diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx b/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
index 8a515e6..ae0f7f5 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const {
     rateUnit,
     dynamicIcon,
     icon,
+    networkInLabel,
+    networkOutLabel,
     round,
     leftClick,
     rightClick,
@@ -47,11 +49,11 @@ export const Netstat = (): BarBoxChild => {
     const renderNetworkLabel = (lblType: NetstatLabelType, networkService: NetworkResourceData): string => {
         switch (lblType) {
             case 'in':
-                return `↓ ${networkService.in}`;
+                return `${networkInLabel.get()} ${networkService.in}`;
             case 'out':
-                return `↑ ${networkService.out}`;
+                return `${networkOutLabel.get()} ${networkService.out}`;
             default:
-                return `↓ ${networkService.in} ↑ ${networkService.out}`;
+                return `${networkInLabel.get()} ${networkService.in} ${networkOutLabel.get()} ${networkService.out}`;
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx b/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
index 6887c17..d7307a3 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
     updateCommand,
     label,
     padZero,
+    autoHide,
     pollingInterval,
     icon,
     leftClick,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const {
 
 const pendingUpdates: Variable<string> = Variable('0');
 const postInputUpdater = Variable(true);
+const isVis = Variable(!autoHide.get());
 
 const processUpdateCount = (updateCount: string): string => {
     if (!padZero.get()) return updateCount;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ updatesPoller.initialize('updates');
 const updatesIcon = Variable.derive(
     [bind(icon.pending), bind(icon.updated), bind(pendingUpdates)],
     (pendingIcon, updatedIcon, pUpdates) => {
+        isVis.set(!autoHide.get() || (autoHide.get() && parseFloat(pUpdates) > 0));
         return parseFloat(pUpdates) === 0 ? updatedIcon : pendingIcon;
     },
 );
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ export const Updates = (): BarBoxChild => {
         textIcon: updatesIcon(),
         tooltipText: bind(pendingUpdates).as((v) => `${v} updates available`),
         boxClass: 'updates',
+        isVis: isVis,
         label: bind(pendingUpdates),
         showLabelBinding: bind(label),
         props: {
diff --git a/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx b/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
index e43fc37..384715e 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ export const CustomModuleSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
                 />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.icon} title="Netstat Icon" type="string" />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.label} title="Show Label" type="boolean" />
+                <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.networkInLabel} title="Network In Label" type="string" />
+                <Option
+                    opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.networkOutLabel}
+                    title="Network Out Label"
+                    type="string"
+                />
                 <Option
                     opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.rateUnit}
                     title="Rate Unit"
@@ -221,6 +227,12 @@ export const CustomModuleSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
                 />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.icon.updated} title="No Updates Icon" type="string" />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.label} title="Show Label" type="boolean" />
+                <Option
+                    opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.autoHide}
+                    title="Auto Hide"
+                    subtitle="Hides module when no updates are available."
+                    type="boolean"
+                />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.padZero} title="Pad with 0" type="boolean" />
                 <Option opt={options.theme.bar.buttons.modules.updates.spacing} title="Spacing" type="string" />
                 <Option
diff --git a/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx b/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
index 14622cd..525980a 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const Module = ({
     label,
     tooltipText,
     boxClass,
+    isVis,
     props = {},
     showLabelBinding = bind(undefinedVar),
     showLabel,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export const Module = ({
     return {
         component,
         tooltip_text: tooltipText,
-        isVisible: true,
+        isVis: isVis,
         boxClass,
         props,
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts b/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
index 70c6082..d3b2d9b 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type BarModule = {
     boundLabel?: string;
     tooltipText?: string | Binding<string>;
     boxClass: string;
+    isVis?: Variable<boolean>;
     props?: Widget.ButtonProps;
     showLabel?: boolean;
     showLabelBinding?: Binding;
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index ca6963e..a4b398d 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -1072,6 +1072,8 @@ const options = mkOptions(CONFIG, {
                 networkInterface: opt(''),
                 dynamicIcon: opt(false),
                 icon: opt('󰖟'),
+                networkInLabel: opt('↓'),
+                networkOutLabel: opt('↑'),
                 round: opt(true),
                 labelType: opt<NetstatLabelType>('full'),
                 rateUnit: opt<RateUnit>('auto'),
@@ -1094,6 +1096,7 @@ const options = mkOptions(CONFIG, {
                 updateCommand: opt(`${SRC_DIR}/scripts/checkUpdates.sh -arch`),
                 label: opt(true),
                 padZero: opt(true),
+                autoHide: opt(false),
                 icon: {
                     pending: opt('󰏗'),
                     updated: opt('󰏖'),