diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 3600529f0..f50272596 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
       "playAlertVideos": {
         "label": "Play Alert Videos",
         "desc": "By default, recent alerts on the Live dashboard play as small looping videos. Disable this option to only show a static image of recent alerts on this device/browser."
+      },
+      "displayCameraNames": {
+        "label": "Always Show Camera Names",
+        "desc": "Always show the camera names in a chip in the multi-camera live view dashboard."
       }
     },
     "storedLayouts": {
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
index 1f5ca703a..3e7dcde00 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type LivePlayerProps = {
   streamName: string;
   preferredLiveMode: LivePlayerMode;
   showStillWithoutActivity?: boolean;
+  alwaysShowCameraName?: boolean;
   useWebGL: boolean;
   windowVisible?: boolean;
   playAudio?: boolean;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
   streamName,
   preferredLiveMode,
   showStillWithoutActivity = true,
+  alwaysShowCameraName = false,
   useWebGL = false,
   windowVisible = true,
   playAudio = false,
@@ -433,20 +435,22 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <div className="absolute right-2 top-2">
-        {autoLive &&
-          !offline &&
-          activeMotion &&
-          ((showStillWithoutActivity && !liveReady) || liveReady) && (
-            <MdCircle className="mr-2 size-2 animate-pulse text-danger shadow-danger drop-shadow-md" />
-          )}
-        {((offline && showStillWithoutActivity) || !cameraEnabled) && (
+      <div className="absolute right-2 top-2 flex items-center gap-3">
+        {(alwaysShowCameraName ||
+          (offline && showStillWithoutActivity) ||
+          !cameraEnabled) && (
           <Chip
             className={`z-0 flex items-start justify-between space-x-1 bg-gray-500 bg-gradient-to-br from-gray-400 to-gray-500 text-xs capitalize`}
           >
             {cameraName}
           </Chip>
         )}
+        {autoLive &&
+          !offline &&
+          activeMotion &&
+          ((showStillWithoutActivity && !liveReady) || liveReady) && (
+            <MdCircle className="mr-2 size-2 animate-pulse text-danger shadow-danger drop-shadow-md" />
+          )}
       </div>
       {showStats && (
         <PlayerStats stats={stats} minimal={cameraRef !== undefined} />
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
index ccd1b373b..5239fe388 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export default function DraggableGridLayout({
   } = useCameraLiveMode(cameras, windowVisible);
 
   const [globalAutoLive] = usePersistence("autoLiveView", true);
+  const [displayCameraNames] = usePersistence("displayCameraNames", false);
 
   const { allGroupsStreamingSettings, setAllGroupsStreamingSettings } =
     useStreamingSettings();
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@ export default function DraggableGridLayout({
                     streamName={streamName}
                     autoLive={autoLive ?? globalAutoLive}
                     showStillWithoutActivity={showStillWithoutActivity ?? true}
+                    alwaysShowCameraName={displayCameraNames}
                     useWebGL={useWebGL}
                     cameraRef={cameraRef}
                     className={cn(
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/LiveCameraView.tsx b/web/src/views/live/LiveCameraView.tsx
index 2253385ac..2d61d40f5 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/LiveCameraView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/LiveCameraView.tsx
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ export default function LiveCameraView({
                   className={`${fullscreen ? "*:rounded-none" : ""}`}
                   windowVisible
                   showStillWithoutActivity={false}
+                  alwaysShowCameraName={false}
                   cameraConfig={camera}
                   playAudio={audio}
                   playInBackground={playInBackground ?? false}
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
index 0aaca18a1..8b7dd1336 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
   } = useCameraLiveMode(cameras, windowVisible);
 
   const [globalAutoLive] = usePersistence("autoLiveView", true);
+  const [displayCameraNames] = usePersistence("displayCameraNames", false);
 
   const { allGroupsStreamingSettings, setAllGroupsStreamingSettings } =
     useStreamingSettings();
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
                     preferredLiveMode={preferredLiveModes[camera.name] ?? "mse"}
                     autoLive={autoLive ?? globalAutoLive}
                     showStillWithoutActivity={showStillWithoutActivity ?? true}
+                    alwaysShowCameraName={displayCameraNames}
                     useWebGL={useWebGL}
                     playInBackground={false}
                     showStats={statsStates[camera.name]}
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/UiSettingsView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/UiSettingsView.tsx
index 432a989a7..092e3713d 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/UiSettingsView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/UiSettingsView.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ export default function UiSettingsView() {
   // settings
 
   const [autoLive, setAutoLive] = usePersistence("autoLiveView", true);
+  const [cameraNames, setCameraName] = usePersistence(
+    "displayCameraNames",
+    false,
+  );
   const [playbackRate, setPlaybackRate] = usePersistence("playbackRate", 1);
   const [weekStartsOn, setWeekStartsOn] = usePersistence("weekStartsOn", 0);
   const [alertVideos, setAlertVideos] = usePersistence("alertVideos", true);
@@ -142,6 +146,21 @@ export default function UiSettingsView() {
                 <p>{t("general.liveDashboard.playAlertVideos.desc")}</p>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div className="space-y-3">
+              <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-start gap-2">
+                <Switch
+                  id="camera-names"
+                  checked={cameraNames}
+                  onCheckedChange={setCameraName}
+                />
+                <Label className="cursor-pointer" htmlFor="auto-live">
+                  {t("general.liveDashboard.displayCameraNames.label")}
+                </Label>
+              </div>
+              <div className="my-2 max-w-5xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                <p>{t("general.liveDashboard.displayCameraNames.desc")}</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </div>
 
           <div className="my-3 flex w-full flex-col space-y-6">