diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 80c82746..d9112774 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DocPath           string      `yaml:"docPath"`
 	DescPath          string      `yaml:"descPath"`
 	Graph             *Graph      `yaml:"graph,omitempty"`
+	HideRealNodes     bool        `yaml:"hideRealNodes"`
 	Diagrams          []*Diagram  `yaml:"diagrams"`
 	Nodes             []*Node     `yaml:"nodes"`
 	Relations         []*Relation `yaml:"relations"`
diff --git a/config/yaml.go b/config/yaml.go
index 9d5bdcd4..bccf51b5 100644
--- a/config/yaml.go
+++ b/config/yaml.go
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ import (
 
 func (d *Config) UnmarshalYAML(data []byte) error {
 	raw := struct {
-		Name      string        `yaml:"name"`
-		Desc      string        `yaml:"desc,omitempty"`
-		DocPath   string        `yaml:"docPath"`
-		DescPath  string        `yaml:"descPath"`
-		Graph     *Graph        `yaml:"graph,omitempty"`
-		Diagrams  []*Diagram    `yaml:"diagrams"`
-		Nodes     []*Node       `yaml:"nodes"`
-		Networks  []interface{} `yaml:"networks"`
-		Relations []interface{} `yaml:"relations"`
+		Name          string        `yaml:"name"`
+		Desc          string        `yaml:"desc,omitempty"`
+		DocPath       string        `yaml:"docPath"`
+		DescPath      string        `yaml:"descPath"`
+		Graph         *Graph        `yaml:"graph,omitempty"`
+		HideRealNodes bool          `yaml:"hideRealNodes"`
+		Diagrams      []*Diagram    `yaml:"diagrams"`
+		Nodes         []*Node       `yaml:"nodes"`
+		Networks      []interface{} `yaml:"networks"`
+		Relations     []interface{} `yaml:"relations"`
 	}{}
 
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &raw); err != nil {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (d *Config) UnmarshalYAML(data []byte) error {
 	d.DocPath = raw.DocPath
 	d.DescPath = raw.DescPath
 	d.Graph = raw.Graph
+	d.HideRealNodes = raw.HideRealNodes
 	d.Diagrams = raw.Diagrams
 	d.Nodes = raw.Nodes
 
diff --git a/output/dot/dot.go b/output/dot/dot.go
index 3da5451f..319f22e8 100644
--- a/output/dot/dot.go
+++ b/output/dot/dot.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (d *Dot) OutputDiagram(wr io.Writer, diag *config.Diagram) error {
 		"GlobalComponents": d.config.GlobalComponents(),
 		"Edges":            config.MergeEdges(nEdges),
 		"HideUnlinked":     false,
+		"HideRealNodes":    d.config.HideRealNodes,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ func (d *Dot) OutputRelation(wr io.Writer, rel *config.Relation) error {
 		"GlobalComponents": globalComponents,
 		"Edges":            edges,
 		"HideUnlinked":     true,
+		"HideRealNodes":    d.config.HideRealNodes,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/output/dot/templates/diagram.dot.tmpl b/output/dot/templates/diagram.dot.tmpl
index 22793c25..781698ee 100644
--- a/output/dot/templates/diagram.dot.tmpl
+++ b/output/dot/templates/diagram.dot.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ digraph ndiag {
 
     {{ range $n := .cluster.Nodes }}
     subgraph "cluster_{{ $n | id }}" {
-      label = "{{ $n.Name | unesc }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }})";
+      label = "{{ $n.Name | unesc }}{{ if not $.hideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }}";
       style = "solid,bold,filled";
       color = "#333333"
       fillcolor = "#FFFFFF"
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ digraph ndiag {
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ range $c := .cluster.Children }}
-       {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.edges "hideUnlinked" $.hideUnlinked) }}
+       {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.edges "hideUnlinked" $.hideUnlinked "hideRealNodes" $.hideRealNodes) }}
     {{ end }}
   }
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ range $c := .Clusters }}
-  {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.Edges "hideUnlinked" $.HideUnlinked) }}
+  {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.Edges "hideUnlinked" $.HideUnlinked "hideRealNodes" $.HideRealNodes) }}
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ range $n := .RemainNodes }}
   subgraph "cluster_{{ $n.Name }}" {
-    label = "{{ $n | fullname }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }})";
+    label = "{{ $n | fullname }}{{ if not $.HideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }}";
     style = "solid,bold";
     {{ range $co := $n.Components }}
     {{ if or (not $.HideUnlinked) (is_linked $co $.Edges) }}
diff --git a/output/dot/templates/node.dot.tmpl b/output/dot/templates/node.dot.tmpl
index ca97d449..b59e490a 100644
--- a/output/dot/templates/node.dot.tmpl
+++ b/output/dot/templates/node.dot.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ digraph ndiag {
 
