diff --git a/creditcarddesign/src/main/java/com/cooltechworks/creditcarddesign/CreditCardView.java b/creditcarddesign/src/main/java/com/cooltechworks/creditcarddesign/CreditCardView.java
index ad4cb0a..84f70cb 100644
--- a/creditcarddesign/src/main/java/com/cooltechworks/creditcarddesign/CreditCardView.java
+++ b/creditcarddesign/src/main/java/com/cooltechworks/creditcarddesign/CreditCardView.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class CreditCardView extends FrameLayout {
 
     private CreditCardUtils.CardType mCardType;
 
+    private boolean alwaysHideFrontCvv;
     private boolean changeCardColor;
     private boolean showCardAnimation;
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ private void init(AttributeSet attrs) {
         String expiry = a.getString(R.styleable.creditcard_card_expiration);
         String cardNumber = a.getString(R.styleable.creditcard_card_number);
 
+        alwaysHideFrontCvv = a .getBoolean(R.styleable.creditcard_always_hide_front_cvv, false);
         changeCardColor = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.creditcard_change_card_color, true);
         showCardAnimation = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.creditcard_show_card_animation, true);
         boolean showChipOnCard = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.creditcard_show_chip_on_card, true);
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ private void init(AttributeSet attrs) {
                 chipContainer.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
             }
         }
-
+      
         int cvv = a.getInt(R.styleable.creditcard_cvv, 0);
         int cardSide = a.getInt(R.styleable.creditcard_card_side,CreditCardUtils.CARD_SIDE_FRONT);
 
@@ -188,7 +190,9 @@ public void setCardNumber(String rawCardNumber) {
         String cardNumber = CreditCardUtils.formatCardNumber(this.mRawCardNumber, CreditCardUtils.SPACE_SEPERATOR);
 
         ((TextView)findViewById(TEXTVIEW_CARD_NUMBER_ID)).setText(cardNumber);
-        ((TextView)findViewById(TEXTVIEW_CARD_CVV_AMEX_ID)).setVisibility(mCardType == CreditCardUtils.CardType.AMEX_CARD ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        if(!alwaysHideFrontCvv) {
+            ((TextView) findViewById(TEXTVIEW_CARD_CVV_AMEX_ID)).setVisibility(mCardType == CreditCardUtils.CardType.AMEX_CARD ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        }
 
         if(this.mCardType != CreditCardUtils.CardType.UNKNOWN_CARD) {
             this.post(new Runnable() {
diff --git a/creditcarddesign/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/creditcarddesign/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 1b28098..ead2f19 100644
--- a/creditcarddesign/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/creditcarddesign/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <attr name="show_card_animation" format="boolean"/>
         <attr name="show_chip_on_card" format="boolean"/>
 
+        <attr name="always_hide_front_cvv" format="boolean"/>
 
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>