diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
index 0b390386b0..08a2ae90b1 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
 
     const ignoreAspectRatio = this.layout === "grid";
 
+    const showName = this._config.show_name !== false;
+
     return html`
       <ha-card
         class=${imageClass ? "image" : ""}
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard
           </div>
           <div class="bottom">
             <div>
-              <div class="name">${area.name}</div>
+              ${showName ? html`<div class="name">${area.name}</div>` : ""}
               ${sensors.length
                 ? html`<div class="sensors">${sensors}</div>`
                 : ""}
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
index 7248d9fdc3..fbd8e1244b 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const cardConfigStruct = assign(
     aspect_ratio: optional(string()),
     alert_classes: optional(array(string())),
     sensor_classes: optional(array(string())),
+    show_name: optional(boolean()),
   })
 );
 
@@ -61,7 +62,14 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
     ) =>
       [
         { name: "area", selector: { area: {} } },
-        { name: "show_camera", required: false, selector: { boolean: {} } },
+        {
+          name: "",
+          type: "grid",
+          schema: [
+            { name: "show_name", selector: { boolean: {} }, default: true },
+            { name: "show_camera", required: false, selector: { boolean: {} } },
+          ],
+        },
         ...(showCamera
           ? ([
               {
@@ -260,6 +268,10 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
     schema: SchemaUnion<ReturnType<typeof this._schema>>
   ) => {
     switch (schema.name) {
+      case "show_name":
+        return this.hass!.localize(
+          "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.generic.show_name"
+        );
       case "theme":
         return `${this.hass!.localize(
           "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.generic.theme"