diff --git a/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/List.vue b/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/List.vue
index 1dfcb4a25..ac37dc590 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/List.vue
+++ b/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/List.vue
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
   <div v-else class="text-center h-96 flex items-center justify-center flex-col">
     <document-text-icon class="mx-auto h-12 w-12 text-gray-400" />
 
-    <h3 class="mt-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">{{ __('No transcript yet', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }}</h3>
-    <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500">{{ __('Get started by importing a transcript.', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }}</p>
+    <h3 class="mt-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">
+      {{ __('No transcript yet', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }}
+    </h3>
+    <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500">
+      {{ __('Get started by importing a transcript.', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }}
+    </p>
     <div class="mt-6">
       <transcripts-import outlet="content" class="mr-1" />
     </div>
@@ -149,6 +153,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
           ...transcript,
           voice: get(this.voices, [transcript.voiceId], { name: transcript.voiceId }),
         }))
+        .filter((transcript: Transcript) => {
+          const assignment = this.state.voices.find(
+            (voice: { voice: string; contributor: string }) => voice.voice == transcript.voiceId
+          )
+
+          return assignment.contributor != 4294967295
+        })
     },
   },
 
diff --git a/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/Voices.vue b/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/Voices.vue
index ef0e370fe..2e7f56459 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/Voices.vue
+++ b/client/src/modules/transcripts/components/Voices.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
           class="mt-1 block w-full py-2 px-3 border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-indigo-500 focus:border-indigo-500 sm:text-sm"
           @change="updateContributor(voice.voice, $event)"
         >
-          <option value="0"></option>
+          <option value="4294967295">
+            [{{ __('hide from transcript', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }}]
+          </option>
+          <option value="0">
+            {{ voice.voice }} ({{ __('plain text', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress') }})
+          </option>
           <option
             v-for="(contributor, kindex) in sortedContributors"
             :key="`voice-${vindex}-contributor-${kindex}`"
diff --git a/lib/modules/transcripts/model/transcript.php b/lib/modules/transcripts/model/transcript.php
index 2741a9530..0298d240c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/transcripts/model/transcript.php
+++ b/lib/modules/transcripts/model/transcript.php
@@ -109,7 +109,15 @@ public static function prepare_transcript($transcript, $mode = 'flat', $allow_em
     {
         $original_transcript = $transcript;
 
+        // TODO: I think this is how it should be instead.
+        $allow_empty_contributors = true;
+
         $transcript = array_map(function ($t) use ($allow_empty_contributors) {
+            // skip hidden voices
+            if ($t->contributor_id === 4294967295) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             if (!$t->contributor_id && !$allow_empty_contributors) {
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/lib/modules/transcripts/rest_api.php b/lib/modules/transcripts/rest_api.php
index 2667b4a15..5a148512c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/transcripts/rest_api.php
+++ b/lib/modules/transcripts/rest_api.php
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 use Podlove\Modules\Contributors\Model\Contributor;
 use Podlove\Modules\Transcripts\Model\Transcript;
 use Podlove\Modules\Transcripts\Model\VoiceAssignment;
-use WP_REST_Controller;
-use WP_REST_Server;
 
 class REST_API
 {
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ public function permission_check()
     }
 }
 
-class WP_REST_PodloveTranscripts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller
+class WP_REST_PodloveTranscripts_Controller extends \WP_REST_Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ public function register_routes()
                         'type' => 'string',
                     ]
                 ],
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'get_items'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'get_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ public function register_routes()
                         'required' => 'true'
                     ]
                 ],
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'create_item'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'create_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
@@ -148,12 +146,12 @@ public function register_routes()
                         'required' => 'true'
                     ]
                 ],
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'update_item'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'update_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
             [
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'delete_item'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'delete_item_permissions_check'],
             ]
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ public function register_routes()
                 ],
             ],
             [
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'get_item_voices'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'get_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ public function register_routes()
                         'type' => 'integer',
                     ]
                 ],
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'update_item_voices'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'update_item_permissions_check'],
             ]
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ public function register_routes()
                         'type' => 'string',
                     ]
                 ],
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'get_item_transcripts'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'get_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
@@ -236,13 +234,13 @@ public function register_routes()
                     ]
                 ],
                 'description' => __('Edit a chaption of the transcript', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress'),
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'update_item_transcripts'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'update_item_permissions_check'],
             ],
             [
                 'description' => __('Delete a chaption of the transcript', 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress'),
-                'methods' => WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
+                'methods' => \WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
                 'callback' => [$this, 'delete_item_transcripts'],
                 'permission_callback' => [$this, 'delete_item_permissions_check'],
             ]
@@ -528,21 +526,22 @@ public function update_item_voices($request)
                 $voice_assignment = new VoiceAssignment();
                 $voice_assignment->episode_id = $episode->id;
                 $voice_assignment->voice = $voice;
-                $voice_assignment->contributer_id = 0;
             }
         }
 
-        $cid = 0;
+        $contributor_id = 0;
 
         if (isset($request['contributor_id'])) {
-            $cid = $request['contributor_id'];
-            $contributor = Contributor::find_by_id($cid);
-            if (!$contributor) {
-                return new \Podlove\Api\Error\NotFound('not_found', 'Contributor is not found');
+            $contributor_id = $request['contributor_id'];
+            if ($contributor_id > 0 && $contributor_id < 4294967295) {
+                $contributor = Contributor::find_by_id($contributor_id);
+                if (!$contributor) {
+                    return new \Podlove\Api\Error\NotFound('not_found', 'Contributor is not found');
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        $voice_assignment->contributor_id = $cid;
+        $voice_assignment->contributor_id = $contributor_id;
         $voice_assignment->save();
 
         return new \Podlove\Api\Response\OkResponse([
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 6d322e8fd..3cedcdc5e 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ metadata or enabling/disabling an asset immediately clears the cache for that
 feed item, resulting in the change to be visible in the RSS feed immediately.
 
 * transcripts: contributors in voices selection are sorted alphabetically
+* transcripts: voices without assigned contributors appear in transcripts
+* transcripts: add dedicated option to hide a voice from a transcript
 
 * maintenance: fix various notices from WordPress Plugin Check tool