diff --git a/Calendarr iOS/Models/AppSettings.swift b/Calendarr iOS/Models/AppSettings.swift
index a90560f..2f3e7c3 100644
--- a/Calendarr iOS/Models/AppSettings.swift	
+++ b/Calendarr iOS/Models/AppSettings.swift	
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ struct UserProfile: Codable {
     let isAdmin: Bool
     let hasAvatar: Bool
     let totpEnabled: Bool
+    var directoryHidden: Bool = false
 
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case id, username, email
@@ -230,6 +231,19 @@ struct UserProfile: Codable {
         case isAdmin = "is_admin"
         case hasAvatar = "has_avatar"
         case totpEnabled = "totp_enabled"
+        case directoryHidden = "directory_hidden"
+    }
+
+    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let c = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        id = try c.decode(Int.self, forKey: .id)
+        username = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .username)
+        displayName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .displayName)
+        email = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .email)
+        isAdmin = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .isAdmin) ?? false
+        hasAvatar = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .hasAvatar) ?? false
+        totpEnabled = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .totpEnabled) ?? false
+        directoryHidden = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .directoryHidden) ?? false
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,9 +272,20 @@ struct GroupMember: Codable, Identifiable {
     let displayName: String?
     var role: String
     var color: String?
+    var sharesCalendar: Bool = true
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case id, role, color
         case displayName = "display_name"
+        case sharesCalendar = "shares_calendar"
+    }
+
+    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let c = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        id = try c.decode(Int.self, forKey: .id)
+        displayName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .displayName)
+        role = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .role) ?? "member"
+        color = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .color)
+        sharesCalendar = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .sharesCalendar) ?? true
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Calendarr iOS/Models/Localization.swift b/Calendarr iOS/Models/Localization.swift
index d488375..bcabbae 100644
--- a/Calendarr iOS/Models/Localization.swift	
+++ b/Calendarr iOS/Models/Localization.swift	
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ private let strings: [String: [String: String]] = [
         "settings.privacy": "Privatsphäre",
         "settings.private_visibility": "Private Termine für Gruppen",
         "settings.private_visibility.desc": "Wie private Termine für andere Gruppenmitglieder erscheinen",
+        "settings.directory_hidden": "Profil verbergen",
+        "settings.directory_hidden.desc": "Nicht in Teilen-/Gruppen-Auswahl anzeigen. In der Admin-Benutzerverwaltung bleibst du sichtbar.",
         "settings.private.busy": "Als „Beschäftigt“",
         "settings.private.hidden": "Ausblenden",
         "settings.calendars": "Geteilter Kalender",
@@ -461,6 +463,8 @@ private let strings: [String: [String: String]] = [
         "settings.privacy": "Privacy",
         "settings.private_visibility": "Private events for groups",
         "settings.private_visibility.desc": "How your private events appear to other group members",
+        "settings.directory_hidden": "Hide my profile",
+        "settings.directory_hidden.desc": "Don't show me in share/group pickers. You stay visible in the admin user management.",
         "settings.private.busy": "Show as \"Busy\"",
         "settings.private.hidden": "Hide",
         "settings.calendars": "Shared calendar",
diff --git a/Calendarr iOS/Services/CalendarrAPI.swift b/Calendarr iOS/Services/CalendarrAPI.swift
index 6f82672..7b8d2a3 100644
--- a/Calendarr iOS/Services/CalendarrAPI.swift	
+++ b/Calendarr iOS/Services/CalendarrAPI.swift	
@@ -450,11 +450,13 @@ class CalendarrAPI {
 
     /// Update profile fields. A login-name change returns a fresh token (the old
     /// one becomes invalid) — the caller must store the returned token.
-    func updateProfile(displayName: String?, username: String?, email: String?) async throws -> String? {
+    func updateProfile(displayName: String?, username: String?, email: String?,
+                       directoryHidden: Bool? = nil) async throws -> String? {
         var body: [String: Any] = [:]
         if let d = displayName { body["display_name"] = d }
         if let u = username { body["username"] = u }
         if let e = email { body["email"] = e } else { body["email"] = NSNull() }
+        if let h = directoryHidden { body["directory_hidden"] = h }
         let data = try await request("/api/profile/", method: "PUT", body: body)
         let json = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any]
         return json?["access_token"] as? String
diff --git a/Calendarr iOS/Views/CalendarFilterSheet.swift b/Calendarr iOS/Views/CalendarFilterSheet.swift
index 63f8efb..bd79e95 100644
--- a/Calendarr iOS/Views/CalendarFilterSheet.swift	
+++ b/Calendarr iOS/Views/CalendarFilterSheet.swift	
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ struct CalendarFilterSheet: View {
         if let g = groupDetail {
             List {
                 Section(header: Label(g.name, systemImage: GroupIcons.symbol(g.icon))) {
-                    ForEach(g.members ?? []) { m in
+                    // Only members who actually share a calendar into the group —
+                    // avoids phantom empty rows for members who share nothing.
+                    ForEach((g.members ?? []).filter { $0.sharesCalendar }) { m in
                         groupRow(name: m.displayName ?? "—",
                                  colorHex: m.color ?? "#4285f4",
                                  key: CalendarStore.groupMemberKey(m.id))
diff --git a/Calendarr iOS/Views/SettingsView.swift b/Calendarr iOS/Views/SettingsView.swift
index 97caa2b..3cdde7a 100644
--- a/Calendarr iOS/Views/SettingsView.swift	
+++ b/Calendarr iOS/Views/SettingsView.swift	
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @State private var privateVisibility = "busy"
     @State private var groupVisibleId = 0      // 0 = none
     @State private var ownLocalCals: [LocalCalendar] = []
+    @State private var directoryHidden = false
     @State private var profileMsg = ""
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -102,6 +103,13 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     .keyboardType(.emailAddress)
                     .autocapitalization(.none)
             }
+            Toggle(isOn: $directoryHidden) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                    Text(L10n.t("settings.directory_hidden", appLang))
+                    Text(L10n.t("settings.directory_hidden.desc", appLang))
+                        .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
             Button(L10n.t("event.save", appLang)) { Task { await saveProfile() } }
             if !profileMsg.isEmpty {
                 Text(profileMsg).font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
@@ -188,6 +196,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             displayName = p.displayName ?? p.username
             loginName = p.username
             email = p.email ?? ""
+            directoryHidden = p.directoryHidden
         }
         if let s = try? await api.getSettings() {
             privateVisibility = s.privateEventVisibility
@@ -202,7 +211,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
         do {
             _ = try await api.updateProfile(displayName: displayName.isEmpty ? nil : displayName,
                                             username: nil,
-                                            email: email.isEmpty ? "" : email)
+                                            email: email.isEmpty ? "" : email,
+                                            directoryHidden: directoryHidden)
             UserDefaults.standard.set(displayName, forKey: "displayName")
             profileMsg = L10n.t("settings.saved", appLang)
         } catch {