gnc_tree_view_account_placeholder_toggled (GtkCellRendererToggle *cell,
         const gchar *s_path_str,
@@ -423,6 +448,29 @@ sort_by_total_value (GtkTreeModel *f_model,
                               f_model, f_iter_a, f_iter_b, user_data);
 }
 
+static gint
+sort_by_hidden (GtkTreeModel *f_model,
+                GtkTreeIter *f_iter_a,
+                GtkTreeIter *f_iter_b,
+                gpointer user_data)
+{
+    const Account *account_a, *account_b;
+    gboolean flag_a, flag_b;
+
+    /* Find the accounts */
+    sort_cb_setup (f_model, f_iter_a, f_iter_b, &account_a, &account_b);
+
+    /* Get the placeholder flags. */
+    flag_a = xaccAccountGetHidden (account_a);
+    flag_b = xaccAccountGetHidden (account_b);
+
+    if (flag_a > flag_b)
+        return -1;
+    else if (flag_a < flag_b)
+        return 1;
+    return xaccAccountOrder (account_a, account_b);
+}
+
 static gint
 sort_by_placeholder (GtkTreeModel *f_model,
                      GtkTreeIter *f_iter_a,
@@ -902,6 +950,14 @@ gnc_tree_view_account_new_with_root (Account *root, gboolean show_root)
                                             GTK_TREE_VIEW(view),
                                             NULL);
 
+    gnc_tree_view_add_toggle_column (view, _("Hidden"),
+                                     C_("Column header for 'Hidden'", "H"),
+                                     "hidden",
+                                     GNC_TREE_MODEL_ACCOUNT_COL_HIDDEN,
+                                     GNC_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_VISIBLE_ALWAYS,
+                                     sort_by_hidden,
+                                     gnc_tree_view_account_hidden_toggled);
+
     gnc_tree_view_add_toggle_column(view, _("Placeholder"),
 				    C_("Column header for 'Placeholder'", "P"),
                                     "placeholder",