     {{ range $n := .cluster.Nodes }}
     subgraph "cluster_{{ $n | id }}" {
-      label = "{{ $n.Name | unesc }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }})";
+      label = "{{ $n.Name | unesc }}{{ if not $.hideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }}";
       style = "solid,bold,filled";
       color = "#333333"
       fillcolor = "#FFFFFF"
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ digraph ndiag {
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ range $c := .cluster.Children }}
-       {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.edges) }}
+       {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.edges "hideRealNodes" $.hideRealNodes) }}
     {{ end }}
   }
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ range $c := .Clusters }}
-  {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.Edges) }}
+  {{ template "cluster" (dict "cluster" $c "edges" $.Edges "hideRealNodes" $.HideRealNodes) }}
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ range $n := .RemainNodes }}
   subgraph "cluster_{{ $n.Name }}" {
-    label = "{{ $n | fullname }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }})";
+    label = "{{ $n | fullname }}{{ if not $.HideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }}";
     style = "solid,bold";
     {{ if eq $.MainNodeId ($n | id) }}
     {{ else }}
diff --git a/output/md/md.go b/output/md/md.go
index 20a39bf7..30617ab9 100644
--- a/output/md/md.go
+++ b/output/md/md.go
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ func (m *Md) OutputDiagram(wr io.Writer, d *config.Diagram) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New(d.Name).Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Diagram":    d,
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
-		"Layers":     layers,
-		"Nodes":      m.config.Nodes,
-		"Tags":       m.config.Tags(),
+		"Diagram":  d,
+		"Format":   m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath": relPath,
+		"Layers":   layers,
+		"Nodes":    m.config.Nodes,
+		"Tags":     m.config.Tags(),
 	}
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ func (m *Md) OutputLayer(wr io.Writer, l *config.Layer) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New(l.Name).Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Layer":      l,
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
-		"Clusters":   clusters,
+		"Layer":    l,
+		"Format":   m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath": relPath,
+		"Clusters": clusters,
 	}
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@ func (m *Md) OutputNode(wr io.Writer, n *config.Node) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New(n.Id()).Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Node":       n,
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
-		"Components": n.Components,
-		"RealNodes":  n.RealNodes,
-		"Tags":       tags,
+		"Node":          n,
+		"Format":        m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath":      relPath,
+		"Components":    n.Components,
+		"RealNodes":     n.RealNodes,
+		"Tags":          tags,
+		"HideRealNodes": m.config.HideRealNodes,
 	}
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -144,9 +145,9 @@ func (m *Md) OutputTag(wr io.Writer, t *config.Tag) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New(t.Id()).Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Tag":        t,
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
+		"Tag":      t,
+		"Format":   m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath": relPath,
 	}
 
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
@@ -169,9 +170,9 @@ func (m *Md) OutputRelation(wr io.Writer, rel *config.Relation) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New(rel.Id()).Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Relation":   rel,
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
+		"Relation": rel,
+		"Format":   m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath": relPath,
 	}
 
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
@@ -194,14 +195,14 @@ func (m *Md) OutputIndex(wr io.Writer) error {
 
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New("index").Funcs(output.FuncMap).Parse(ts))
 	tmplData := map[string]interface{}{
-		"Config":     m.config,
-		"Diagram":    m.config.PrimaryDiagram(),
-		"Format": m.config.Format(),
-		"DescPath":   relPath,
-		"Diagrams":   m.config.Diagrams,
-		"Layers":     m.config.Layers(),
-		"Nodes":      m.config.Nodes,
-		"Tags":       m.config.Tags(),
+		"Config":   m.config,
+		"Diagram":  m.config.PrimaryDiagram(),
+		"Format":   m.config.Format(),
+		"DescPath": relPath,
+		"Diagrams": m.config.Diagrams,
+		"Layers":   m.config.Layers(),
+		"Nodes":    m.config.Nodes,
+		"Tags":     m.config.Tags(),
 	}
 	if err := tmpl.Execute(wr, tmplData); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/output/md/templates/diagram.md.tmpl b/output/md/templates/diagram.md.tmpl
index c7cb8b1b..e2b7b1fd 100644
--- a/output/md/templates/diagram.md.tmpl
+++ b/output/md/templates/diagram.md.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 | Name (node count) | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 {{- range $i, $n := .Nodes }}
-| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}) ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}) | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
+| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}){{ if not $.HideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }} | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
 {{- end }}
 ## Tag groups
 
diff --git a/output/md/templates/index.md.tmpl b/output/md/templates/index.md.tmpl
index 5bd9dd39..3c3770b4 100644
--- a/output/md/templates/index.md.tmpl
+++ b/output/md/templates/index.md.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 | Name (node count) | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 {{- range $i, $n := .Nodes }}
-| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}) ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}) | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
+| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}){{ if not $.HideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }} | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
 {{- end }}
 
 ## Tag groups
diff --git a/output/md/templates/layer.md.tmpl b/output/md/templates/layer.md.tmpl
index 5fe8cd0f..91c8b6a9 100644
--- a/output/md/templates/layer.md.tmpl
+++ b/output/md/templates/layer.md.tmpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 | Name (node count) | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 {{- range $i, $n := $c.Nodes }}
-| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}) ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}) | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
+| [{{ $n | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "node" ($n | id) }}){{ if not $.HideRealNodes }} ({{ len $n.RealNodes }}){{ end }} | {{ if ne $n.Desc "" }}{{ $n.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_node" ($n | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- end}}
diff --git a/output/md/templates/node.md.tmpl b/output/md/templates/node.md.tmpl
index 75b563f7..082d8dd2 100644
--- a/output/md/templates/node.md.tmpl
+++ b/output/md/templates/node.md.tmpl
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 {{- range $i, $t := .Tags }}
 | [{{ $t | fullname }}]({{ mdpath "tag" ($t | id) }}) | {{ if ne $t.Desc "" }}{{ $t.Desc | summary }}{{ else }}<a href="{{ $.DescPath }}/{{ mdpath "_tag" ($t | id)}}">:pencil2:</a>{{ end }} |
 {{- end }}
+{{- if not .HideRealNodes }}
 ## Real nodes
 {{ range $i, $rn := .RealNodes }}
 - {{ $rn | fullname }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 
 ---