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> index f49886b..4cdb216 100644
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> @@ -1486,6 +1504,12 @@ function panels_flexible_add_item_form($form, &$form_state) {
>      );
>    }
>  
> +  $form['hide_empty'] = array(
> +    '#title' => t('Hide element if empty'),
> +    '#type' => 'checkbox',
> +    '#default_value' => 0,
> +  );
> +
>    $form['save'] = array(
>      '#type' => 'submit',
>      '#value' => t('Save'),
> @@ -1516,6 +1540,8 @@ function panels_flexible_add_item_form_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
>      $item['contains'] = $form_state['values']['contains'];
>    }
>  
> +  $item['hide_empty'] = $form_state['values']['hide_empty'];
> +
>    if ($item['type'] == 'region') {
>      // derive the region key from the title
>      $key = preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9]/", '_', drupal_strtolower($item['title']));