diff --git a/hidden_layer.patch b/hidden_layer.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53eed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hidden_layer.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/mapogcsos.c mapserver-5.6.3/mapogcsos.c
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/mapogcsos.c	2009-10-20 15:38:46.000000000 +0200
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/mapogcsos.c	2010-04-30 15:02:22.828247103 +0200
+@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@
+          {
+              lp = (GET_LAYER(map, i));
+ 
+-             if (lp->status == MS_DELETE)
++             if (lp->status == MS_DELETE || msIsLayerHidden(lp) == MS_TRUE)
+                 continue;
+ 
+              value = msOWSLookupMetadata(&(lp->metadata), "S", "offering_id");
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/mapserver.h mapserver-5.6.3/mapserver.h
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/mapserver.h	2010-03-22 19:50:43.000000000 +0100
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/mapserver.h	2010-04-30 15:02:22.832247199 +0200
+@@ -2206,6 +2206,8 @@
+ 
+ MS_DLL_EXPORT int msCheckParentPointer(void* p, char* objname);
+ 
++MS_DLL_EXPORT int msIsLayerHidden( layerObj *lp );
++
+ MS_DLL_EXPORT int *msAllocateValidClassGroups(layerObj *lp, int *nclasses);
+ /* ==================================================================== */
+ /*      End of prototypes for functions in maputil.c                    */
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/maputil.c mapserver-5.6.3/maputil.c
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/maputil.c	2009-10-16 20:17:05.000000000 +0200
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/maputil.c	2010-04-30 15:02:22.832247199 +0200
+@@ -1965,3 +1965,18 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ }
++
++/*
++ Ticket #1952, #2582, #337: check if layer is marked as hidden
++*/
++int msIsLayerHidden( layerObj *lp ) {
++    const char *value;
++    int bIsLayerHidden = MS_FALSE; /* Layer is enable by default */
++    
++    if( (value = msOWSLookupMetadata(&(lp->metadata), "MO", "hidden_layer")) ) {
++        if( strcasecmp("true", value) == 0 )
++            bIsLayerHidden = MS_TRUE;
++    }
++    
++    return( bIsLayerHidden );
++}
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwcs.c mapserver-5.6.3/mapwcs.c
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwcs.c	2009-10-19 16:55:32.000000000 +0200
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/mapwcs.c	2010-04-30 15:02:22.832247199 +0200
+@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
+   coverageMetadataObj cm;
+   int status;
+ 
+-  if((layer->status == MS_DELETE) || !msWCSIsLayerSupported(layer)) return MS_SUCCESS; /* not an error, this layer cannot be served via WCS */
++  if((layer->status == MS_DELETE) || msIsLayerHidden(layer) == MS_TRUE || !msWCSIsLayerSupported(layer)) return MS_SUCCESS; /* not an error, this layer cannot be served via WCS */
+ 
+   status = msWCSGetCoverageMetadata(layer, &cm);
+   if(status != MS_SUCCESS) return MS_FAILURE;
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwfs.c mapserver-5.6.3/mapwfs.c
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwfs.c	2010-02-23 20:30:57.000000000 +0100
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/mapwfs.c	2010-04-30 15:02:22.832247199 +0200
+@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
+       layerObj *lp;
+       lp = GET_LAYER(map, i);
+ 
+-      if (lp->status == MS_DELETE)
++      if (lp->status == MS_DELETE || msIsLayerHidden(lp) == MS_TRUE)
+          continue;
+ 
+       /* List only vector layers in which DUMP=TRUE */
+diff -urNad mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwms.c mapserver-5.6.3/mapwms.c
+--- mapserver-5.6.3~/mapwms.c	2010-02-22 01:20:06.000000000 +0100
++++ mapserver-5.6.3/mapwms.c	2010-04-30 15:02:22.836247296 +0200
+@@ -1890,7 +1890,10 @@
+    if (numNestedGroups[index] <= level) /* no more subgroups */
+    {
+       /* we are at the deepest level of the group branchings, so add layer now. */
+-      msDumpLayer(map, GET_LAYER(map, index), nVersion, script_url_encoded, "");
++      /* if it is not marked as hidden */
++      if (!msIsLayerHidden( GET_LAYER(map, index) ))
++          msDumpLayer(map, GET_LAYER(map, index), nVersion, script_url_encoded, "");
++
+       pabLayerProcessed[index] = 1; /* done */
+    }
+    else /* not yet there, we have to deal with this group and possible subgroups and layers. */
+@@ -2419,6 +2422,9 @@
+          layerObj *lp;
+          lp = (GET_LAYER(map, i));
+ 
++         if (msIsLayerHidden(lp) == MS_TRUE)
++             pabLayerProcessed[i] = 1; /* Hide layer from capabilities */  
++
+          if (pabLayerProcessed[i] || (lp->status == MS_DELETE))
+              continue;  /* Layer has already been handled */
+ 
+@@ -2463,7 +2469,9 @@
+                      GET_LAYER(map, j)->group &&
+                      strcmp(lp->group, GET_LAYER(map, j)->group) == 0 )
+                  {
+-                     msDumpLayer(map, (GET_LAYER(map, j)), nVersion, script_url_encoded, "  ");
++                     if (!msIsLayerHidden( GET_LAYER(map, j) )) /* Don't dump hidden layers */
++                         msDumpLayer(map, (GET_LAYER(map, j)), nVersion, script_url_encoded, "  ");
++
+                      pabLayerProcessed[j] = 1;
+                  }
+              }
+
diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index c2b5c59..1696366 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ BuildRequires:  krb5-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libgcj-devel
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-Patch:          mapserver-5.4.1_buildchecks.patch
+Patch0:          mapserver-5.4.1_buildchecks.patch
+Patch1:          hidden_layer.patch
 
 #%define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
 %define		_cgibindir /srv/www/cgi-bin
@@ -106,7 +107,9 @@ within the Java programming language.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch -p1
+%patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
+
 # fix spurious perm bits
 chmod -x tests/home.png
 chmod -x mappluginlayer.c
@@ -280,6 +283,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_javadir}/*.jar
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 13 2010 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.6.5
+- added a patch to hide layers from GetCapabilitites-Output. Use
+  Metadataentry 'OWS_HIDDEN_LAYER' 'true' inside your layer
 * Tue Aug 10 2010 Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de> 5.6.5
 - updated to new upstream version of mapserver 5.6.5(see
   http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-6-5/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT