diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 996b0ac0..b7ffd543 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ export const defaultConfiguration = {
 
   packages: {
     manifest: '/metadata.json',
-    metadata: []
+    metadata: [],
+    hidden: []
   },
 
   // FIXME: Move into packages above ?!
diff --git a/src/desktop.js b/src/desktop.js
index 6bfa4164..a6024e1a 100644
--- a/src/desktop.js
+++ b/src/desktop.js
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ export default class Desktop extends EventEmitter {
    */
   getRect() {
     const root = this.core.$root;
+    // FIXME: Is this now wrong because panels are not on the root anymore ?!
     const {left, top, right, bottom} = this.subtract;
     const width = root.offsetWidth - left - right;
     const height = root.offsetHeight - top - bottom;
diff --git a/src/packages.js b/src/packages.js
index 1f765b96..0bb744c9 100644
--- a/src/packages.js
+++ b/src/packages.js
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ export default class Packages {
 
     const user = this.core.getUser();
     const metadata = this.metadata.map(m => ({...m}));
+    const hidden = this.core.config('packages.hidden', []);
 
     const filterGroups = iter => {
       const m = iter.strictGroups === false ? 'some' : 'every';
@@ -422,9 +423,14 @@ export default class Packages {
       ? user.blacklist.indexOf(iter.name) === -1
       : true;
 
+    const filterConfigHidden = iter => hidden instanceof Array
+      ? hidden.indexOf(iter.name) === -1
+      : true;
+
     return metadata
       .filter(filterGroups)
       .filter(filterBlacklist)
+      .filter(filterConfigHidden)
       .filter(filter);
   }