diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/App.css b/assets/stylesheets/App.css
index 3b7066a0..13bbb657 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/App.css
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/App.css
@@ -1734,3 +1734,7 @@ span.ant-skeleton-input.ant-skeleton-input-sm.text-skeleton {
   border: 1px solid #000;
   box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
+
+.no-navigation-labels.ant-menu-horizontal .ant-menu-item {
+  padding: 0 5px;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/Management/Settings.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/Management/Settings.jsx
index ecb918b1..a521cc3b 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/Management/Settings.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/Management/Settings.jsx
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@ const engineLabel = (engine) => {
 }
 
 const Settings = () => {
-  const { isDarkMode, isCompact, isSystem, setThemeMode, setDensityMode } =
-    useThemeContext()
+  const {
+    isDarkMode,
+    isCompact,
+    isSystem,
+    setThemeMode,
+    setDensityMode,
+    showNavigationLabels,
+    setShowNavigationLabels
+  } = useThemeContext()
   const { fetchAppUpdateBranches } = useContext(ApiServerContext)
   const { isElectron, getAppSettings, setAppSettings, getAppEngine } =
     useContext(ElectronContext)
@@ -77,11 +84,16 @@ const Settings = () => {
     if (settingsLoading || isEditing) return
     if (appSettings.theme) setThemeMode(appSettings.theme)
     if (appSettings.density) setDensityMode(appSettings.density)
+    if (appSettings.showNavigationLabels !== undefined) {
+      setShowNavigationLabels(appSettings.showNavigationLabels)
+    }
   }, [
     appSettings.density,
+    appSettings.showNavigationLabels,
     appSettings.theme,
     isEditing,
     setDensityMode,
+    setShowNavigationLabels,
     setThemeMode,
     settingsLoading
   ])
@@ -137,6 +149,8 @@ const Settings = () => {
 
   const currentThemeValue = getCurrentThemeValue()
   const currentDensityValue = isCompact ? 'compact' : 'comfortable'
+  const currentShowNavigationLabels =
+    appSettings.showNavigationLabels ?? showNavigationLabels ?? false
   const currentBranch =
     appSettings.appUpdateBranch ||
     (branches.includes(DEFAULT_UPDATE_BRANCH) ? DEFAULT_UPDATE_BRANCH : null) ||
@@ -154,7 +168,8 @@ const Settings = () => {
         currentBranch === 'Not configured' ? undefined : currentBranch,
       appUpdateEngine: currentEngine,
       theme: currentThemeValue,
-      density: currentDensityValue
+      density: currentDensityValue,
+      showNavigationLabels: currentShowNavigationLabels
     })
     setIsEditing(true)
   }
@@ -175,6 +190,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
         ...appSettings,
         theme: draftSettings.theme,
         density: draftSettings.density,
+        showNavigationLabels: Boolean(draftSettings.showNavigationLabels),
         ...(isElectron
           ? {
               appUpdateBranch: draftSettings.appUpdateBranch,
@@ -197,13 +213,15 @@ const Settings = () => {
           settings: {
             ...(previous?.settings || {}),
             theme: draftSettings.theme,
-            density: draftSettings.density
+            density: draftSettings.density,
+            showNavigationLabels: Boolean(draftSettings.showNavigationLabels)
           }
         }))
       }
 
       setThemeMode(draftSettings.theme)
       setDensityMode(draftSettings.density)
+      setShowNavigationLabels(draftSettings.showNavigationLabels)
       setAppSettingsState(nextSettings)
       setDraftSettings(nextSettings)
       setIsEditing(false)
@@ -311,6 +329,29 @@ const Settings = () => {
                     <Text>{isCompact ? 'Compact' : 'Comfortable'}</Text>
                   )}
                 </Descriptions.Item>
+                <Descriptions.Item label='Navigation Labels'>
+                  {isEditing ? (
+                    <Select
+                      value={
+                        draftSettings.showNavigationLabels ? 'show' : 'hide'
+                      }
+                      onChange={(value) =>
+                        setDraftSettings((previous) => ({
+                          ...previous,
+                          showNavigationLabels: value === 'show'
+                        }))
+                      }
+                      style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                    >
+                      <Option value='show'>Show</Option>
+                      <Option value='hide'>Hide</Option>
+                    </Select>
+                  ) : (
+                    <Text>
+                      {currentShowNavigationLabels ? 'Show' : 'Hide'}
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                </Descriptions.Item>
               </Descriptions>
             </InfoCollapse>
             {isElectron && (
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/common/DashboardNavigation.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/common/DashboardNavigation.jsx
index 7a1e5636..ee8940e7 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/common/DashboardNavigation.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/common/DashboardNavigation.jsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../database/Sidebars'
 
 import { useAppUpdateContext } from '../context/AppUpdateContext'
+import { useThemeContext } from '../context/ThemeContext'
 
