diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 46850ddd751..799b590da92 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Version 1.5.10+svn:
  * WML Engine:
    * Fixed bug #13024: Conditional [allow_undo] not always working right
    * Map size is now hard-limited to 200 by 200
+   * attribute hidden in [side] allows to hide a side from status table,
+     it also can be changed by [modify_side] (FR #12814)
 
 Version 1.5.10:
  * Campaigns:
diff --git a/data/core/about.cfg b/data/core/about.cfg
index 97a5c721b32..18051f60a91 100644
--- a/data/core/about.cfg
+++ b/data/core/about.cfg
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@
         name = "Laurent Birtz"
     [/entry]
     [entry]
++         name = "Łukasz Dobrogowski (nital)"
++     [/entry]
++     [entry]
         name = "Manuel Osório Binelo (manuelb)"
     [/entry]
     [entry]
diff --git a/src/game_events.cpp b/src/game_events.cpp
index d03b746264c..3882480deb1 100644
--- a/src/game_events.cpp
+++ b/src/game_events.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ namespace {
 		std::string recruit_str = cfg["recruit"];
 		std::string fog = cfg["fog"];
 		std::string shroud = cfg["shroud"];
+		std::string hidden = cfg["hidden"];
 		std::string shroud_data = cfg["shroud_data"];
 		std::string village_gold = cfg["village_gold"];
 		const config& parsed = cfg.get_parsed_config();
@@ -836,6 +837,10 @@ namespace {
 			if (!shroud_data.empty()) {
 				(*teams)[team_index].merge_shroud_map_data(shroud_data);
 			}
+			// Set whether team is hidden in status table
+			if (!hidden.empty()) {
+				(*teams)[team_index].set_hidden( utils::string_bool(hidden, true) );
+			}
 			// Set fog
 			if (!fog.empty()) {
 				(*teams)[team_index].set_fog( utils::string_bool(fog, true) );
diff --git a/src/menu_events.cpp b/src/menu_events.cpp
index 75a2987a58d..c821c24043d 100644
--- a/src/menu_events.cpp
+++ b/src/menu_events.cpp
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ void remove_old_auto_saves()
 	}
 }
 
-
-
-
-
-
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
 namespace events{
@@ -390,6 +385,8 @@ private:
 		const team& viewing_team = teams_[gui_->viewing_team()];
 
 		unsigned total_villages = 0;
+		// a variable to check if there are any teams to show in the table
+		bool status_table_empty = true;
 
 		//if the player is under shroud or fog, they don't get
 		//to see details about the other sides, only their own
@@ -397,9 +394,10 @@ private:
 		//lack of information about the other sides But he see
 		//all names with in colours
 		for(size_t n = 0; n != teams_.size(); ++n) {
-			if(teams_[n].is_empty()) {
+			if(teams_[n].is_empty()||teams_[n].hidden()) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			status_table_empty=false;
 
 			const bool known = viewing_team.knows_about_team(n, network::nconnections() > 0);
 			const bool enemy = viewing_team.is_enemy(n+1);
@@ -421,7 +419,7 @@ private:
 					leader_bools.push_back(true);
 					leader_name = leader->second.name();
 				} else {
-					str << IMAGE_PREFIX << std::string("unknown-unit.png");
+					str << IMAGE_PREFIX << std::string("units/unknown-unit.png");
 					leader_bools.push_back(false);
 					leader_name = "Unknown";
 				}
@@ -463,12 +461,22 @@ private:
 			ERR_NG << "Logic error: map has " << map_.villages().size() << " villages but status table shows " << total_villages << " owned in total\n";
 		}
 
+		if (status_table_empty)
+ 		{
+ 			// no sides to show - display empty table
+ 			std::stringstream str;
+ 			str << " ";
+ 			for (int i=0;i<7;++i) 
+ 				str << COLUMN_SEPARATOR << " ";
+ 			leader_bools.push_back(false);
+ 			items.push_back(str.str());
+ 		}
 		int result = 0;
 		{
 			leader_scroll_dialog slist(*gui_, _("Current Status"), leader_bools, selected, gui::DIALOG_FORWARD);
 			slist.add_button(new gui::dialog_button(gui_->video(), _("More >"),
-			                     gui::button::TYPE_PRESS, gui::DIALOG_FORWARD),
-			                 gui::dialog::BUTTON_EXTRA_LEFT);
+													 gui::button::TYPE_PRESS, gui::DIALOG_FORWARD),
+													 gui::dialog::BUTTON_EXTRA_LEFT);
 			slist.set_menu(items, &sorter);
 			slist.get_menu().move_selection(selected);
 			result = slist.show();
@@ -503,11 +511,13 @@ private:
 		items.push_back(heading.str());
 
