diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/StepsPeriodFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/StepsPeriodFragment.java
index 8ed862011..9eddb3443 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/StepsPeriodFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/StepsPeriodFragment.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class StepsPeriodFragment extends StepsFragment<StepsPeriodFragment.Steps
     protected int CHART_TEXT_COLOR;
     protected int TEXT_COLOR;
     protected int STEPS_GOAL;
+    protected boolean SHOW_BALANCE;
 
     protected int BACKGROUND_COLOR;
     protected int DESCRIPTION_COLOR;
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ public class StepsPeriodFragment extends StepsFragment<StepsPeriodFragment.Steps
 
         mBalanceView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.balance);
 
+        SHOW_BALANCE = GBApplication.getPrefs().getBoolean("charts_show_balance_steps", true);
+        if (SHOW_BALANCE) {
+            mBalanceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            mBalanceView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
+
         setupStepsChart();
         refresh();
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/WeekSleepChartFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/WeekSleepChartFragment.java
index 149b0a533..655920fc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/WeekSleepChartFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/WeekSleepChartFragment.java
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public class WeekSleepChartFragment extends AbstractWeekChartFragment {
 
     private TextView mBalanceView;
 
+    protected boolean SHOW_BALANCE;
+
     public static WeekSleepChartFragment newInstance ( int totalDays ) {
         WeekSleepChartFragment fragmentFirst = new WeekSleepChartFragment();
         Bundle args = new Bundle();
@@ -145,6 +147,13 @@ public class WeekSleepChartFragment extends AbstractWeekChartFragment {
 
         mBalanceView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.balance);
 
+        SHOW_BALANCE = GBApplication.getPrefs().getBoolean("charts_show_balance_sleep", true);
+        if (SHOW_BALANCE) {
+            mBalanceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            mBalanceView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
+
         if (!supportsSleepScore()) {
             sleepScoreWrapper.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fdc84b519..91e70d1b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -888,6 +888,10 @@
     <string name="activity_list_summary_activities">Activities</string>
     <string name="dialog_hide">Hide</string>
     <string name="show_ongoing_activity">Show ongoing activity popup</string>
+    <string name="charts_show_balance_sleep_title">Show sleep balance</string>
+    <string name="charts_show_balance_sleep_summary">Show excess / lack of sleep in weekly and monthly charts</string>
+    <string name="charts_show_balance_steps_title">Show steps balance</string>
+    <string name="charts_show_balance_steps_summary">Show excess / lack of steps in weekly and monthly charts</string>
     <string name="lack_of_sleep">Lack of sleep: %1$s</string>
     <string name="overslept">Overslept: %1$s</string>
     <string name="prefs_sounds">Sounds</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
index d5edce769..8fff33e53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@
             android:title="@string/pref_title_charts_range"
             app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="charts_show_balance_sleep"
+            android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
+            android:summary="@string/charts_show_balance_sleep_summary"
+            android:title="@string/charts_show_balance_sleep_title"
+            app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
+
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="charts_show_balance_steps"
+            android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
+            android:summary="@string/charts_show_balance_steps_summary"
+            android:title="@string/charts_show_balance_steps_title"
+            app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
+
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="charts_show_ongoing_activity"