diff --git a/tailbone/templates/customers/configure.mako b/tailbone/templates/customers/configure.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13093a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/templates/customers/configure.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<%inherit file="/configure.mako" />
+
+<%def name="form_content()">
+
+  <h3 class="block is-size-3">POS</h3>
+  <div class="block" style="padding-left: 2rem;">
+
+    <b-field>
+      <b-checkbox name="rattail.customers.active_in_pos"
+                  v-model="simpleSettings['rattail.customers.active_in_pos']"
+                  native-value="true"
+                  @input="settingsNeedSaved = true">
+        Expose/track the "Active in POS" flag for customers.
+      </b-checkbox>
+    </b-field>
+
+  </div>
+
+</%def>
+
+
+${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/views/customers.py b/tailbone/views/customers.py
index 310bddb5..d061701f 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/customers.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/customers.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
     people_detachable = True
     touchable = True
     supports_autocomplete = True
+    configurable = True
 
     # whether to show "view full profile" helper for customer view
     show_profiles_helper = True
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
         'members',
     ]
 
+    def get_expose_active_in_pos(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_expose_active_in_pos'):
+            self._expose_active_in_pos = self.rattail_config.getbool(
+                'rattail', 'customers.active_in_pos',
+                default=False)
+        return self._expose_active_in_pos
+
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         super(CustomerView, self).configure_grid(g)
 
@@ -132,8 +140,9 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
         g.set_renderer('person', self.grid_render_person)
 
         # active_in_pos
-        g.filters['active_in_pos'].default_active = True
-        g.filters['active_in_pos'].default_verb = 'is_true'
+        if self.get_expose_active_in_pos():
+            g.filters['active_in_pos'].default_active = True
+            g.filters['active_in_pos'].default_verb = 'is_true'
 
         g.set_link('id')
         g.set_link('number')
@@ -142,8 +151,9 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
         g.set_link('email')
 
     def grid_extra_class(self, customer, i):
-        if not customer.active_in_pos:
-            return 'warning'
+        if self.get_expose_active_in_pos():
+            if not customer.active_in_pos:
+                return 'warning'
 
     def get_instance(self):
         try:
@@ -246,6 +256,10 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
         customer = f.model_instance
         permission_prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
 
+        if not self.get_expose_active_in_pos():
+            f.remove('active_in_pos',
+                     'active_in_pos_sticky')
+
         # members
         if self.creating:
             f.remove_field('members')
@@ -430,6 +444,16 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
 
         return self.redirect(self.request.get_referrer())
 
+    def configure_get_simple_settings(self):
+        return [
+
+            # POS
+            {'section': 'rattail',
+             'option': 'customers.active_in_pos',
+             'type': bool},
+
+        ]
+
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
         cls._defaults(config)