diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsController.php
index 51ac40ab51..dc81bc67c3 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsController.php
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ class FieldsController extends Controller
             ->set_tbranch($data['tbranch'])
             ->set_generate_cterms($data['generate_cterms'])
             ->set_gui_editable($data['gui_editable'])
+            ->set_gui_visible($data['gui_visible'])
             ->set_report($data['report'])
             ->setVocabularyControl(null)
             ->setVocabularyRestricted(false);
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ class FieldsController extends Controller
     {
         return [
             'name', 'multi', 'thumbtitle', 'tag', 'business', 'indexable', 'aggregable',
-            'required', 'separator', 'readonly', 'gui_editable', 'type', 'tbranch', 'generate_cterms', 'report',
+            'required', 'separator', 'readonly', 'gui_editable', 'gui_visible' , 'type', 'tbranch', 'generate_cterms', 'report',
             'vocabulary-type', 'vocabulary-restricted', 'dces-element', 'labels'
         ];
     }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
index 0c3bffb63e..9b8f4ed04d 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
                 'thesaurus_branch' => $databox_field->get_tbranch(),
                 'generate_cterms'  => $databox_field->get_generate_cterms(),
                 'gui_editable'     => $databox_field->get_gui_editable(),
+                'gui_visible'      => $databox_field->get_gui_visible(),
                 'type'             => $databox_field->get_type(),
                 'indexable'        => $databox_field->is_indexable(),
                 'multivalue'       => $databox_field->is_multi(),
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
index e164221a51..29ef942919 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class EditController extends Controller
                     'tbranch'              => $meta->get_tbranch(),
                     'generate_cterms'       => $meta->get_generate_cterms(),
                     'gui_editable'         => $meta->get_gui_editable(),
+                    'gui_visible'         => $meta->get_gui_visible(),
                     'maxLength'            => $meta->get_tag()
                         ->getMaxLength(),
                     'minLength'            => $meta->get_tag()
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
index c525bf815c..19011867d9 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Version
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    private $number = '4.1.0-alpha.17a';
+    private $number = '4.1.0-alpha.18a';
 
     /**
      * @var string
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Field/DbalDataboxFieldRepository.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Field/DbalDataboxFieldRepository.php
index 5f7e210a76..3e247d99c9 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Field/DbalDataboxFieldRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Field/DbalDataboxFieldRepository.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ final class DbalDataboxFieldRepository implements DataboxFieldRepository
         'label_nl',
         'generate_cterms',
         'gui_editable',
+        'gui_visible',
     ];
 
     /** @var DataboxFieldFactory */
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Twig/PhraseanetExtension.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Twig/PhraseanetExtension.php
index c39271db6a..efbf36fe81 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Twig/PhraseanetExtension.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Twig/PhraseanetExtension.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PhraseanetExtension extends \Twig_Extension
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('border_checker_from_fqcn', array($this, 'getCheckerFromFQCN')),
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('caption_field', array($this, 'getCaptionField')),
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('caption_field_label', array($this, 'getCaptionFieldLabel')),
+            new \Twig_SimpleFunction('caption_field_gui_visible', array($this, 'getCaptionFieldGuiVisible')),
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('caption_field_order', array($this, 'getCaptionFieldOrder')),
 
