diff --git a/desktop/crates/cloudreve-sync/src/config.rs b/desktop/crates/cloudreve-sync/src/config.rs
index a9813804..9fbf4fa1 100644
--- a/desktop/crates/cloudreve-sync/src/config.rs
+++ b/desktop/crates/cloudreve-sync/src/config.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     pub log_max_files: usize,
     /// Delay before starting upload after file stops changing (seconds). 0 disables the delay.
     pub sync_delay_seconds: u64,
+    /// Whether to hide the system tray icon (popup stays reachable via shortcuts/relaunch)
+    pub hide_tray_icon: bool,
     /// Language/locale setting (e.g., "en-US", "zh-CN"). None means use system default.
     pub language: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ impl Default for AppConfig {
             log_level: LogLevel::Debug,
             log_max_files: 5,
             sync_delay_seconds: 0,
+            hide_tray_icon: false,
             language: None,
         }
     }
@@ -299,6 +302,21 @@ impl ConfigManager {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Whether the system tray icon is hidden
+    pub fn hide_tray_icon(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config
+            .read()
+            .map(|c| c.hide_tray_icon)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// Set whether the system tray icon is hidden
+    pub fn set_hide_tray_icon(&self, hide: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        self.update(|config| {
+            config.hide_tray_icon = hide;
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Get the language setting
     pub fn language(&self) -> Option<String> {
         self.config.read().ok().and_then(|c| c.language.clone())
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index f05fbfaf..0ff98a30 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tauri::utils::{config::WindowEffectsConfig, WindowEffect};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use tauri::TitleBarStyle;
 use tauri::{
+    tray::TrayIcon,
     utils::config::Color,
     webview::{WebviewWindow, WebviewWindowBuilder},
     AppHandle, Manager, State, WebviewUrl,
@@ -1200,6 +1201,7 @@ pub async fn get_general_settings() -> CommandResult<GeneralSettings> {
         log_level: config.log_level.as_str().to_string(),
         log_max_files: config.log_max_files,
         sync_delay_seconds: config.sync_delay_seconds,
+        hide_tray_icon: config.hide_tray_icon,
         log_dir: ConfigManager::get_log_dir().display().to_string(),
         language: config.language,
     })
@@ -1214,6 +1216,7 @@ pub struct GeneralSettings {
     pub log_level: String,
     pub log_max_files: usize,
     pub sync_delay_seconds: u64,
+    pub hide_tray_icon: bool,
     pub log_dir: String,
     pub language: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -1253,6 +1256,18 @@ pub async fn set_sync_delay_seconds(seconds: u64) -> CommandResult<()> {
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
+/// Set whether the system tray icon is hidden and apply it live
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn set_hide_tray_icon(app: AppHandle, hide: bool) -> CommandResult<()> {
+    ConfigManager::get()
+        .set_hide_tray_icon(hide)
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    if let Some(tray) = app.try_state::<TrayIcon>() {
+        tray.set_visible(!hide).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Set language setting and update rust_i18n locale
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn set_language(app: AppHandle, language: Option<String>) -> CommandResult<()> {
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 2020205f..603fae00 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ fn setup_tray(app: &tauri::App) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         })
         .build(app)?;
 
+    // Honour the hide-tray-icon setting (TrayIconBuilder has no visibility
+    // option, so it is applied right after construction).
+    if ConfigManager::get().hide_tray_icon() {
+        let _ = tray.set_visible(false);
+    }
+
     // Keep the tray icon in Tauri's managed state so we can update its menu
     // when the language changes.
     app.manage(tray);
@@ -475,6 +481,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::set_log_level,
             commands::set_log_max_files,
             commands::set_sync_delay_seconds,
+            commands::set_hide_tray_icon,
             commands::set_language,
             commands::open_log_folder,
         ])
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/de/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/de/common.json
index 6ec830f2..c4c7ce12 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/de/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Experimentelle Funktionen",
     "delaySync": "Synchronisierung verzögern",
     "delaySyncDescription": "Die Synchronisierungsaufgabe wartet, bis die Datei nicht mehr geändert wird",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Infobereichssymbol ausblenden",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Im Hintergrund ohne Infobereichssymbol ausführen",
     "storage": "Speicher",
     "openFolder": "Ordner öffnen",
     "openSite": "Website öffnen",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/en-US/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/en-US/common.json
index 296a2ea9..af5050b8 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/en-US/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/en-US/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Experimental features",
     "delaySync": "Delay sync",
     "delaySyncDescription": "Sync task wait until file stop changing",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Hide tray icon",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Run in the background without a system tray icon",
     "storage": "Storage",
     "openFolder": "Open folder",
     "openSite": "Open site",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/es/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/es/common.json
index 0081f32e..a3d8628d 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/es/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/es/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Funciones experimentales",
     "delaySync": "Retrasar sincronización",
     "delaySyncDescription": "La tarea de sincronización espera hasta que el archivo deje de cambiar",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Ocultar icono de bandeja",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Ejecutar en segundo plano sin icono en la bandeja del sistema",
     "storage": "Almacenamiento",
     "openFolder": "Abrir carpeta",
     "openSite": "Abrir sitio",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/fr/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/fr/common.json
index 16b8310c..cd2adc26 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/fr/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/fr/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Fonctionnalités expérimentales",
     "delaySync": "Retarder la synchronisation",
     "delaySyncDescription": "La tâche de synchronisation attend que le fichier cesse d'être modifié",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Masquer l'icône de la zone de notification",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "S'exécuter en arrière-plan sans icône dans la zone de notification",
