diff --git a/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp b/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
index 891ad55b..3fe032f8 100644
--- a/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class Task
     Gtk::Image icon_;
     Gtk::Label text_before_;
     Gtk::Label text_after_;
-    bool button_visible_;
-    bool ignored_;
+    bool button_visible_ = false;
+    bool ignored_ = false;
 
     bool with_icon_;
     std::string format_before_;
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class Task
    private:
     std::string repr() const;
     std::string state_string(bool = false) const;
+    void hide_if_ignored();
 
    public:
     /* Getter functions */
diff --git a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
index 0e86238a..6645cc24 100644
--- a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Addressed by *wlr/taskbar*
 
 *ignore-list*: ++
 	typeof: array ++
-	List of app_id to be invisible.
+	List of app_id/titles to be invisible.
 
 # FORMAT REPLACEMENTS
 
diff --git a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
index 932a95e6..af1b0da0 100644
--- a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ Task::Task(const waybar::Bar &bar, const Json::Value &config, Taskbar *tbar,
         struct zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1 *tl_handle, struct wl_seat *seat) :
     bar_{bar}, config_{config}, tbar_{tbar}, handle_{tl_handle}, seat_{seat},
     id_{global_id++},
-    content_{bar.vertical ? Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0},
-    button_visible_{false}, ignored_{false}
+    content_{bar.vertical ? Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0}
 {
     zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1_add_listener(handle_, &toplevel_handle_impl, this);
 
@@ -377,13 +376,12 @@ std::string Task::state_string(bool shortened) const
 void Task::handle_title(const char *title)
 {
     title_ = title;
+    hide_if_ignored();
 }
 
-void Task::handle_app_id(const char *app_id)
+void Task::hide_if_ignored()
 {
-    app_id_ = app_id;
-
-    if (tbar_->ignore_list().count(app_id)) {
+    if (tbar_->ignore_list().count(app_id_) || tbar_->ignore_list().count(title_)) {
         ignored_ = true;
         if (button_visible_) {
           auto output = gdk_wayland_monitor_get_wl_output(bar_.output->monitor->gobj());
@@ -397,6 +395,12 @@ void Task::handle_app_id(const char *app_id)
           handle_output_enter(output);
         }
     }
+}
+
+void Task::handle_app_id(const char *app_id)
+{
+    app_id_ = app_id;
+    hide_if_ignored();
 
     if (!with_icon_)
         return;
@@ -418,13 +422,13 @@ void Task::handle_app_id(const char *app_id)
 
 void Task::handle_output_enter(struct wl_output *output)
 {
-    spdlog::debug("{} entered output {}", repr(), (void*)output);
-
     if (ignored_) {
       spdlog::debug("{} is ignored", repr());
       return;
     }
 
+    spdlog::debug("{} entered output {}", repr(), (void*)output);
+
     if (!button_visible_ && (tbar_->all_outputs() || tbar_->show_output(output))) {
         /* The task entered the output of the current bar make the button visible */
         tbar_->add_button(button_);