diff --git a/include/modules/sni/tray.hpp b/include/modules/sni/tray.hpp
index 6cda35d76..5f12d7f21 100644
--- a/include/modules/sni/tray.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sni/tray.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Tray : public AModule {
   void onRemove(std::unique_ptr<Item>& item);
 
   static inline std::size_t nb_hosts_ = 0;
+  bool show_passive_ = false;
   Gtk::Box box_;
   SNI::Watcher::singleton watcher_;
   SNI::Host host_;
diff --git a/src/modules/sni/tray.cpp b/src/modules/sni/tray.cpp
index f194c1d96..338271450 100644
--- a/src/modules/sni/tray.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sni/tray.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Tray::Tray(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
   if (config_["spacing"].isUInt()) {
     box_.set_spacing(config_["spacing"].asUInt());
   }
+  if (config["show-passive-items"].isBool()) {
+    show_passive_ = config["show-passive-items"].asBool();
+  }
   nb_hosts_ += 1;
   dp.emit();
 }
@@ -42,8 +45,14 @@ void Tray::onRemove(std::unique_ptr<Item>& item) {
 auto Tray::update() -> void {
   // Show tray only when items are available
   std::vector<Gtk::Widget*> children = box_.get_children();
-  event_box_.set_visible(std::any_of(children.begin(), children.end(),
-                                     [](Gtk::Widget* child) { return child->get_visible(); }));
+  if (show_passive_) {
+    event_box_.set_visible(!children.empty());
+  } else {
+    event_box_.set_visible(!std::all_of(children.begin(), children.end(), [](Gtk::Widget* child) {
+      return child->get_style_context()->has_class("passive");
+    }));
+  }
+
   // Call parent update
   AModule::update();
 }