     "storage": "Stockage",
     "openFolder": "Ouvrir le dossier",
     "openSite": "Ouvrir le site",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/it/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/it/common.json
index 3bb814a5..c50d694a 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/it/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/it/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Funzionalità sperimentali",
     "delaySync": "Ritarda sincronizzazione",
     "delaySyncDescription": "L'attività di sincronizzazione attende che il file smetta di cambiare",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Nascondi icona nella barra delle applicazioni",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Esegui in background senza icona nell'area di notifica",
     "storage": "Archiviazione",
     "openFolder": "Apri cartella",
     "openSite": "Apri sito",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ja/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ja/common.json
index 25bcd436..37974b71 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ja/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ja/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "実験的な機能",
     "delaySync": "同期を遅延",
     "delaySyncDescription": "同期タスクはファイルの変更が止まるまで待機します",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "トレイアイコンを非表示",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "システムトレイアイコンなしでバックグラウンド実行",
     "storage": "ストレージ",
     "openFolder": "フォルダを開く",
     "openSite": "サイトを開く",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ko/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ko/common.json
index 0a1ef64c..913cb36a 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ko/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ko/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "실험적 기능",
     "delaySync": "동기화 지연",
     "delaySyncDescription": "동기화 작업은 파일 변경이 멈출 때까지 기다립니다",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "트레이 아이콘 숨기기",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "시스템 트레이 아이콘 없이 백그라운드에서 실행",
     "storage": "저장소",
     "openFolder": "폴더 열기",
     "openSite": "사이트 열기",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/pl/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/pl/common.json
index df2bb978..d07128d1 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/pl/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/pl/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Funkcje eksperymentalne",
     "delaySync": "Opóźnij synchronizację",
     "delaySyncDescription": "Zadanie synchronizacji czeka, aż plik przestanie się zmieniać",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Ukryj ikonę w zasobniku",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Działaj w tle bez ikony w zasobniku systemowym",
     "storage": "Pamięć",
     "openFolder": "Otwórz folder",
     "openSite": "Otwórz witrynę",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ru/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ru/common.json
index c965ea1e..3cb5fa0c 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/ru/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/ru/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "Экспериментальные функции",
     "delaySync": "Задержка синхронизации",
     "delaySyncDescription": "Задача синхронизации ждёт, пока файл перестанет изменяться",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "Скрыть значок в трее",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "Работать в фоне без значка в системном трее",
     "storage": "Хранилище",
     "openFolder": "Открыть папку",
     "openSite": "Открыть сайт",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-CN/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-CN/common.json
index 92e43e8d..03ded996 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-CN/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-CN/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "实验性功能",
     "delaySync": "延迟同步",
     "delaySyncDescription": "同步任务等待文件停止更改后再上传",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "隐藏托盘图标",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "在后台运行而不显示系统托盘图标",
     "storage": "存储空间",
     "openFolder": "打开文件夹",
     "openSite": "打开站点",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index 331e95f3..b7f4f17b 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/desktop/ui/public/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     "experimentalFeatures": "實驗性功能",
     "delaySync": "延遲同步",
     "delaySyncDescription": "同步任務會等待檔案停止變更",
+    "hideTrayIcon": "隱藏系統匣圖示",
+    "hideTrayIconDescription": "在背景執行而不顯示系統匣圖示",
     "storage": "儲存空間",
     "openFolder": "開啟資料夾",
     "openSite": "開啟網站",
diff --git a/desktop/ui/src/pages/settings/GeneralSection.tsx b/desktop/ui/src/pages/settings/GeneralSection.tsx
index d2d76671..64a555c0 100644
--- a/desktop/ui/src/pages/settings/GeneralSection.tsx
+++ b/desktop/ui/src/pages/settings/GeneralSection.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ interface GeneralSettings {
   log_level: string;
   log_max_files: number;
   sync_delay_seconds: number;
+  hide_tray_icon: boolean;
   log_dir: string;
   language: string | null;
 }
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ export default function GeneralSection() {
   const [logLevel, setLogLevel] = useState("info");
   const [logMaxFiles, setLogMaxFiles] = useState(5);
   const [syncDelaySeconds, setSyncDelaySeconds] = useState(0);
+  const [hideTrayIcon, setHideTrayIcon] = useState(false);
   const [logDir, setLogDir] = useState("");
   const [language, setLanguage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ export default function GeneralSection() {
         setLogLevel(settings.log_level);
         setLogMaxFiles(settings.log_max_files);
         setSyncDelaySeconds(settings.sync_delay_seconds);
+        setHideTrayIcon(settings.hide_tray_icon);
         setLogDir(settings.log_dir);
         setLanguage(settings.language);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -293,6 +296,17 @@ export default function GeneralSection() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleHideTrayIconChange = async (checked: boolean) => {
+    const previousValue = hideTrayIcon;
+    setHideTrayIcon(checked);
+    try {
+      await invoke("set_hide_tray_icon", { hide: checked });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to change tray icon setting:", error);
+      setHideTrayIcon(previousValue);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleNotifyCredentialExpiredChange = async (checked: boolean) => {
     const previousValue = notifyCredentialExpired;
     setNotifyCredentialExpired(checked);
@@ -417,6 +431,14 @@ export default function GeneralSection() {
           checked={fastPopupLaunch}
           onChange={handleFastPopupLaunchChange}
           disabled={loading}
+          isLast={false}
+        />
+        <SettingItem
+          title={t("settings.hideTrayIcon")}
+          description={t("settings.hideTrayIconDescription")}
+          checked={hideTrayIcon}
+          onChange={handleHideTrayIconChange}
+          disabled={loading}
           isLast={true}
         />
       </SettingsGroup>