diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f5a6f1b..87634b6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ All notable changes to eww will be listed here, starting at changes since versio
 
 ### Fixes
 - Fix and refactor nix flake (By: w-lfchen)
+- Fix deleting items from tray (By: vnva)
 
 ### Features
 - Add `:truncate` property to labels, disabled by default (except in cases where truncation would be enabled in version `0.5.0` and before) (By: Rayzeq).
 - Add support for `:hover` css selectors for tray items (By: zeapoz)
+- Add `:visible-empty` property for `systray` widget (By: vnva)
 
 ## [0.6.0] (21.04.2024)
 
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/widgets/systray.rs b/crates/eww/src/widgets/systray.rs
index cf06907e..801b1d0e 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/widgets/systray.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/widgets/systray.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ fn run_async_task<F: Future>(f: F) -> F::Output {
 pub struct Props {
     icon_size_tx: tokio::sync::watch::Sender<i32>,
     pub prepend_new: Rc<RefCell<bool>>,
+    pub visible_empty: Rc<RefCell<bool>>,
 }
 
 impl Props {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let (icon_size_tx, _) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(24);
-        Self { icon_size_tx, prepend_new: Rc::new(RefCell::new(false)) }
+        Self { icon_size_tx, prepend_new: Rc::new(RefCell::new(false)), visible_empty: Rc::new(RefCell::new(true)) }
     }
 
     pub fn icon_size(&self, value: i32) {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ struct Tray {
 
     icon_size: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<i32>,
     prepend_new: Rc<RefCell<bool>>,
+    visible_empty: Rc<RefCell<bool>>,
 }
 
 pub fn spawn_systray(container: &gtk::Box, props: &Props) {
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn spawn_systray(container: &gtk::Box, props: &Props) {
         items: Default::default(),
         icon_size: props.icon_size_tx.subscribe(),
         prepend_new: props.prepend_new.clone(),
+        visible_empty: props.visible_empty.clone(),
     };
 
     let task = glib::MainContext::default().spawn_local(async move {
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ pub fn spawn_systray(container: &gtk::Box, props: &Props) {
             }
         };
 
-        systray.container.show();
+        if !*systray.visible_empty.borrow() {
+            systray.container.hide();
+        }
+
         let e = notifier_host::run_host(&mut systray, &s.snw).await;
         log::error!("notifier host error: {}", e);
     });
@@ -101,14 +107,21 @@ impl notifier_host::Host for Tray {
         if let Some(old_item) = self.items.insert(id.to_string(), item) {
             self.container.remove(&old_item.widget);
         }
+        if !*self.visible_empty.borrow() && !self.container.is_visible() && self.items.len() > 0 {
+            self.container.show();
+        }
     }
 
     fn remove_item(&mut self, id: &str) {
         if let Some(item) = self.items.get(id) {
             self.container.remove(&item.widget);
+            self.items.remove(id);
         } else {
             log::warn!("Tried to remove nonexistent item {:?} from systray", id);
         }
+        if !*self.visible_empty.borrow() && self.container.is_visible() && self.items.len() == 0 {
+            self.container.hide();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs b/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
index d5d97fb4..3ecb8165 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
@@ -1200,6 +1200,7 @@ fn build_systray(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::Box> {
     let props = Rc::new(systray::Props::new());
     let props_clone = props.clone(); // copies for def_widget
     let props_clone2 = props.clone(); // copies for def_widget
+    let props_clone3 = props.clone(); // copies for def_widget
 
     def_widget!(bargs, _g, gtk_widget, {
         // @prop spacing - spacing between elements
@@ -1220,6 +1221,10 @@ fn build_systray(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::Box> {
         prop(prepend_new: as_bool = true) {
             *props_clone2.prepend_new.borrow_mut() = prepend_new;
         },
+        // @prop visible-empty - visibility of the widget when the systray is empty
+        prop(visible_empty: as_bool = true) {
+            *props_clone3.visible_empty.borrow_mut() = visible_empty;
+        },
     });
 
     systray::spawn_systray(&gtk_widget, &props_clone);