diff --git a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
index 9dd3641..a6e97ba 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ void DockAreaTitleBarPrivate::createButtons()
 	internal::setToolTip(AutoHideButton, QObject::tr("Toggle Auto Hide"));
 	internal::setButtonIcon(AutoHideButton, QStyle::SP_DialogOkButton, ads::AutoHideIcon);
 	AutoHideButton->setSizePolicy(ButtonSizePolicy);
+	AutoHideButton->setCheckable(testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AutoHideButtonCheckable));
+	AutoHideButton->setChecked(false);
 	Layout->addWidget(AutoHideButton, 0);
 	_this->connect(AutoHideButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),  SLOT(onAutoHideButtonClicked()));
 
diff --git a/src/DockManager.h b/src/DockManager.h
index 83f1e45..3cc9e71 100644
--- a/src/DockManager.h
+++ b/src/DockManager.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public:
 		TopSideBarPrioritizeIconOnly = 0x10, //!< If the flag is set top side bar will prioritize showing icons only over text
 		AutoHideDockAreaHasTitle = 0x20, //!< If the flag is set overlay dock area title bar will show the window title
 		AutoHideButtonTogglesArea = 0x40, //!< If the flag is set, the auto hide button enables auto hiding for all dock widgets in an area, if disabled, only the current dock widget will be toggled
+		AutoHideButtonCheckable = 0x80, //!< If the flag is set, the auto hide button will be checked and unchecked depending on the auto hide state. Mainly for styling purposes.
 
 		DefaultAutoHideConfig = DockAreaHasAutoHideButton
                               | AutoHideDockAreaHasTitle, ///< the default configuration for left and right side bars