diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f4cf7a..c46f2c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ If desired, you can enable the usage of symbolic icons to display the weather co
     gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather use-symbolic-icons false
     gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather use-symbolic-icons true
 
+#### Show Text in Panel (optional, true by default)
+
+You can configure whether to show the weather condition text together with the temperature in the panel (requires restart of GNOME Shell).
+
+    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather show-text-in-panel true
+    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather show-text-in-panel false
+
 #### Restart GNOME Shell
 
 Don't forget to restart GNOME Shell:
diff --git a/src/extension.js b/src/extension.js
index 124727a..ecd4d60 100644
--- a/src/extension.js
+++ b/src/extension.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const WEATHER_CITY_KEY = 'city';
 const WEATHER_WOEID_KEY = 'woeid';
 const WEATHER_TRANSLATE_CONDITION_KEY = 'translate-condition';
 const WEATHER_SYMBOLIC_ICONS = 'use-symbolic-icons';
+const WEATHER_SHOW_TEXT_IN_PANEL_KEY = 'show-text-in-panel';
 
 // Keep enums in sync with GSettings schemas
 const WeatherUnits = {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ WeatherMenuButton.prototype = {
         this._woeid = this._settings.get_string(WEATHER_WOEID_KEY);
         this._translate_condition = this._settings.get_boolean(WEATHER_TRANSLATE_CONDITION_KEY);
         this._icontype = this._settings.get_boolean(WEATHER_SYMBOLIC_ICONS) ? St.IconType.SYMBOLIC : St.IconType.FULLCOLOR;
+        this._text_in_panel = this._settings.get_boolean(WEATHER_SHOW_TEXT_IN_PANEL_KEY);
         
         // Watch settings for changes
         let load_settings_and_refresh_weather = Lang.bind(this, function() {
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@ WeatherMenuButton.prototype = {
         // Putting the panel item together
         let topBox = new St.BoxLayout();        
         topBox.add_actor(this._weatherIcon);
-        topBox.add_actor(this._weatherInfo);
+        if (this._text_in_panel)
+            topBox.add_actor(this._weatherInfo);
         this.actor.set_child(topBox);
         Main.panel._centerBox.add(this.actor, { y_fill: true });
         Main.panel._menus.addMenu(this.menu);
diff --git a/src/org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather.gschema.xml.in b/src/org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather.gschema.xml.in
index e405bcd..4050a05 100644
--- a/src/org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/src/org.gnome.shell.extensions.weather.gschema.xml.in
@@ -29,5 +29,10 @@
       <_summary>Whether to use symbolic icons</_summary>
       <_description>Whether to use symbolic icons instead of full-colored icons.</_description>
     </key>
+    <key name="show-text-in-panel" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <_summary>Whether to show the text in the panel.</_summary>
+      <_description>Whether to show the weather condition text together with the temperature in the panel (requires restart).</_description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 </schemalist>