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('flag_slugify', array(Flag::class, 'normalizeName')),
@@ -77,6 +78,29 @@ class PhraseanetExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         return '';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * get localized field's gui_visible
+     * @param RecordInterface $record
+     * @param $fieldName
+     * @return string - the name gui_visible
+     */
+    public function getCaptionFieldGuiVisible(RecordInterface $record, $fieldName)
+    {
+        if ($record) {
+            /** @var \appbox $appbox */
+            $appbox = $this->app['phraseanet.appbox'];
+            $databox = $appbox->get_databox($record->getDataboxId());
+            foreach ($databox->get_meta_structure() as $meta) {
+                /** @var \databox_field $meta */
+                if ($meta->get_name() === $fieldName) {
+                    return $meta->get_gui_visible($this->app['locale']);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return '';
+    }
+
     public function getCaptionField(RecordInterface $record, $field, $value)
     {
         if ($record instanceof ElasticsearchRecord) {
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index 01aa2eea31..c961f1e58c 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ class databox extends base implements ThumbnailedElement
                 ->set_tbranch(isset($field['tbranch']) ? (string) $field['tbranch'] : '')
                 ->set_generate_cterms((isset($field['generate_cterms']) && (string) $field['generate_cterms'] == 1))
                 ->set_gui_editable((isset($field['gui_editable']) && (string) $field['gui_editable'] == 1))
+                ->set_gui_visible((isset($field['gui_editable']) && (string) $field['gui_visible'] == 1))
                 ->set_thumbtitle(isset($field['thumbtitle']) ? (string) $field['thumbtitle'] : (isset($field['thumbTitle']) ? $field['thumbTitle'] : '0'))
                 ->set_report(isset($field['report']) ? (string) $field['report'] : '1')
                 ->save();
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox/field.php b/lib/classes/databox/field.php
index 09dab67d46..85e9089cad 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox/field.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox/field.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
     protected $tbranch;
     protected $generate_cterms;
     protected $gui_editable;
+    protected $gui_visible;
     protected $separator;
     protected $thumbtitle;
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->tbranch = $row['tbranch'];
         $this->generate_cterms = (bool)$row['generate_cterms'];
         $this->gui_editable = (bool)$row['gui_editable'];
+        $this->gui_visible = (bool)$row['gui_visible'];
         $this->VocabularyType = $row['VocabularyControlType'];
         $this->VocabularyRestriction = (bool)$row['RestrictToVocabularyControl'];
 
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
           `tbranch` = :tbranch,
           `generate_cterms` = :generate_cterms,
           `gui_editable` = :gui_editable,
+          `gui_visible` = :gui_visible,
           `sorter` = :position,
           `thumbtitle` = :thumbtitle,
           `VocabularyControlType` = :VocabularyControlType,
@@ -337,6 +340,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
             ':tbranch'               => $this->tbranch,
             ':generate_cterms'        => $this->generate_cterms ? '1' : '0',
             ':gui_editable'          => $this->gui_editable ? '1' : '0',
+            ':gui_visible'          => $this->gui_visible ? '1' : '0',
             ':position'              => $this->position,
             ':thumbtitle'            => $this->thumbtitle,
             ':VocabularyControlType' => $this->getVocabularyControl() ? $this->getVocabularyControl()->getType() : null,
@@ -390,6 +394,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
         $meta->setAttribute('tbranch', $this->tbranch);
         $meta->setAttribute('generate_cterms', $this->generate_cterms ? '1' : '0');
         $meta->setAttribute('gui_editable', $this->gui_editable ? '1' : '0');
+        $meta->setAttribute('gui_visible', $this->gui_visible ? '1' : '0');
         if ($this->multi) {
             $meta->setAttribute('separator', $this->separator);
         }
@@ -743,6 +748,17 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param  boolean       $gui_visible
+     * @return databox_field
+     */
+    public function set_gui_visible($gui_visible)
+    {
+        $this->gui_visible = $gui_visible;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      * @param  string        $separator
@@ -845,6 +861,15 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this->gui_editable;
     }
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function get_gui_visible()
+    {
+        return $this->gui_visible;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Boolean $all If set to false, returns a one-char separator to use for serialiation
      *
@@ -957,6 +982,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
             'tbranch'               => $this->tbranch,
             'generate_cterms'        => $this->generate_cterms,
             'gui_editable'          => $this->gui_editable,
+            'gui_visible'          => $this->gui_visible,
             'separator'             => $this->separator,
             'required'              => $this->required,
             'report'                => $this->report,
@@ -995,10 +1021,10 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
         }
 
