diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
index 8e2203cf9..107e05bf3 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
@@ -229,8 +229,10 @@ class CComponentsWindow : public CComponentsForm
 		const char* ccw_icon_name;
 		///property: assigned default icon buttons in header, see also getHeaderObject()
 		int ccw_buttons;
-		///property: value = true, let show footer
+		///property: value = true, let show footer, see showFooter()
 		bool ccw_show_footer;
+		///property: value = true, let show header, see showHeader()
+		bool ccw_show_header;
 
 		///initialze header object
 		void initHeader();
@@ -285,8 +287,10 @@ class CComponentsWindow : public CComponentsForm
 		///add item to body object, also usable is addCCItem() to add items to the windo object
 		void addWindowItem(CComponentsItem* cc_Item);
 		
-		///
+		///allow/disallow paint a footer, default true, see also ccw_show_footer, showHeader()
 		void showFooter(bool show = true){ccw_show_footer = show;};
+		///allow/disallow paint a header, default true, see also ccw_show_header, showFooter()
+		void showHeader(bool show = true){ccw_show_header = show;};
 
 		///set caption in header with string, see also getHeaderObject()
 		void setWindowCaption(const std::string& text){ccw_caption = text;};
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_window.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_window.cpp
index 69997d755..1e81905b1 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_window.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ void CComponentsWindow::initVarWindow()
 	ccw_icon_name	= NULL;
 	ccw_buttons	= 0; //no header buttons
 	ccw_show_footer = true;
-	
+	ccw_show_header	= true;
+
 	setShadowOnOff(true);
 }
 
@@ -181,9 +182,11 @@ void CComponentsWindow::initBody()
 	if (ccw_body){
 		ccw_body->setCornerType(0);
 		int fh = 0;
+		int hh = 0;
 		if (ccw_footer)
 			fh = ccw_footer->getHeight();
-		int hh = ccw_head->getHeight();
+		if (ccw_head)
+			hh = ccw_head->getHeight();
 		int h_body = height - hh - fh - 2*fr_thickness;
 		ccw_body->setDimensionsAll(0, CC_APPEND, width-2*fr_thickness, h_body);
 		ccw_body->doPaintBg(false);
@@ -218,22 +221,31 @@ void CComponentsWindow::initCCWItems()
 #ifdef DEBUG_CC
 	printf("[CComponentsWindow]   [%s - %d] init items...\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 #endif
-	initHeader();
-	
+	//add header if required
+	if (ccw_show_header){
+		initHeader();
+	}else{
+		if (ccw_head){
+			removeCCItem(ccw_head);
+			ccw_head = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	//add footer if required
 	if (ccw_show_footer){
 		initFooter();
 	}else{
-		if (ccw_footer != NULL){
+		if (ccw_footer){
 			removeCCItem(ccw_footer);
 			ccw_footer = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 	initBody();
-	
+
 	//add header, body and footer items only one time
-	if (!ccw_head->isAdded())
-		addCCItem(ccw_head);
+	if (ccw_head)
+		if (!ccw_head->isAdded())
+			addCCItem(ccw_head);
 	if (!ccw_body->isAdded())
 		addCCItem(ccw_body);
 	if (ccw_footer)