diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 640adef34b..4e00121a03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- `grid` visualizer has a mapping `hide_text_name` (bool) that allows to hide the text name. It defaults to false.
+
 ## [4.14.0] - 2025-05-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/GridComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/GridComponent.java
index 3feaaba65e..bac73803f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/GridComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/GridComponent.java
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ public interface GridComponent extends Component {
   public static final String MAPPING_ESCAPE_HTML = "escape_html";
   public static final String MAPPING_SHOW_NAMESPACE = "show_ns";
   public static final String MAPPING_GRID_TEMPLATES = "templates";
-
+  public static final String MAPPING_HIDE_TEXT_NAME = "hide_text_name";
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/MultipleGridComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/MultipleGridComponent.java
index 360ebbb5f1..61f7faf38b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/MultipleGridComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/MultipleGridComponent.java
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ public MultipleGridComponent(VisualizerInput visInput, MediaController mediaCont
 
         GridComponent g =
             new SingleGridComponent(visInput, mediaController, pdfController, forceToken, text);
-        Label label = new Label(text.getName());
-        label.setStyleName("text-name");
+        boolean hideTextName = ((SingleGridComponent) g).isHidingTextName();
+        Label label = null;
+        if (!hideTextName) {
+	        label = new Label(text.getName());
+	        label.setStyleName("text-name");
+        }
         addComponent(g);
-        addComponent(label);
+        if (label != null) {
+        	addComponent(label);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/SingleGridComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/SingleGridComponent.java
index 61ac4fbb05..58dd602906 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/SingleGridComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/corpus_tools/annis/gui/visualizers/component/grid/SingleGridComponent.java
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ protected boolean isHidingToken() {
     return Boolean.parseBoolean(input.getMappings().getOrDefault(MAPPING_HIDE_TOK_KEY, "false"));
 
   }
+  
+  protected boolean isHidingTextName() {
+	  return Boolean.parseBoolean(input.getMappings().getOrDefault(MAPPING_HIDE_TEXT_NAME, "false"));
+  }
 
   protected boolean isShowingSpanAnnotations() {
     return true;