diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 0522f9bee..a09e83e72 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3510,6 +3510,10 @@
                                                 <input id="rm_group_automode" type="checkbox" />
                                                 <span data-i18n="Auto Mode">Auto Mode</span>
                                             </label>
+                                            <label id="rm_group_hidemutedsprites_label" class="checkbox_label whitespacenowrap">
+                                                <input id="rm_group_hidemutedsprites" type="checkbox" />
+                                                <span data-i18n="Hide Muted Member Sprites">Hide Muted Member Sprites</span>
+                                            </label>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
@@ -4843,4 +4847,4 @@
     </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
index 40e0c36c4..eea4a8655 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getContext, getApiUrl, modules, extension_settings, ModuleWorkerWrapper
 import { loadMovingUIState, power_user } from "../../power-user.js";
 import { registerSlashCommand } from "../../slash-commands.js";
 import { onlyUnique, debounce, getCharaFilename, trimToEndSentence, trimToStartSentence } from "../../utils.js";
+import { hideMutedSprites } from "../../group-chats.js";
 export { MODULE_NAME };
 
 const MODULE_NAME = 'expressions';
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ async function visualNovelSetCharacterSprites(container, name, expression) {
         const isDisabled = group.disabled_members.includes(avatar);
 
         // skip disabled characters
-        if (isDisabled) {
+        if (isDisabled && hideMutedSprites) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index 12f20839e..89244f0f3 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ import { FILTER_TYPES, FilterHelper } from './filters.js';
 export {
     selected_group,
     is_group_automode_enabled,
+    hideMutedSprites,
     is_group_generating,
     group_generation_id,
     groups,
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export {
 
 let is_group_generating = false; // Group generation flag
 let is_group_automode_enabled = false;
+let hideMutedSprites = true;
 let groups = [];
 let selected_group = null;
 let group_generation_id = null;
@@ -1172,7 +1174,7 @@ function printGroupCandidates() {
 
 function printGroupMembers() {
     const storageKey = 'GroupMembers_PerPage';
-    $(".rm_group_members_pagination").each(function() {
+    $(".rm_group_members_pagination").each(function () {
         $(this).pagination({
             dataSource: getGroupCharacters({ doFilter: false, onlyMembers: true }),
             pageRange: 1,
@@ -1258,6 +1260,15 @@ async function onGroupSelfResponsesClick() {
     }
 }
 
+async function onHideMutedSpritesClick(value) {
+    if (openGroupId) {
+        let _thisGroup = groups.find((x) => x.id == openGroupId);
+        _thisGroup.hideMutedSprites = value;
+        console.log(`_thisGroup.hideMutedSprites = ${_thisGroup.hideMutedSprites}`)
+        await editGroup(openGroupId, false, false);
+    }
+}
+
 function select_group_chats(groupId, skipAnimation) {
     openGroupId = groupId;
     newGroupMembers = [];
@@ -1287,6 +1298,7 @@ function select_group_chats(groupId, skipAnimation) {
     const groupHasMembers = !!$("#rm_group_members").children().length;
     $("#rm_group_submit").prop("disabled", !groupHasMembers);
     $("#rm_group_allow_self_responses").prop("checked", group && group.allow_self_responses);
+    $("#rm_group_hidemutedsprites").prop("checked", group && group.hideMutedSprites);
 
     // bottom buttons
     if (openGroupId) {
@@ -1517,6 +1529,7 @@ async function createGroup() {
             members: members,
             avatar_url: isValidImageUrl(avatar_url) ? avatar_url : default_avatar,
             allow_self_responses: allowSelfResponses,
+            hideMutedSprites: hideMutedSprites,
             activation_strategy: activationStrategy,
             generation_mode: generationMode,
             disabled_members: [],
@@ -1784,6 +1797,12 @@ jQuery(() => {
         is_group_automode_enabled = value;
         eventSource.once(event_types.GENERATION_STOPPED, stopAutoModeGeneration);
     });
+    $("#rm_group_hidemutedsprites").on("input", function () {
+        const value = $(this).prop("checked");
+        hideMutedSprites = value;
+        onHideMutedSpritesClick(value);
+
+    });
     $("#send_textarea").on("keyup", onSendTextareaInput);
     $("#groupCurrentMemberPopoutButton").on('click', doCurMemberListPopout);
     $("#rm_group_chat_name").on("input", onGroupNameInput)