diff --git a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesUI/InputImage.cpp b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesUI/InputImage.cpp
index 559ffa1..3fdac34 100644
--- a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesUI/InputImage.cpp
+++ b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesUI/InputImage.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void UInputImage::UpdateImage()
         
         if (Sprite)
         {
-            if (bHiddenBecauseBlank)
+            if (bHiddenBecauseBlank || bOverrideHiddenState)
             {
                 // Use Internal so as not to recurse back here
                 SetVisibilityInternal(OldVisibility);
diff --git a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesUI/InputImage.h b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesUI/InputImage.h
index 057cfbe..add6e4c 100644
--- a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesUI/InputImage.h
+++ b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesUI/InputImage.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ protected:
     UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
     float UpdateDelay = 0.1f;
 
+    /// Option to set this image as visible when bound, even if its state is hidden from outside
+    /// The default behaviour is that if this image is hidden by other means, visibility is not overridden.
+    /// This is safer but can result in a 1-frame blank image sometimes. Instead if you set this to true you can
+    /// set your images to hidden in the designer and have them display themselves when there's something to show.
+    /// You can then control invisiblity for other reasons from a parent widget.
+    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
+    bool bOverrideHiddenState = false;
+
     /// The player index for which the input should be looked up 
     UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
     int PlayerIndex = 0;