diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/Settings.java
index 34ef95c5eb9b8e044e5d2ab203a560febd38301e..cc8edcb1207de674e68907b98b555052c2527336 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/Settings.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class Settings
 	private Integer autoBackupFilesToKeep;
 	private Integer installedVersionCode;
 	private Boolean whatsNewShownForCurrentVersion;
+	private Boolean showFirstUseBanner;
 
 	public Settings()
 	{
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public class Settings
 		defaultSettings.setAutoBackupFilesToKeep(3);
 		defaultSettings.setInstalledVersionCode(0);
 		defaultSettings.setWhatsNewShownForCurrentVersion(false);
+		defaultSettings.setShowFirstUseBanner(true);
 
 		return defaultSettings;
 	}
@@ -215,6 +217,16 @@ public class Settings
 		return !this.whatsNewShownForCurrentVersion;
 	}
 
+	public Boolean getShowFirstUseBanner()
+	{
+		return showFirstUseBanner;
+	}
+
+	public void setShowFirstUseBanner(Boolean showFirstUseBanner)
+	{
+		this.showFirstUseBanner = showFirstUseBanner;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString()
 	{
@@ -234,6 +246,7 @@ public class Settings
 				", autoBackupFilesToKeep=" + autoBackupFilesToKeep +
 				", installedVersionCode=" + installedVersionCode +
 				", whatsNewShownForCurrentVersion=" + whatsNewShownForCurrentVersion +
+				", showFirstUseBanner=" + showFirstUseBanner +
 				'}';
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsController.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsController.java
index bba8197dee91cda758477022a59421d7a5b92b8e..8080f5179ce3eb70a836f972f077283b1e8af607 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsController.java
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.database.Database;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.database.DatabaseParser;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.database.DatabaseService;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.database.accountmatches.AccountMatchList;
-import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.services.ImportService;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.services.BackupService;
+import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.services.ImportService;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.update.BudgetMasterUpdateService;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.utils.LanguageType;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmaster.utils.Mappings;
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import de.thecodelabs.utils.util.Localization;
 import de.thecodelabs.utils.util.RandomUtils;
 import de.thecodelabs.versionizer.UpdateItem;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
@@ -340,4 +338,11 @@ public class SettingsController extends BaseController
 
 		return "";
 	}
+
+	@RequestMapping("/hideFirstUseBanner")
+	public String hideFirstUseBanner()
+	{
+		settingsService.disableFirstUseBanner();
+		return "redirect:/";
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsService.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsService.java
index 77a2a66b23c425dedb22e4dfabced843ddcbf4f0..1bc4e724cd5e2c7f54778104c8f1032b1663afc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/settings/SettingsService.java
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ public class SettingsService
 		{
 			settings.setWhatsNewShownForCurrentVersion(defaultSettings.getWhatsNewShownForCurrentVersion());
 		}
+		if(settings.getShowFirstUseBanner() == null)
+		{
+			settings.setShowFirstUseBanner(defaultSettings.getShowFirstUseBanner());
+		}
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("OptionalGetWithoutIsPresent")
@@ -100,6 +104,13 @@ public class SettingsService
 		settings.setLastBackupReminderDate(DateTime.now());
 	}
 
+	@Transactional
+	public void disableFirstUseBanner()
+	{
+		Settings settings = getSettings();
+		settings.setShowFirstUseBanner(false);
+	}
+
 	@Transactional
 	public void updateSettings(Settings newSettings)
 	{
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/css/dark/style.css b/src/main/resources/static/css/dark/style.css
index 3f2128a97c6f4e78a102302d590e43dd5563484d..5839a347ffc4c40ee1d7963003d7f8b472e2f5da 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/css/dark/style.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/css/dark/style.css
@@ -422,22 +422,33 @@ textarea {
     max-height: 13vmin;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse {
+.home-firstUseBanner-wrapper {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.home-firstUseBanner {
     border: 2px solid white;
     border-radius: 5px;
     padding: 0 1vmin;
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items:  center;
+    font-size: 1.8vmin;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse td{
-    padding: 10px;
-    font-size: 1.8vmin;
+.home-firstUseBanner-item {
+    padding: 10px 0 10px 10px;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse i {
+.home-firstUseBanner i {
     font-size: 2.5vmin;
 }
 
+.home-firstUseBanner-clear i {
+    font-size: 1.8vmin;
+}
+
 .break-all {
     word-break: break-all;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/css/style.css b/src/main/resources/static/css/style.css
index 3eb13f1859e6d2175dc428b6e3700b67e70a32be..c4a3846912b07643054bff8760fdc73d4463b3fa 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/css/style.css
@@ -369,22 +369,33 @@ ul.sidenav.sidenav-fixed > li:last-child
     max-height: 13vmin;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse {
+.home-firstUseBanner-wrapper {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.home-firstUseBanner {
     border: 2px solid #212121;
     border-radius: 5px;
     padding: 0 1vmin;
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items:  center;
+    font-size: 1.8vmin;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse td{
-    padding: 10px;
-    font-size: 1.8vmin;
+.home-firstUseBanner-item {
+    padding: 10px 0 10px 10px;
 }
 
-.home-firstUse i {
+.home-firstUseBanner i {
     font-size: 2.5vmin;
 }
 
+.home-firstUseBanner-clear i {
+    font-size: 1.8vmin;
+}
+
 .break-all {
     word-break: break-all;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftl
index 8d26f66904b9a4df93892902d731b54b7e90cc64..c7f67f48be85b899574052f19675bfbc08213538 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftl
@@ -22,18 +22,9 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
-                    <div class="row">
-                        <div class="col s12 center-align">
-                            <a href="<@s.url "/firstUse"/>" class="home-firstUse">
-                                <table class="no-border-table">
-                                    <tr>
-                                        <td><i class="fas fa-graduation-cap"></i></td>
-                                        <td>${locale.getString("home.first.use.teaser")}</td>
-                                    </tr>
-                                </table>
-                            </a>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
+                    <#if settings.getShowFirstUseBanner()>
+                        <@indexFunctions.firstUseBanner/>
+                    </#if>
 
                     <div class="hide-on-small-only"><br></div>
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/indexFunctions.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/indexFunctions.ftl
index e729977e0d8967083e61978ff45e7ec6c5893df0..c9b2888b5ca39dc0d7a476d3018655173ded89c8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/indexFunctions.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/indexFunctions.ftl
@@ -29,4 +29,22 @@
             <@indexFunctions.action url=actionUrl name=actionName/>
         </#if>
     </p>
+</#macro>
+
+<#macro firstUseBanner>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col s12 center-align">
+            <div class="home-firstUseBanner-wrapper">
+                <div class="home-firstUseBanner text-color">
+                    <a href="<@s.url "/firstUse"/>" class="text-color">
+                        <i class="fas fa-graduation-cap home-firstUseBanner-item"></i>
+                        <span class="home-firstUseBanner-item">${locale.getString("home.first.use.teaser")}</span>
+                    </a>
+                    <a href="<@s.url "/settings/hideFirstUseBanner"/>" class="text-color home-firstUseBanner-item home-firstUseBanner-clear">
+                        <i class="material-icons">clear</i>
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
 </#macro>
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