diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.css b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc41911066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.css
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.settings-view {
+  flex: none;
+}
+
+.settings-view .setting label {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin: 6px 2px;
+}
+
+.settings-view .setting input {
+  margin-right: 5px;
+}
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f803d229f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/settingsView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import type { Setting } from '@web/uiUtils';
+import './settingsView.css';
+
+export const SettingsView: React.FunctionComponent<{
+  settings: Setting<boolean>[],
+}> = ({ settings }) => {
+  return <div className='vbox settings-view'>
+    {settings.map(setting => {
+      return <div key={setting.name} className='setting'>
+        <label>
+          <input type='checkbox' checked={setting.value} onClick={() => {
+            setting.set(!setting.value);
+          }}/>
+          {setting.title}
+        </label>
+      </div>;
+    })}
+  </div>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
index 0fd305280f..0a5775bfbc 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import type { Entry } from '@trace/har';
 import './workbench.css';
 import { testStatusIcon, testStatusText } from './testUtils';
 import type { UITestStatus } from './testUtils';
+import { SettingsView } from './settingsView';
 
 export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
   model?: MultiTraceModel,
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
   const activeAction = model ? highlightedAction || selectedAction : undefined;
   const [selectedTime, setSelectedTime] = React.useState<Boundaries | undefined>();
   const [sidebarLocation, setSidebarLocation] = useSetting<'bottom' | 'right'>('propertiesSidebarLocation', 'bottom');
+  const [showRouteActions, , showRouteActionsSetting] = useSetting('show-route-actions', true, 'Show route actions');
+
+  const filteredActions = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return (model?.actions || []).filter(action => showRouteActions || action.class !== 'Route');
+  }, [model, showRouteActions]);
 
   const setSelectedAction = React.useCallback((action: ActionTraceEventInContext | undefined) => {
     setSelectedActionImpl(action);
@@ -261,7 +267,7 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
                 </div>}
                 <ActionList
                   sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
-                  actions={model?.actions || []}
+                  actions={filteredActions}
                   selectedAction={model ? selectedAction : undefined}
                   selectedTime={selectedTime}
                   setSelectedTime={setSelectedTime}
@@ -277,8 +283,15 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
               title: 'Metadata',
               component: <MetadataView model={model}/>
             },
+            {
+              id: 'settings',
+              title: 'Settings',
+              component: <SettingsView settings={[showRouteActionsSetting]}/>,
+            }
           ]}
-          selectedTab={selectedNavigatorTab} setSelectedTab={setSelectedNavigatorTab}/>
+          selectedTab={selectedNavigatorTab}
+          setSelectedTab={setSelectedNavigatorTab}
+        />
       </SplitView>
       <TabbedPane
         tabs={tabs}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/toolbarButton.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/toolbarButton.tsx
index ac255dd66f..d644106eef 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/toolbarButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/toolbarButton.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export interface ToolbarButtonProps {
   disabled?: boolean,
   toggled?: boolean,
   onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void,
-  style?: React.CSSProperties
+  style?: React.CSSProperties,
+  testId?: string,
 }
 
 export const ToolbarButton: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<ToolbarButtonProps>> = ({
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const ToolbarButton: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<ToolbarButtonProps>
   toggled = false,
   onClick = () => {},
   style,
+  testId,
 }) => {
   let className = `toolbar-button ${icon}`;
   if (toggled)
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ export const ToolbarButton: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<ToolbarButtonProps>
     title={title}
     disabled={!!disabled}
     style={style}
+    data-testId={testId}
   >
     {icon && <span className={`codicon codicon-${icon}`} style={children ? { marginRight: 5 } : {}}></span>}
     {children}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
index 95d0d42a53..de28a807c1 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
@@ -139,15 +139,29 @@ export function copy(text: string) {
   textArea.remove();
 }
 
-export function useSetting<S>(name: string | undefined, defaultValue: S): [S, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>] {
-  const value = name ? settings.getObject(name, defaultValue) : defaultValue;
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState<S>(value);
-  const setStateWrapper = (value: React.SetStateAction<S>) => {
+export type Setting<T> = {
+  value: T;
+  set: (value: T) => void;
+  name: string;
+  title: string;
+};
+
+export function useSetting<S>(name: string | undefined, defaultValue: S, title?: string): [S, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>, Setting<S>] {
+  if (name)
+    defaultValue = settings.getObject(name, defaultValue);
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState<S>(defaultValue);
+  const setValueWrapper = React.useCallback((value: React.SetStateAction<S>) => {
     if (name)
       settings.setObject(name, value);
-    setState(value);
+    setValue(value);
+  }, [name, setValue]);
+  const setting = {
+    value,
+    set: setValueWrapper,
+    name: name || '',
+    title: title || name || '',
   };
-  return [state, setStateWrapper];
+  return [value, setValueWrapper, setting];
 }
 
 export class Settings {
diff --git a/tests/library/trace-viewer.spec.ts b/tests/library/trace-viewer.spec.ts
index 1b31c904c1..822c50cc09 100644
--- a/tests/library/trace-viewer.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/trace-viewer.spec.ts
@@ -1332,3 +1332,39 @@ test('should show correct request start time', {
   expect(parseMillis(duration)).toBeGreaterThan(1000);
   expect(parseMillis(start)).toBeLessThan(1000);
 });
+
+test('should allow hiding route actions', {
+  annotation: { type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/30970' },
+}, async ({ page, runAndTrace, server }) => {
+  const traceViewer = await runAndTrace(async () => {
+    await page.route('**/*', async route => {
+      await route.fulfill({ contentType: 'text/html', body: 'Yo, page!' });
+    });
+    await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  });
+
+  // Routes are visible by default.
+  await expect(traceViewer.actionTitles).toHaveText([
+    /page.route/,
+    /page.goto.*empty.html/,
+    /route.fulfill/,
+  ]);
+
+  await traceViewer.page.getByText('Settings').click();
+  await expect(traceViewer.page.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Show route actions' })).toBeChecked();
+  await traceViewer.page.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Show route actions' }).uncheck();
+  await traceViewer.page.getByText('Actions', { exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(traceViewer.actionTitles).toHaveText([
+    /page.route/,
+    /page.goto.*empty.html/,
+  ]);
+
+  await traceViewer.page.getByText('Settings').click();
+  await traceViewer.page.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Show route actions' }).check();
+  await traceViewer.page.getByText('Actions', { exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(traceViewer.actionTitles).toHaveText([
+    /page.route/,
+    /page.goto.*empty.html/,
+    /route.fulfill/,
+  ]);
+});