@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ * `systray_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)` : Adjust the systray icons color and transparency.
 
   * `systray_monitor = integer (1, 2, ...)` :  On which monitor to draw the systray. The first monitor is `1`. *(since 0.12)*
 
+  * `systray_name_filter = string` :  Regular expression to identify icon names to be hidden. For example, `^audacious$` will hide icons with the exact name `audacious`, while `aud` will hide any icons having `aud` in the name. *(since 0.14)*
+
 ### Clock
 
   * `time1_format = %H:%M` : The format used by the first line of the clock.

@@ -1009,8 +1009,10 @@ systray.saturation = atoi(value2);
 		systray.brightness = atoi(value3);
 	} else if (strcmp(key, "systray_monitor") == 0) {
 		systray_monitor = atoi(value) - 1;
-	} else if (strcmp(key, "systray_hide_by_icon_name") == 0) {
-		strcpy(systray_hide_icons, value);
+	} else if (strcmp(key, "systray_name_filter") == 0) {
+		if (systray_hide_name_filter)
+			free(systray_hide_name_filter);
+		systray_hide_name_filter = strdup(value);
 	}
 
 	/* Launcher */

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <regex.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ int systray_monitor;
 int chrono;
 int systray_composited;
 int systray_profile;
-char systray_hide_icons[100];
+char *systray_hide_name_filter;
+regex_t *systray_hide_name_regex;
 // background pixmap if we render ourselves the icons
 static Pixmap render_background;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ systray.area._on_change_layout = on_change_systray;
 	systray.area.size_mode = LAYOUT_FIXED;
 	systray.area._resize = resize_systray;
 	systray_profile = getenv("SYSTRAY_PROFILING") != NULL;
+	systray_hide_name_filter = NULL;
+	systray_hide_name_regex = NULL;
 }
 
 void cleanup_systray()
@@ -96,6 +100,12 @@ if (render_background) {
 		XFreePixmap(server.display, render_background);
 		render_background = 0;
 	}
+	if (systray_hide_name_regex) {
+		regfree(systray_hide_name_regex);
+		free_and_null(systray_hide_name_regex);
+	}
+	if (systray_hide_name_filter)
+		free_and_null(systray_hide_name_filter);
 }
 
 void init_systray()
@@ -574,6 +584,26 @@ }
 	}
 }
 
+gboolean reject_icon(Window win)
+{
+	if (systray_hide_name_filter) {
+		if (!systray_hide_name_regex) {
+			systray_hide_name_regex = (regex_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(*systray_hide_name_regex));
+			if (regcomp(systray_hide_name_regex, systray_hide_name_filter, 0) != 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, RED "Could not compile regex %s" RESET "\n", systray_hide_name_filter);
+				free_and_null(systray_hide_name_regex);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+		char *name = get_window_name(win);
+		if (regexec(systray_hide_name_regex, name, 0, NULL, 0) == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, GREEN "Filtering out systray icon '%s'" RESET "\n", name);
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 gboolean add_icon(Window win)
 {
 	// Avoid duplicates
@@ -584,21 +614,9 @@ return FALSE;
 		}
 	}
 
-	char *name = get_window_name(win);
-	
 	// Filter out systray_hide_by_icon_name
-	char *token;
-	char *string;
-	string = strdup(systray_hide_icons);
-	if (string != NULL && string[0] != '0') {
-		while ((token = strsep(&string, ",")) != NULL) {
-			if (strcmp(token,name) == 0) {
-				if (strcmp(token,"") == 0) token = "empty name";
-				fprintf(stderr, GREEN "filtering out '%s'\n", token);
-				return FALSE;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	if (reject_icon(win))
+		return FALSE;
 	
 	// Dangerous actions begin
 	XSync(server.display, False);
@@ -607,6 +625,7 @@ XErrorHandler old = XSetErrorHandler(window_error_handler);
 
 	XSelectInput(server.display, win, StructureNotifyMask | PropertyChangeMask | ResizeRedirectMask);
 
+	char *name = get_window_name(win);
 	if (systray_profile)
 		fprintf(stderr, "[%f] %s:%d win = %lu (%s)\n", profiling_get_time(), __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, win, name);
 	Panel *panel = systray.area.panel;

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ extern gboolean systray_enabled;
 extern int systray_max_icon_size;
 extern int systray_monitor;
 extern gboolean systray_profile;
-extern char systray_hide_icons[100];
+extern char *systray_hide_name_filter;
 
 // default global data
 void default_systray();

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ 
 // systray
 GtkWidget *systray_icon_order, *systray_padding_x, *systray_padding_y, *systray_spacing;
 GtkWidget *systray_icon_size, *systray_icon_opacity, *systray_icon_saturation, *systray_icon_brightness;
-GtkWidget *systray_background, *systray_monitor;
+GtkWidget *systray_background, *systray_monitor, *systray_name_filter;
 
 // tooltip
 GtkWidget *tooltip_padding_x, *tooltip_padding_y, *tooltip_font, *tooltip_font_set, *tooltip_font_color;
@@ -4484,6 +4484,19 @@ gtk_widget_show(systray_icon_brightness);
 	gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), systray_icon_brightness, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
 	col++;
 	gtk_tooltips_set_tip(tooltips, systray_icon_brightness, _("Specifies the brightness adjustment of the system tray icons, in percent."), NULL);
+
+	row++, col = 2;
+	label = gtk_label_new(_("Name filter"));
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0);
+	gtk_widget_show(label);
+	gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
+	col++;
+
+	systray_name_filter = gtk_entry_new();
+	gtk_widget_show(systray_name_filter);
+	gtk_entry_set_width_chars(GTK_ENTRY(systray_name_filter), 50);
+	gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), systray_name_filter, col, col+1, row, row+1, GTK_FILL, 0, 0, 0);
+	col++;
 }
 
 void create_battery(GtkWidget *parent)

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ 
 // systray
 extern GtkWidget *systray_icon_order, *systray_padding_x, *systray_padding_y, *systray_spacing;
 extern GtkWidget *systray_icon_size, *systray_icon_opacity, *systray_icon_saturation, *systray_icon_brightness;
-extern GtkWidget *systray_background, *systray_monitor;
+extern GtkWidget *systray_background, *systray_monitor, *systray_name_filter;
 
 // tooltip
 extern GtkWidget *tooltip_padding_x, *tooltip_padding_y, *tooltip_font, *tooltip_font_set, *tooltip_font_color;

@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ fprintf(fp, "systray_monitor = ");
 	fprintf(fp, "%d", MAX(1, 1 + gtk_combo_box_get_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(systray_monitor))));
 	fprintf(fp, "\n");
 
+	fprintf(fp, "systray_name_filter = %s\n", gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(systray_name_filter)));
+
 	fprintf(fp, "\n");
 }
 
@@ -1705,6 +1707,8 @@ extract_values(value, &value1, &value2, &value3);
 		gtk_spin_button_set_value(GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(systray_icon_opacity), atoi(value1));
 		gtk_spin_button_set_value(GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(systray_icon_saturation), atoi(value2));
 		gtk_spin_button_set_value(GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(systray_icon_brightness), atoi(value3));
+	} else if (strcmp(key, "systray_name_filter") == 0) {
+		gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(systray_name_filter), value);
 	}
 
 	/* Launcher */