1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/grc/gui/canvas/block.py b/grc/gui/canvas/block.py
index e55c76f2cf..9323949c75 100644
--- a/grc/gui/canvas/block.py
+++ b/grc/gui/canvas/block.py
@@ -165,11 +165,13 @@ class Block(CoreBlock, Drawable):
             )
         )
         title_width, title_height = title_layout.get_size()
+ 
+        force_show_id = Actions.TOGGLE_SHOW_BLOCK_IDS.get_active()
 
         # update the params layout
         if not self.is_dummy_block:
             markups = [param.format_block_surface_markup()
-                       for param in self.params.values() if param.hide not in ('all', 'part')]
+                for param in self.params.values() if (param.hide not in ('all', 'part') or (param.dtype == 'id' and force_show_id))]
         else:
             markups = ['<span font_desc="{font}"><b>key: </b>{key}</span>'.format(font=PARAM_FONT, key=self.key)]