diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 83a61d39..18bff2dd 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ export default {
     },
     unseenNotificationsCount () {
       return this.unseenNotifications.length
-    }
+    },
+    showFeaturesPanel () { return this.$store.state.config.showFeaturesPanel }
   },
   methods: {
     scrollToTop () {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 833608ea..b999d889 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
               <user-panel></user-panel>
               <nav-panel></nav-panel>
               <instance-specific-panel v-if="showInstanceSpecificPanel"></instance-specific-panel>
-              <features-panel v-if="!currentUser"></features-panel>
+              <features-panel v-if="!currentUser &&showFeaturesPanel"></features-panel>
               <who-to-follow-panel v-if="currentUser && suggestionsEnabled"></who-to-follow-panel>
               <notifications v-if="currentUser"></notifications>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index c9528f6f..526a7021 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const defaultState = {
   interfaceLanguage: browserLocale,
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
   subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default
-  alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined // instance default
+  alwaysShowSubjectInput: undefined, // instance default
+  showFeaturesPanel: true
 }
 
 const config = {