--- a/sat/tools/xml_tools.py	Fri Aug 31 15:47:00 2018 +0200
+++ b/sat/tools/xml_tools.py	Fri Aug 31 15:57:11 2018 +0200
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
         widget_type = "textbox"
         widget_args[0] = u"\n".join(field.values)
         widget_kwargs["read_only"] = read_only
+    elif field.fieldType == "hidden":
+        widget_type = "hidden"
     elif field.fieldType == "text-private":
         widget_type = "password"
         widget_kwargs["read_only"] = read_only
@@ -148,11 +150,12 @@
             widget_type, widget_args, widget_kwargs = widget_filter(
                 form_ui, widget_type, widget_args, widget_kwargs
             )
-        label = field.label or field.var
-        if label:
-            form_ui.addLabel(label)
-        else:
-            form_ui.addEmpty()
+        if widget_type != "hidden":
+            label = field.label or field.var
+            if label:
+                form_ui.addLabel(label)
+            else:
+                form_ui.addEmpty()
 
         form_ui.addWidget(widget_type, *widget_args, **widget_kwargs)
 
@@ -902,7 +905,6 @@
 
     used most of time to display the desciption or name of the next widget
     """
-
     type = "label"
 
     def __init__(self, xmlui, label, name=None, parent=None):
@@ -910,6 +912,22 @@
         self.elem.setAttribute("value", label)
 
 
+class HiddenWidget(Widget):
+    """Not displayed widget, frontends will just copy the value(s)"""
+    type = "hidden"
+
+    def __init__(self, xmlui, value, name, parent=None):
+        super(HiddenWidget, self).__init__(xmlui, name, parent)
+        value_elt = self.xmlui.doc.createElement("value")
+        text = self.xmlui.doc.createTextNode(value)
+        value_elt.appendChild(text)
+        self.elem.appendChild(value_elt)
+
+    @property
+    def value(self):
+        return self.elem.firstChild.firstChild.wholeText
+
+
 class JidWidget(Widget):
     """Used to display a Jabber ID, some specific methods can be added"""