diff --git a/man/waybar-niri-workspaces.5.scd b/man/waybar-niri-workspaces.5.scd
index 5cd03aa2..977d6948 100644
--- a/man/waybar-niri-workspaces.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-niri-workspaces.5.scd
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ If none of the sorting options are enabled, workspaces keep their output/index o
 	default: false ++
 	If set to true, only the active or focused workspace will be shown.
 
+*display-condition*: ++
+	typeof: string ++
+	oneof: "show-all", "keep-named", "only-populated" ++
+	default: "show-all" ++
+	Specifies the conditions for showing workspace widgets. ++
+	++
+	*show-all*: displays widgets for all workspaces. ++
+	*keep-named*: always displays named workspaces, irrespective of whether they contain windows or not. ++
+	*only-populated*: only displays widgets for workspaces that have windows.
+
 *hide-empty*: ++
 	typeof: bool ++
 	default: false ++
diff --git a/src/modules/niri/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/niri/workspaces.cpp
index 5fa027f9..a3b9be9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/niri/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/niri/workspaces.cpp
@@ -81,23 +81,32 @@ void Workspaces::doUpdate() {
   auto ipcLock = gIPC->lockData();
 
   const auto alloutputs = config_["all-outputs"].asBool();
+  const auto display_cond = config_["display-condition"].asString();
   std::vector<Json::Value> my_workspaces;
   const auto& workspaces = gIPC->workspaces();
-  std::copy_if(workspaces.cbegin(), workspaces.cend(), std::back_inserter(my_workspaces),
-               [&](const auto& ws) {
-                 std::string name;
-                 if (ws["name"]) {
-                   name = ws["name"].asString();
-                 } else {
-                   name = std::to_string(ws["idx"].asUInt());
-                 }
-                 if (isWorkspaceIgnored(name)) {
-                   return false;
-                 }
+  std::copy_if(
+      workspaces.cbegin(), workspaces.cend(), std::back_inserter(my_workspaces),
+      [&](const auto& ws) {
+        std::string name;
+        if (ws["name"]) {
+          name = ws["name"].asString();
+        } else {
+          name = std::to_string(ws["idx"].asUInt());
+        }
+        if (isWorkspaceIgnored(name)) {
+          return false;
+        }
 
-                 if (alloutputs) return true;
-                 return ws["output"].asString() == bar_.output->name;
-               });
+        if (display_cond == "only-populated") {
+          if (ws["active_window_id"].isNull() && !ws["is_active"].asBool()) return false;
+        } else if (display_cond == "keep-named") {
+          if (ws["name"].isNull() && ws["active_window_id"].isNull() && !ws["is_active"].asBool())
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (alloutputs) return true;
+        return ws["output"].asString() == bar_.output->name;
+      });
 
   sortWorkspaces(my_workspaces);