 const { Text } = Typography
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const DashboardNavigation = () => {
   const { showSpotlight } = useContext(SpotlightContext)
   const { connecting, connected } = useContext(ApiServerContext)
   const { authenticated } = useContext(AuthContext)
+  const { showNavigationLabels, setShowNavigationLabels } = useThemeContext()
   const { toggleNotificationCenter, unreadCount } =
     useContext(NotificationContext)
   const [apiServerState, setApiServerState] = useState('disconnected')
@@ -71,50 +73,81 @@ const DashboardNavigation = () => {
   const {
     platform,
     isElectron,
+    getAppSettings,
     setSidebarViewMenu,
     isFullScreen,
     isMaximized
   } = useContext(ElectronContext)
   const { availableUpdate, checkForUpdates } = useAppUpdateContext()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const hydrateNavigationLabels = async () => {
+      const settings = isElectron
+        ? await getAppSettings()
+        : userProfile?.settings || {}
+      if (settings?.showNavigationLabels !== undefined) {
+        setShowNavigationLabels(settings.showNavigationLabels)
+      }
+    }
+
+    void hydrateNavigationLabels()
+  }, [
+    getAppSettings,
+    isElectron,
+    setShowNavigationLabels,
+    userProfile?.settings
+  ])
+
   const includeDev = import.meta.env.DEV
-  const mainMenuItems = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      [
-        {
-          key: 'production',
-          label: 'Production',
-          className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
-          icon: <ProductionIcon />
-        },
-        {
-          key: 'inventory',
-          label: 'Inventory',
-          className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
-          icon: <InventoryIcon />
-        },
-        {
-          key: 'sales',
-          label: 'Sales',
-          className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
-          icon: <SalesIcon />
-        },
-        {
-          key: 'finance',
-          label: 'Finance',
-          className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
-          icon: <FinanceIcon />
-        },
-        {
-          key: 'management',
-          label: 'Management',
-          className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
-          icon: <SettingsIcon />
-        }
-      ].filter((item) =>
-        isSidebarSectionVisible(item.key, { includeDev, userProfile })
-      ),
-    [includeDev, userProfile]
-  )
+  const mainMenuItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const iconStyles = {
+      fontSize: !showNavigationLabels ? '16px' : undefined,
+      marginLeft: !showNavigationLabels ? '10px' : undefined
+    }
+    const navigationIcon = (icon, label) =>
+      showNavigationLabels ? (
+        icon
+      ) : (
+        <Tooltip title={label} listenParents={1}>
+          {icon}
+        </Tooltip>
+      )
+
+    return [
+      {
+        key: 'production',
+        label: 'Production',
+        className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
+        icon: navigationIcon(<ProductionIcon style={iconStyles} />, 'Production')
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'inventory',
+        label: 'Inventory',
+        className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
+        icon: navigationIcon(<InventoryIcon style={iconStyles} />, 'Inventory')
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'sales',
+        label: 'Sales',
+        className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
+        icon: navigationIcon(<SalesIcon style={iconStyles} />, 'Sales')
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'finance',
+        label: 'Finance',
+        className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
+        icon: navigationIcon(<FinanceIcon style={iconStyles} />, 'Finance')
+      },
+      {
+        key: 'management',
+        label: 'Management',
+        className: 'electrobun-webkit-app-region-no-drag',
+        icon: navigationIcon(<SettingsIcon style={iconStyles} />, 'Management')
+      }
+    ].filter((item) =>
+      isSidebarSectionVisible(item.key, { includeDev, userProfile })
+    )
+  }, [includeDev, showNavigationLabels, userProfile])
 
   const [userPopoverOpen, setUserPopoverOpen] = useState(false)
 
@@ -219,8 +252,12 @@ const DashboardNavigation = () => {
         {showControls && (
           <Menu
             mode='horizontal'
-            className={isElectron ? 'electron-navigation' : null}
-            items={mainMenuItems}
+            className={`${isElectron ? 'electron-navigation' : null} ${!showNavigationLabels ? 'no-navigation-labels' : ''}`}
+            items={
+              showNavigationLabels
+                ? mainMenuItems
+                : mainMenuItems.map((item) => ({ ...item, label: undefined }))
+            }
             style={{
               flexWrap: 'wrap',
               flexGrow: isMobile ? 0 : 1,
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/context/ThemeContext.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/context/ThemeContext.jsx
index 232ad2c7..f7164588 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/context/ThemeContext.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/context/ThemeContext.jsx
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export const ThemeProvider = ({ children }) => {
     const savedCompact = sessionStorage.getItem('isCompact')
     return savedCompact ? JSON.parse(savedCompact) : false
   })
+  const [showNavigationLabels, setShowNavigationLabelsState] = useState(() => {
+    const savedLabels = sessionStorage.getItem('showNavigationLabels')
+    return savedLabels ? JSON.parse(savedLabels) : false
+  })
 
   const [primaryColorOverride, setPrimaryColorOverride] = useState(null)
 
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ export const ThemeProvider = ({ children }) => {
     sessionStorage.setItem('isCompact', JSON.stringify(isCompact))
   }, [isCompact])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    sessionStorage.setItem(
+      'showNavigationLabels',
+      JSON.stringify(showNavigationLabels)
+    )
+  }, [showNavigationLabels])
+
   const toggleTheme = () => {
     if (isSystem) {
       setIsSystem(false)
@@ -111,6 +122,10 @@ export const ThemeProvider = ({ children }) => {
     setIsCompact(value === 'compact')
   }, [])
 
+  const setShowNavigationLabels = useCallback((value) => {
+    setShowNavigationLabelsState(Boolean(value))
+  }, [])
+
   const getThemeAlgorithm = () => {
     var baseAlgorithm
     if (isDarkMode == true) {
@@ -191,6 +206,8 @@ export const ThemeProvider = ({ children }) => {
         toggleSystem,
         setThemeMode,
         setDensityMode,
+        showNavigationLabels,
+        setShowNavigationLabels,
         getColors,
         setPrimaryColorOverride,
         themeConfig