         $sql = "INSERT INTO metadatas_structure
-        (`id`, `name`, `src`, `readonly`, `gui_editable`, `required`, `indexable`, `type`, `tbranch`, `generate_cterms`,
+        (`id`, `name`, `src`, `readonly`, `gui_editable`,`gui_visible`, `required`, `indexable`, `type`, `tbranch`, `generate_cterms`,
           `thumbtitle`, `multi`, `business`, `aggregable`,
           `report`, `sorter`, `separator`)
-        VALUES (null, :name, '', 0, 1, 0, 1, 'string', '', 1,
+        VALUES (null, :name, '', 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 'string', '', 1,
           null, 0, 0, 0,
            1, :sorter, '')";
 
diff --git a/lib/conf.d/bases_structure.xml b/lib/conf.d/bases_structure.xml
index b989e2f9d6..8cfcd692fd 100644
--- a/lib/conf.d/bases_structure.xml
+++ b/lib/conf.d/bases_structure.xml
@@ -2049,6 +2049,14 @@
             <default>1</default>
             <comment></comment>
           </field>
+          <field>
+            <name>gui_visible</name>
+            <type>int(1) unsigned</type>
+            <null></null>
+            <extra></extra>
+            <default>1</default>
+            <comment></comment>
+          </field>
         </fields>
         <indexes>
           <index>
diff --git a/templates/web/admin/fields/templates.html.twig b/templates/web/admin/fields/templates.html.twig
index 191f3f18b8..f0757d3d37 100644
--- a/templates/web/admin/fields/templates.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/admin/fields/templates.html.twig
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@
                         </label>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>
+                        <label for="gui_visible" class="checkbox">
+                            <input id="gui_visible" type="checkbox" <%= field.gui_visible ? "checked='checked'" : "" %> />
+                            {% trans %}gui_visible{% endtrans %}
+                        </label>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="2">
                         <label for="business" class="checkbox">
diff --git a/templates/web/common/macro_caption.html.twig b/templates/web/common/macro_caption.html.twig
index 21a1fab40d..a1eedb9426 100644
--- a/templates/web/common/macro_caption.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/common/macro_caption.html.twig
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {% macro caption(record, can_see_business, display_exif, limitedWidth = false) %}
     <dl class="{% if limitedWidth %}{% else %}dl-horizontal{% endif %}">
         {% for name, value in record.getCaption(caption_field_order(record, can_see_business)) %}
-            <dt>{{ caption_field_label(record, name) }}</dt>
-            <dd>{{ caption_field(record, name, value)|e|highlight|linkify|parseColor }}</dd>
+           {% if caption_field_gui_visible(record, name) == 1 %}
+                <dt>{{ caption_field_label(record, name) }}</dt>
+                <dd>{{ caption_field(record, name, value)|e|highlight|linkify|parseColor }}</dd>
+           {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
     </dl>
     {% if display_exif|default(true) and app.getAuthenticator().user is not none and user_setting('technical_display') == 'group' %}
diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsTest.php
index dde4d2f9c6..6ddb53df86 100644
--- a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FieldsTest.php
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class FieldsTest extends \PhraseanetAuthenticatedWebTestCase
             'vocabulary-type' => 'User',
             'vocabulary-restricted' => true,
             'gui_editable' => true,
+            'gui_visible' => true,
             'generate_cterms' => true,
         ]);
 
diff --git a/www/scripts/models/field.js b/www/scripts/models/field.js
index cf895456c1..c9b3eb8077 100644
--- a/www/scripts/models/field.js
+++ b/www/scripts/models/field.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ define([
             "tbranch": "",
             "generate_cterms": false,
             "gui_editable": true,
+            "gui_visible": true,
             "separator": "",
             "required": false,
             "report": true,
diff --git a/www/scripts/tests/specs/models.js b/www/scripts/tests/specs/models.js
index aaa15c61c4..83ea14f7e7 100644
--- a/www/scripts/tests/specs/models.js
+++ b/www/scripts/tests/specs/models.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ define([
                     this.field.get('gui_editable').should.equal("1");
                 });
 
+                it("should default gui_visible property to '1'", function () {
+                    this.field.get('gui_visible').should.equal("1");
+                });
+
                 it("should default separator property to 'empty'", function () {
                     this.field.get('separator').should.equal("");
                 });