diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index ae3df0e..f3c1569 100644
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
     },
     "Shield": {
       "FIELDS": {
+        "hascover": {
+          "label": "Provides cover"
+        },
         "equipped": {
           "label": "Equipped"
         },
diff --git a/module/models/shield.mjs b/module/models/shield.mjs
index e7c9fad..f03aab7 100644
--- a/module/models/shield.mjs
+++ b/module/models/shield.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export default class LethalFantasyShield extends foundry.abstract.TypeDataModel
     schema.description = new fields.HTMLField({ required: true, textSearch: true })
     schema.defense = new fields.StringField({required: true, initial: "d4", choices: SYSTEM.SHIELD_DEFENSE_DICE})
     schema.movementreduction = new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, required: true, initial: 0, min: 0 })
-    
+    schema.hascover = new fields.BooleanField({ required: true, initial: false }) 
+
     schema.standing = new fields.SchemaField({
       min: new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, required: true, initial: 0, min: 0 }),
       max: new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, required: true, initial: 0, min: 0 })
diff --git a/system.json b/system.json
index d3f0ba4..9b4a3cd 100644
--- a/system.json
+++ b/system.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "download": "#{DOWNLOAD}#",
   "url": "#{URL}#",
   "license": "LICENSE",
-  "version": "12.0.7",
+  "version": "12.0.8",
   "authors": [
     {
       "name": "Uberwald",
diff --git a/templates/shield.hbs b/templates/shield.hbs
index 055571b..72ad919 100644
--- a/templates/shield.hbs
+++ b/templates/shield.hbs
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@
       <div class="shift-right">&nbsp;
       </div>
 
+      {{formField systemFields.hascover value=system.hascover}}
+
+      {{#if system.hascover}}
       <label>Cover vs ranged attacks</label>
       <div class="shift-right">
         <label>Standing </label>
-        <div class="flexrow">{{formField systemFields.standing.fields.min value=system.standing.min}} &nbsp;...&nbsp;30</div>
+        <div class="flexrow">{{formField systemFields.standing.fields.min value=system.standing.min}} &nbsp;...&nbsp;30
+        </div>
       </div>
       <div class="shift-right">
         <label>Crouching</label>
-        <div class="flexrow">{{formField systemFields.crouching.fields.min value=system.crouching.min}} &nbsp;...&nbsp;30</div>
+        <div class="flexrow">{{formField systemFields.crouching.fields.min value=system.crouching.min}}
+          &nbsp;...&nbsp;30</div>
       </div>
+      {{/if}}
     </div>
 
     <div class="align-top">