diff --git a/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarContentView.swift b/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarContentView.swift
index d397495..89284f1 100644
--- a/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarContentView.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct MenuBarContentView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject private var updater: UpdaterController
     @State private var launchAtLogin = false
     @AppStorage(SessionStore.remindWhenIdleDefaultsKey) private var remindWhenIdle = false
+    @AppStorage(SessionStore.hideMenuBarClockDefaultsKey) private var hideClock = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ struct MenuBarContentView: View {
                     .onChange(of: remindWhenIdle) { enabled in
                         if enabled { Notifier.requestAuthorization() }
                     }
+                Toggle("Hide timer in menu bar", isOn: $hideClock)
                 Toggle("Automatically check for updates", isOn: updater.automaticChecksBinding)
                 HStack(spacing: 10) {
                     Text(AppInfo.version)
diff --git a/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarLabel.swift b/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarLabel.swift
index 3ff56d6..e97a7a6 100644
--- a/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarLabel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conan/Views/MenuBarLabel.swift
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import ConanCore
 
-/// The menu-bar item itself: a live elapsed timer when running, otherwise the
-/// timer glyph.
+/// The menu-bar item itself: a live elapsed timer when running (or a static
+/// recording glyph when the clock is hidden), otherwise the timer glyph.
 struct MenuBarLabel: View {
     @EnvironmentObject private var store: SessionStore
     @EnvironmentObject private var ticker: Ticker
+    @AppStorage(SessionStore.hideMenuBarClockDefaultsKey) private var hideClock = false
 
     var body: some View {
         if store.isRunning {
-            Text(TimeFormat.clock(store.mainElapsed(asOf: ticker.now)))
-                .monospacedDigit()
+            if hideClock {
+                Image(systemName: "record.circle")
+            } else {
+                Text(TimeFormat.clock(store.mainElapsed(asOf: ticker.now)))
+                    .monospacedDigit()
+            }
         } else {
             Image(systemName: "timer")
         }
diff --git a/Sources/ConanCore/SessionStore.swift b/Sources/ConanCore/SessionStore.swift
index 9f7b9a7..2793d3a 100644
--- a/Sources/ConanCore/SessionStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/ConanCore/SessionStore.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public final class SessionStore: ObservableObject {
     /// with the SwiftUI toggle via `@AppStorage`).
     public static let remindWhenIdleDefaultsKey = "conan.remindWhenIdle"
 
+    /// UserDefaults key for hiding the ticking clock in the menu bar (shared
+    /// with the SwiftUI toggle via `@AppStorage`).
+    public static let hideMenuBarClockDefaultsKey = "conan.hideMenuBarClock"
+
     public init(
         watson: WatsonClient?,
         stateURL: URL = SessionStore.defaultStateURL(),