diff --git a/flutter/lib/common/widgets/address_book.dart b/flutter/lib/common/widgets/address_book.dart
index 2aceae508..58acc9ace 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/common/widgets/address_book.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/common/widgets/address_book.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import 'package:get/get.dart';
 import '../../common.dart';
 import 'login.dart';
 
+final hideAbTagsPanel = false.obs;
+
 class AddressBook extends StatefulWidget {
   final EdgeInsets? menuPadding;
   const AddressBook({Key? key, this.menuPadding}) : super(key: key);
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ class _AddressBookState extends State<AddressBook> {
   Widget _buildAddressBookDesktop() {
     return Row(
       children: [
-        Container(
+        Offstage(
+          offstage: hideAbTagsPanel.value,
+          child: Container(
           decoration: BoxDecoration(
               borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
               border:
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ class _AddressBookState extends State<AddressBook> {
               ],
             ),
           ),
-        ).marginOnly(right: 12.0),
+        ).marginOnly(right: 12.0)),
         _buildPeersViews()
       ],
     );
diff --git a/flutter/lib/common/widgets/peer_tab_page.dart b/flutter/lib/common/widgets/peer_tab_page.dart
index 3882f866a..ab85b2960 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/common/widgets/peer_tab_page.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/common/widgets/peer_tab_page.dart
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class _PeerTabPageState extends State<PeerTabPage>
           ? PeerUiType.list
           : PeerUiType.grid;
     }
+    hideAbTagsPanel.value =
+        bind.mainGetLocalOption(key: "hideAbTagsPanel").isNotEmpty;
     super.initState();
   }
 
@@ -102,6 +104,28 @@ class _PeerTabPageState extends State<PeerTabPage>
                   offstage: gFFI.peerTabModel.currentTab == 0,
                   child: PeerSortDropdown().marginOnly(left: 8),
                 ),
+                Offstage(
+                  offstage: gFFI.peerTabModel.currentTab != 3,
+                  child: InkWell(
+                    child: Obx(() => Container(
+                        padding: EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+                        decoration: hideAbTagsPanel.value
+                            ? null
+                            : BoxDecoration(
+                                color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.background,
+                                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(6)),
+                        child: Icon(
+                          Icons.tag_rounded,
+                          size: 18,
+                        ))),
+                    onTap: () async {
+                      await bind.mainSetLocalOption(
+                          key: "hideAbTagsPanel",
+                          value: hideAbTagsPanel.value ? "" : "Y");
+                      hideAbTagsPanel.value = !hideAbTagsPanel.value;
+                    },
+                  ).marginOnly(left: 8),
+                ),
               ],
             ),
           ),