diff --git a/shell/Ui/BarIndicator.qml b/shell/Ui/BarIndicator.qml
index 67709e1d..73f7480f 100644
--- a/shell/Ui/BarIndicator.qml
+++ b/shell/Ui/BarIndicator.qml
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ BarIconButton {
   property string indicatorBlock: "single"
   property var indicatorHost: null
   property var activeOverride: null
+  // An indicator with nothing to turn on, such as a remote session, shows only
+  // while it is active, never among the inactive ones a hover reveals.
+  property bool revealWhenInactive: true
   readonly property bool effectiveActive: activeOverride === null || activeOverride === undefined ? active : activeOverride === true
-  readonly property bool belongsInBlock: indicatorBlock === "active" ? effectiveActive : (indicatorBlock === "inactive" ? !effectiveActive : true)
-  readonly property bool inactiveRevealed: !effectiveActive && !!indicatorHost && indicatorHost.revealInactiveIndicators
+  readonly property bool belongsInBlock: indicatorBlock === "active" ? effectiveActive : (indicatorBlock === "inactive" ? !effectiveActive && revealWhenInactive : true)
+  readonly property bool inactiveRevealed: !effectiveActive && revealWhenInactive && !!indicatorHost && indicatorHost.revealInactiveIndicators
 
   function extractData(raw) {
     return Util.parseModuleJson(raw)
diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/indicators/RemoteSession.qml b/shell/plugins/bar/indicators/RemoteSession.qml
index 0f0eef7d..32f793f7 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/indicators/RemoteSession.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/indicators/RemoteSession.qml
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ BarIndicator {
 
   active: remoteSessionService ? remoteSessionService.active : false
   activeText: "󰢹"
-  inactiveText: "󰢹"
   activeTooltipText: peers.length > 0 ? "Remote session from " + peers.join(", ") : "Remote session"
-  inactiveTooltipText: "Remote Session"
   useActiveColor: true
   activeColor: Commons.Color.urgent
+  revealWhenInactive: false
 
   Connections {
     target: root.indicatorHost
diff --git a/test/shell.d/remote-session-test.sh b/test/shell.d/remote-session-test.sh
index ea856eb6..3ddc1187 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/remote-session-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/remote-session-test.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ assert(widgetManifest.barWidget.schema.find(field => field.key === 'items').opti
 assert(indicator.includes('firstPartyServiceFor("omarchy.remote-session")'), 'indicator reads the remote session service')
 assert(indicator.includes('"Remote session from " + peers.join(", ")'), 'active tooltip names the connected peers')
 assert(indicator.includes('useActiveColor: true') && indicator.includes('activeColor: Commons.Color.urgent'), 'active remote session uses the theme danger color')
-assertEqual(indicator.match(/activeText: "([^"]+)"/)[1], indicator.match(/inactiveText: "([^"]+)"/)[1], 'remote session keeps the same icon in both states')
+assert(indicator.includes('revealWhenInactive: false'), 'remote session shows only while a session is active, not among the inactive indicators a hover reveals')
+const barIndicator = fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'shell/Ui/BarIndicator.qml'), 'utf8')
+assert(
+  /belongsInBlock:[^\n]*indicatorBlock === "inactive" \? !effectiveActive && revealWhenInactive/.test(barIndicator)
+    && /inactiveRevealed: !effectiveActive && revealWhenInactive &&/.test(barIndicator),
+  'an indicator that opts out is neither placed nor revealed among the inactive ones'
+)
 assert(!indicator.includes('visible:'), 'remote session uses the shared indicator visibility and hover behavior')
 assert(indicator.includes('root.remoteSessionService.refresh()'), 'indicator refresh re-probes the service')