diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index 762177c..abffed4 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -351,4 +351,6 @@
     <string name="network_traffic_state_title">Network traffic</string>
     <string name="network_traffic_state_summary">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/traffic.xml b/res/xml/traffic.xml
index ec6eff3..5a2bc9e 100644
--- a/res/xml/traffic.xml
+++ b/res/xml/traffic.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@
         settings:min="0"
         settings:units="" />
 
+    <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSwitchPreference
+        android:key="network_traffic_hidearrow"
+        android:title="@string/network_traffic_hidearrow"
+        android:summary="@string/network_traffic_hidearrow_summary"
+        android:dependency="network_traffic_state"
+        android:defaultValue="false" />
+
 </PreferenceScreen>