diff --git a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
index df2c66a..34ef197 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
@@ -488,7 +488,10 @@ void CDockAreaTitleBar::onCurrentTabChanged(int Index)
 //============================================================================
 void CDockAreaTitleBar::onAutoHideButtonClicked(bool Checked)
 {
-    d->DockArea->toggleAutoHideArea(Checked);
+	if (d->DockArea->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetPinnable))
+	{
+        d->DockArea->toggleAutoHideArea(Checked);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
index 526e7ee..d8e95ad 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ void DockAreaWidgetPrivate::updateTitleBarButtonStates()
 		_this->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable));
 	TitleBar->button(TitleBarButtonUndock)->setEnabled(
 		_this->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable));
+	TitleBar->button(TitleBarButtonAutoHide)->setEnabled(
+		_this->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetPinnable));
 	TitleBar->updateDockWidgetActionsButtons();
 	UpdateTitleBarButtons = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/DockManager.cpp b/src/DockManager.cpp
index 1b0c5da..843402b 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DockManager.cpp
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::setCentralWidget(CDockWidget* widget)
 	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false);
 	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetMovable, false);
 	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable, false);
+	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetPinnable, false);
 	d->CentralWidget = widget;
 	CDockAreaWidget* CentralArea = addDockWidget(CenterDockWidgetArea, widget);
 	CentralArea->setDockAreaFlag(CDockAreaWidget::eDockAreaFlag::HideSingleWidgetTitleBar, true);
diff --git a/src/DockWidget.h b/src/DockWidget.h
index 5fa176f..373f068 100644
--- a/src/DockWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockWidget.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ public:
         DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea = 0x040, ///< dock widget will be closed when the dock area hosting it is closed
         NoTab = 0x080, ///< dock widget tab will never be shown if this flag is set
         DeleteContentOnClose = 0x100, ///< deletes only the contained widget on close, keeping the dock widget intact and in place. Attempts to rebuild the contents widget on show if there is a widget factory set.
-        DefaultDockWidgetFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetFocusable,
+        DockWidgetPinnable = 0x200, ///< dock widget can be pinned and added to an overlay widget
+        DefaultDockWidgetFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetFocusable | DockWidgetPinnable,
         AllDockWidgetFeatures = DefaultDockWidgetFeatures | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose | CustomCloseHandling,
         DockWidgetAlwaysCloseAndDelete = DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose,
         NoDockWidgetFeatures = 0x000