diff --git a/platform/features/layout/bundle.json b/platform/features/layout/bundle.json
index 3a3cf86c60..cd7426c04c 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/features/layout/bundle.json
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@
                                         "name": "Text",
                                         "required": true
                                     }
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "method": "showTitle",
+                                    "glyph": "+",
+                                    "control": "button",
+                                    "description": "Show telemetry element title."
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "method": "hideTitle",
+                                    "glyph": "X",
+                                    "control": "button",
+                                    "description": "Hide telemetry element title."
                                 }
                             ]
                         },
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html b/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
index 8f8f44461f..3a40d416f8 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
+++ b/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div ng-style="{ background: ngModel.fill(), border: '1px solid ' + ngModel.stroke(), color: ngModel.color() }"
      style="width: 100%; height: 100%;">
-    <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; width: 50%; overflow: hidden;">
+    <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; width: 50%; overflow: hidden;"
+         ng-show="ngModel.element.titled">
         {{ngModel.name}}
     </div>
     <div style="position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; width: 50%; overflow: hidden;">
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
index 963afc8713..f795093dd4 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ define(
                     id: id,
                     stroke: "transparent",
                     color: "#717171",
+                    titled: true,
                     width: DEFAULT_DIMENSIONS[0],
                     height: DEFAULT_DIMENSIONS[1]
                 });
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/elements/TelemetryProxy.js b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/TelemetryProxy.js
index b587465df4..c358a4a480 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/elements/TelemetryProxy.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/elements/TelemetryProxy.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ define(
     function (TextProxy, AccessorMutator) {
         'use strict';
 
+        // Method names to expose from this proxy
+        var HIDE = 'hideTitle', SHOW = 'showTitle';
+
         /**
          * Selection proxy for telemetry elements in a fixed position view.
          *
@@ -20,9 +23,27 @@ define(
         function TelemetryProxy(element, index, elements) {
             var proxy = new TextProxy(element, index, elements);
 
+            // Toggle the visibility of the title
+            function toggle() {
+                // Toggle the state
+                element.titled = !element.titled;
+
+                // Change which method is exposed, to influence
+                // which button is shown in the toolbar
+                delete proxy[SHOW];
+                delete proxy[HIDE];
+                proxy[element.titled ? HIDE : SHOW] = toggle;
+            }
+
             // Expose the domain object identifier
             proxy.id = element.id;
 
+            // Expose initial toggle
+            proxy[element.titled ? HIDE : SHOW] = toggle;
+
+            // Don't expose text configuration
+            delete proxy.text;
+
             return proxy;
         }