diff --git a/src/components/NetworkMap.vue b/src/components/NetworkMap.vue
index 49b1ca1..5916b98 100644
--- a/src/components/NetworkMap.vue
+++ b/src/components/NetworkMap.vue
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
           @click="clickAlter(mark.d)"
         />
         <text
+          v-if="alteriNames"
           class="textbg"
           :x="mark.x"
           :y="mark.y"
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
           {{ (mark.d.deceased ? SYMBOL_DECEASED : "") + mark.d.name }}
         </text>
         <text
+          v-if="alteriNames"
           :x="mark.x"
           :y="mark.y"
           :text-anchor="mark.x < 0 ? 'end' : 'start'"
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       clickAlter,
       alteriMarks,
       connectionMarks,
+      alteriNames: computed(() => store.state.view.alteriNames),
       showHorizons: computed(() => store.state.view.horizons),
       connections: computed(() => store.state.view.connections),
       Sectors,
diff --git a/src/components/SideMenu.vue b/src/components/SideMenu.vue
index 9cfdee9..7404ac4 100644
--- a/src/components/SideMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/SideMenu.vue
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@
           <span v-if="connections">Verbindungen aus</span>
           <span v-else>Verbindungen ein</span>
         </button>
+
+        <button class="button" @click.stop="toggleAlteriNames">
+          <span class="icon">
+            <font-awesome-icon icon="font" />
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="alteriNames">Kontaktnamen aus</span>
+          <span v-else>Kontaktnamen ein</span>
+        </button>
       </div>
 
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@@ -178,6 +186,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     };
 
     const connections = computed(() => store.state.view.connections);
+    const alteriNames = computed(() => store.state.view.alteriNames);
 
     return {
       menuOpen,
@@ -205,6 +214,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
         if (connections.value) store.commit("view/disable", "connections");
         else store.commit("view/enable", "connections");
       },
+      alteriNames,
+      toggleAlteriNames: () => {
+        if (alteriNames.value) store.commit("view/disable", "alteriNames");
+        else store.commit("view/enable", "alteriNames");
+      },
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index f7bacf0..4c11060 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   faRedo,
   faChartBar,
   faRss,
+  faFont,
   faTrashAlt,
   faInfoCircle,
   faCheck,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ library.add(
   faRedo,
   faChartBar,
   faRss,
+  faFont,
   faTrashAlt,
   faInfoCircle,
   faCheck
diff --git a/src/store/viewOptionsModule.ts b/src/store/viewOptionsModule.ts
index 1bee881..18c4d88 100644
--- a/src/store/viewOptionsModule.ts
+++ b/src/store/viewOptionsModule.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface ViewOptionsFlags {
   anonymized: boolean;
   horizons: boolean;
   connections: boolean;
+  alteriNames: boolean;
   statistics: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export function initViewOptionsState(): ViewOptionsState {
     anonymized: false,
     horizons: true,
     connections: true,
+    alteriNames: true,
     statistics: false,
 
     selected: new Set<number>(),