diff --git a/resources/classes/button.php b/resources/classes/button.php
index dda644292d..3d7c893d2c 100644
--- a/resources/classes/button.php
+++ b/resources/classes/button.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 if (!class_exists('button')) {
 	class button {
 
+		public static $collapse = 'hide-md-dn';
+
 		static function create($array) {
 			$button_icons = $_SESSION['theme']['button_icons']['text'] != '' ? $_SESSION['theme']['button_icons']['text'] : 'auto';
 			//button: open
@@ -60,9 +62,16 @@ if (!class_exists('button')) {
 					!$array['icon'] ||
 					$array['class'] == 'link'
 					)) {
-					$hide_class = $array['icon'] && $button_icons != 'always' && $button_icons != 'never' ? 'hide-sm' : null;
+					if ($array['icon'] && $button_icons != 'always' && $button_icons != 'never' && $array['collapse'] !== false) {
+						if ($array['collapse'] != '') {
+							$collapse_class = $array['collapse'];
+						}
+						else if (self::$collapse !== false) {
+							$collapse_class = self::$collapse;
+						}
+					}
 					$pad_class = $array['icon'] ? 'pad' : null;
-					$button .= "<span class='button-label ".$hide_class." ".$pad_class."'>".$array['label']."</span>";
+					$button .= "<span class='button-label ".$collapse_class." ".$pad_class."'>".$array['label']."</span>";
 				}
 			//button: close
 				$button .= "</button>";
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ if (!class_exists('button')) {
 /*
 //usage
 
-	echo button::create(['type'=>'button','label'=>$text['button-label'],'icon'=>'icon','name'=>'btn','id'=>'btn','value'=>'value','link'=>'url','target'=>'_blank','onclick'=>'javascript','class'=>'name','style'=>'css','title'=>$text['button-label']]);
+	echo button::create(['type'=>'button','label'=>$text['button-label'],'icon'=>'icon','name'=>'btn','id'=>'btn','value'=>'value','link'=>'url','target'=>'_blank','onclick'=>'javascript','class'=>'name','style'=>'css','title'=>$text['button-label'],'collapse'=>'class']);
 
 	echo button::create([
 		'type'=>'button',
@@ -94,13 +103,12 @@ if (!class_exists('button')) {
 		'onclick'=>'javascript',
 		'class'=>'name',
 		'style'=>'css',
-		'title'=>$text['button-label']
+		'title'=>$text['button-label'],
+		'collapse'=>'class'
 		]);
 
 //options
 
-	note: all are parameters are optional, but at least set a value for label or icon
-
 	type		'button' (default) | 'submit' | 'link'
 	label		button text
 	icon		name without vendor prefix (e.g. 'user' instead of 'fa-user')
@@ -110,6 +118,16 @@ if (!class_exists('button')) {
 	class		css class[es]
 	style		css style[s]
 	title		tooltip text (if not set, defaults to value of label)
+	collapse	overide the default hide class ('hide-md-dn')
+
+//notes
+
+	1) all parameters are optional, but at least set a value for label or icon
+	2) overide the default hide class ('hide-md-dn') for all buttons that follow by using...
+
+		button::$collapse = '...';
+
+	3) setting either collapse (instance or default) to false (boolean) will cause the button label to always be visible
 
 */