diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
index 0502dc50d..c788048ec 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/filtertreeview.py
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ class FilterTreeView(component.Component):
         try:
             hide_cat = []
             if not self.config["sidebar_show_trackers"]:
-                hide_cat = ["tracker_host"]
+                hide_cat.append("tracker_host")
+            if not self.config["sidebar_show_owners"]:
+                hide_cat.append("owner")
             client.core.get_filter_tree(self.config["sidebar_show_zero"],
                                         hide_cat).addCallback(self.cb_update_filter_tree)
         except Exception as ex:
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/main_window.ui b/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/main_window.ui
index 7fc990e74..39c803e33 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/main_window.ui
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/main_window.ui
@@ -319,6 +319,15 @@
                                 <signal name="toggled" handler="on_menuitem_sidebar_trackers_toggled" swapped="no"/>
                               </object>
                             </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="sidebar_show_owners">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _Owners</property>
+                                <property name="active">True</property>
+                                <signal name="toggled" handler="on_menuitem_sidebar_owners_toggled" swapped="no"/>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
                           </object>
                         </child>
                       </object>
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index bb0429af7..e12001870 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ DEFAULT_PREFS = {
     "show_statusbar": True,
     "sidebar_show_zero": False,
     "sidebar_show_trackers": True,
+    "sidebar_show_owners": True,
     "sidebar_position": 170,
     "show_rate_in_title": False,
     "createtorrent.trackers": [],
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/menubar.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/menubar.py
index 12722d2bb..9e771ecd7 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/menubar.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/menubar.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
         self.main_builder.get_object("menuitem_statusbar").set_active(self.config["show_statusbar"])
         self.main_builder.get_object("sidebar_show_zero").set_active(self.config["sidebar_show_zero"])
         self.main_builder.get_object("sidebar_show_trackers").set_active(self.config["sidebar_show_trackers"])
+        self.main_builder.get_object("sidebar_show_owners").set_active(self.config["sidebar_show_owners"])
 
         # Connect main window Signals #
         component.get("MainWindow").connect_signals({
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
             "on_menuitem_community_activate": self.on_menuitem_community_activate,
             "on_menuitem_about_activate": self.on_menuitem_about_activate,
             "on_menuitem_sidebar_zero_toggled": self.on_menuitem_sidebar_zero_toggled,
-            "on_menuitem_sidebar_trackers_toggled": self.on_menuitem_sidebar_trackers_toggled
+            "on_menuitem_sidebar_trackers_toggled": self.on_menuitem_sidebar_trackers_toggled,
+            "on_menuitem_sidebar_owners_toggled": self.on_menuitem_sidebar_owners_toggled
         })
 
         # Connect menubar signals
@@ -481,6 +483,10 @@ class MenuBar(component.Component):
         self.config["sidebar_show_trackers"] = widget.get_active()
         component.get("FilterTreeView").update()
 
+    def on_menuitem_sidebar_owners_toggled(self, widget):
+        self.config["sidebar_show_owners"] = widget.get_active()
+        component.get("FilterTreeView").update()
+
     def _on_known_accounts(self, known_accounts):
         known_accounts_to_log = []
         for account in known_accounts: