diff --git a/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp
index c5d49b5..1889b4c 100644
--- a/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     DockManager = new CDockManager(this);
 
     // Set central widget
-    QPlainTextEdit* w = new QPlainTextEdit();
-	w->setPlaceholderText("This is the central editor. Enter your text here.");
+    //QPlainTextEdit* w = new QPlainTextEdit();
+	//w->setPlaceholderText("This is the central editor. Enter your text here.");
     CDockWidget* CentralDockWidget = new CDockWidget("CentralWidget");
-    CentralDockWidget->setWidget(w);
+    //CentralDockWidget->setWidget(w);
     auto* CentralDockArea = DockManager->setCentralWidget(CentralDockWidget);
-    CentralDockArea->setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetArea::OuterDockAreas);
+    CentralDockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::NoTab, true);
+    //CentralDockArea->setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetArea::OuterDockAreas);
 
     // create other dock widgets
     QTreeView* fileTree = new QTreeView();
diff --git a/src/DockWidget.h b/src/DockWidget.h
index 712023f..ed1a3d2 100644
--- a/src/DockWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockWidget.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public:
         CustomCloseHandling = 0x10, ///< clicking the close button will not close the dock widget but emits the closeRequested() signal instead
         DockWidgetFocusable = 0x20, ///< if this is enabled, a dock widget can get focus highlighting
         DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea = 0x40, ///< dock widget will be closed when the dock area hosting it is closed
+        NoTab = 0x80, ///< dock widget tab will never be shown if this flag is set
         DefaultDockWidgetFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetFocusable,
         AllDockWidgetFeatures = DefaultDockWidgetFeatures | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose | CustomCloseHandling,
         DockWidgetAlwaysCloseAndDelete = DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose,
diff --git a/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp b/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp
index ca299fe..f72d1ff 100644
--- a/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidgetTab::setVisible(bool visible)
 {
-	// Just here for debugging to insert debug output
+	visible &= !d->DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::NoTab);
     Super::setVisible(visible);
 }