diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 84eba76d..804adcec 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void MainWindow::initMenu() {
             continue;
         }
 
-        auto* pluginAction = new QAction(QString("Show %1").arg(plugin->displayName()), this);
+        auto* pluginAction = new QAction(plugin->displayName(), this);
         ui->menuView->insertAction(plugin->insertFirst() ? ui->actionPlaceholderBegin : ui->actionPlaceholderEnd, pluginAction);
         connect(pluginAction, &QAction::triggered, m_tabShowHideSignalMapper, QOverload<>::of(&QSignalMapper::map));
         m_tabShowHideMapper[plugin->displayName()] = new ToggleTab(plugin->tab(), plugin->displayName(), plugin->displayName(), pluginAction, this);
@@ -370,7 +370,9 @@ void MainWindow::initMenu() {
         const auto toggleTab = m_tabShowHideMapper.value(key);
         bool show = enabledTabs.contains(key);
 
-        toggleTab->menuAction->setText((show ? QString("Hide ") : QString("Show ")) + toggleTab->name);
+        toggleTab->menuAction->setText(toggleTab->name);
+        toggleTab->menuAction->setCheckable(true);
+        toggleTab->menuAction->setChecked(show);
         ui->tabWidget->setTabVisible(ui->tabWidget->indexOf(toggleTab->tab), show);
     }
     connect(m_tabShowHideSignalMapper, &QSignalMapper::mappedString, this, &MainWindow::menuToggleTabVisible);
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ void MainWindow::menuToggleTabVisible(const QString &key){
 
     conf()->set(Config::enabledTabs, enabledTabs);
     ui->tabWidget->setTabVisible(ui->tabWidget->indexOf(toggleTab->tab), show);
-    toggleTab->menuAction->setText((show ? QString("Hide ") : QString("Show ")) + toggleTab->name);
+    toggleTab->menuAction->setText(toggleTab->name);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::menuClearHistoryClicked() {
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.ui b/src/MainWindow.ui
index 89b539d7..a7d177bc 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.ui
+++ b/src/MainWindow.ui
@@ -690,8 +690,11 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShow_Coins">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Show Coins</string>
+    <string>Coins</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShow_xmr_to">
@@ -985,13 +988,19 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShow_Contacts">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Show Contacts</string>
+    <string>Contacts</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShow_Notes">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Show Notes</string>
+    <string>Notes</string>
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>