diff --git a/R/step4_plot.R b/R/step4_plot.R
index ec01767d..f74a89e7 100644
--- a/R/step4_plot.R
+++ b/R/step4_plot.R
@@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ step4_plot = function(tm, vp, return.asp, show) {
 			
 			# plot grid labels
 			if (o$grid.show && !o$grid.labels.inside.frame) {
-				if ((o$grid.labels.pos[1] == "left" && d$col[i] == 1) || (o$grid.labels.pos[1] == "right" && d$col[i] == o$ncols)) {
+				if (o$grid.labels.show[2] && ((o$grid.labels.pos[1] == "left" && d$col[i] == 1) || (o$grid.labels.pos[1] == "right" && d$col[i] == o$ncols))) {
 					do.call(FUNgridylab, list(bi = d$bi[i], bbx = bbx, facet_row = d$row[i], facet_col = d$col[i], facet_page = d$page[i], o = o))
 				}
-				if ((o$grid.labels.pos[2] == "top" && d$row[i] == 1) || (o$grid.labels.pos[2] == "bottom" && d$row[i] == o$nrows)) {
+				if (o$grid.labels.show[1] && ((o$grid.labels.pos[2] == "top" && d$row[i] == 1) || (o$grid.labels.pos[2] == "bottom" && d$row[i] == o$nrows))) {
 					do.call(FUNgridxlab, list(bi = d$bi[i], bbx = bbx, facet_row = d$row[i], facet_col = d$col[i], facet_page = d$page[i], o = o))
 				}
 			}