diff --git a/res/drawable/ic_arrow.xml b/res/drawable/ic_arrow.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a4d330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/ic_arrow.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:viewportHeight="408"
+    android:viewportWidth="408" android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="?android:attr/colorControlNormal" android:pathData="M86.7,372.3l35.7,35.7l81.6,-81.6l81.6,81.6l35.7,-35.7L204,255L86.7,372.3zM321.3,35.7L285.6,0L204,81.6L122.4,0L86.7,35.7L204,153L321.3,35.7z"/>
+</vector>
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diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index 30b4e92..5beb5f5 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -195,5 +195,7 @@
     <string name="show_network_traffic_all">Uplink and Downlink</string>
     <string name="network_traffic_state_title">Show net activity in statusbar</string>
     <string name="network_traffic_autohide_threshold_title">Net activity autohide threshold (KB/s)</string>
+    <string name="network_traffic_hidearrow">Hide arrows</string>
+    <string name="network_traffic_hidearrow_summary">Hide the network traffic indicator arrows</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
index acb85e6..5ff33ac 100644
--- a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
+++ b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:title="@string/statusbar_title"
     xmlns:settings="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.settings">
-	
+
 	<PreferenceCategory
             android:key="status_bar_icons"
             android:title="@string/status_bar_system_icons_title">
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@
         android:max="10"
         settings:min="0"
         settings:units="" />
-			
+
+   <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSwitchPreference
+        android:key="network_traffic_hidearrow"
+        android:title="@string/network_traffic_hidearrow"
+	android:icon="@drawable/ic_arrow"
+        android:summary="@string/network_traffic_hidearrow_summary"
+        android:dependency="network_traffic_state"
+        android:defaultValue="false" />
+
 <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingMasterSwitchPreference
         android:key="status_bar_clock"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_clock"
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@
         android:title="@string/status_bar_clock_title"
         android:summary="@string/status_bar_clock_summary"
         android:defaultValue="true" />
-		
+
 		</PreferenceCategory>
 
      <PreferenceCategory
@@ -79,4 +87,4 @@
             android:defaultValue="true" />
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
-</PreferenceScreen>
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+</PreferenceScreen> 
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