diff --git a/Action.c b/Action.c
index 56fb3d0cb..986b35463 100644
--- a/Action.c
+++ b/Action.c
@@ -744,9 +744,13 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionHelp(State* st) {
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_USED], "", "used");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_SHARED], "/", "shared");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_COMPRESSED], "/", "compressed");
-   addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], "/", "buffers");
-   addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE], "/", "cache");
-   addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "          ", "used");
+   if (st->host->settings->showCachedMemory) {
+      addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], "/", "buffers");
+      addbartext(CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE], "/", "cache");
+      addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "          ", "used");
+   } else {
+      addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "                        ", "used");
+   }
    addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "/", "total");
    addattrstr(CRT_colors[BAR_BORDER], "]");
 
@@ -758,7 +762,7 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionHelp(State* st) {
    addbartext(CRT_colors[SWAP_CACHE], "/", "cache");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[SWAP_FRONTSWAP], "/", "frontswap");
 #else
-   addbartext(CRT_colors[SWAP_CACHE], "      ", "");
+   addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "                ", "");
 #endif
    addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "                          ", "used");
    addbartext(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], "/", "total");
diff --git a/MemoryMeter.c b/MemoryMeter.c
index 36401cb79..6769e3bec 100644
--- a/MemoryMeter.c
+++ b/MemoryMeter.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void MemoryMeter_updateValues(Meter* this) {
 static void MemoryMeter_display(const Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    char buffer[50];
    const Meter* this = (const Meter*)cast;
+   const Settings* settings = this->host->settings;
 
    RichString_writeAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], ":");
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->total, sizeof(buffer));
@@ -91,12 +92,12 @@ static void MemoryMeter_display(const Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    }
 
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_BUFFERS], sizeof(buffer));
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " buffers:");
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT], buffer);
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, settings->showCachedMemory ? CRT_colors[METER_TEXT] : CRT_colors[METER_SHADOW], " buffers:");
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, settings->showCachedMemory ? CRT_colors[MEMORY_BUFFERS_TEXT] : CRT_colors[METER_SHADOW], buffer);
 
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, this->values[MEMORY_METER_CACHE], sizeof(buffer));
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " cache:");
-   RichString_appendAscii(out, CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE], buffer);
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, settings->showCachedMemory ? CRT_colors[METER_TEXT] : CRT_colors[METER_SHADOW], " cache:");
+   RichString_appendAscii(out, settings->showCachedMemory ? CRT_colors[MEMORY_CACHE] : CRT_colors[METER_SHADOW], buffer);
 
    /* available memory is not supported on all platforms */
    if (isNonnegative(this->values[MEMORY_METER_AVAILABLE])) {