 		const team& viewing_team = teams_[gui_->viewing_team()];
+		bool settings_table_empty = true;
 
 		for(size_t n = 0; n != teams_.size(); ++n) {
-			if(teams_[n].is_empty()) {
+			if(teams_[n].is_empty()||teams_[n].hidden()) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			settings_table_empty = false;
 
 			std::stringstream str;
 			const unit_map::const_iterator leader = team_leader(n+1, units_);
@@ -541,23 +551,32 @@ private:
 
 			items.push_back(str.str());
 		}
+		
+		if (settings_table_empty)
+ 		{
+ 			// no sides to show - display empty table
+ 			std::stringstream str;
+ 			for (int i=0;i<8;++i) 
+ 				str << " " << COLUMN_SEPARATOR;
+ 			leader_bools.push_back(false);
+ 			items.push_back(str.str());
+ 		}
+			int result = 0;
+			{
+				leader_scroll_dialog slist(*gui_, _("Scenario Settings"), leader_bools, selected, gui::DIALOG_BACK);
+				slist.set_menu(items, &sorter);
+				slist.get_menu().move_selection(selected);
+				slist.add_button(new gui::dialog_button(gui_->video(), _(" < Back"),
+														 gui::button::TYPE_PRESS, gui::DIALOG_BACK),
+														 gui::dialog::BUTTON_EXTRA_LEFT);
+				result = slist.show();
+				selected = slist.get_menu().selection();
+			} // this will kill the dialog before scrolling
 
-		int result = 0;
-		{
-			leader_scroll_dialog slist(*gui_, _("Scenario Settings"), leader_bools, selected, gui::DIALOG_BACK);
-			slist.set_menu(items, &sorter);
-			slist.get_menu().move_selection(selected);
-			slist.add_button(new gui::dialog_button(gui_->video(), _(" < Back"),
-			                     gui::button::TYPE_PRESS, gui::DIALOG_BACK),
-			                 gui::dialog::BUTTON_EXTRA_LEFT);
-			result = slist.show();
-			selected = slist.get_menu().selection();
-		} // this will kill the dialog before scrolling
-
-		if (result >= 0)
-			gui_->scroll_to_leader(units_, selected+1);
-		else if (result == gui::DIALOG_BACK)
-			status_table(selected);
+			if (result >= 0)
+				gui_->scroll_to_leader(units_, selected+1);
+			else if (result == gui::DIALOG_BACK)
+				status_table(selected);
 	}
 
 	void menu_handler::save_game(const std::string& message, gui::DIALOG_TYPE dialog_type,
diff --git a/src/team.cpp b/src/team.cpp
index 9968464afce..b50ce9e3534 100644
--- a/src/team.cpp
+++ b/src/team.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ team::team_info::team_info(const config& cfg) :
 		disallow_observers(utils::string_bool(cfg["disallow_observers"])),
 		allow_player(utils::string_bool(cfg["allow_player"], true)),
 		no_leader(utils::string_bool(cfg["no_leader"])),
+		hidden(utils::string_bool(cfg["hidden"])),
 		music(cfg["music"]),
 		colour(cfg["colour"].size() ? cfg["colour"] : cfg["side"])
 {
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ void team::team_info::write(config& cfg) const
 	cfg["disallow_observers"] = disallow_observers ? "yes" : "no";
 	cfg["allow_player"] = allow_player ? "yes" : "no";
 	cfg["no_leader"] = no_leader ? "yes" : "no";
+	cfg["hidden"] = hidden ? "yes" : "no";
 	cfg["number_of_possible_recruits_to_force_recruit"] = lexical_cast<std::string>(number_of_possible_recruits_to_force_recruit);
 
 	std::stringstream enemies_str;
diff --git a/src/team.hpp b/src/team.hpp
index 2d00c112b57..7c4918a110a 100644
--- a/src/team.hpp
+++ b/src/team.hpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
 		bool disallow_observers;
 		bool allow_player;
 		bool no_leader;
+		bool hidden;
 
 		std::string music;
 
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ public:
 	bool get_disallow_observers() {return info_.disallow_observers; };
 	std::string map_colour_to() const { return info_.colour; };
 	bool& no_leader()  { return info_.no_leader; }
+	bool& hidden() { return info_.hidden; }
+	void set_hidden(bool value) { info_.hidden=value; }
 
 	static int nteams();