diff --git a/resources/etc/OpenBoard.config b/resources/etc/OpenBoard.config
index c8762800..d016619f 100644
--- a/resources/etc/OpenBoard.config
+++ b/resources/etc/OpenBoard.config
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [App]
 AngleTolerance=4
+HideCheckForSoftwareUpdate=false
 EnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates=true
 EnableSoftwareUpdates=true
 EnableStartupHints=true
diff --git a/src/core/UBApplication.cpp b/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
index b6c771c9..d26da5df 100644
--- a/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ void UBApplication::decorateActionMenu(QAction* action)
             menu->addSeparator();
             menu->addAction(mainWindow->actionPreferences);
             menu->addAction(mainWindow->actionMultiScreen);
-            menu->addAction(mainWindow->actionCheckUpdate);
+            if (!UBSettings::settings()->appHideCheckForSoftwareUpdate->get().toBool())
+                menu->addAction(mainWindow->actionCheckUpdate);
             menu->addSeparator();
 
             menu->addAction(mainWindow->actionPodcast);
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
index 68b29e6e..2b51e724 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ void UBSettings::init()
     appToolBarDisplayText = new UBSetting(this, "App", "ToolBarDisplayText", true);
     appEnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates = new UBSetting(this, "App", "EnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates", false);
     appSoftwareUpdateURL = new UBSetting(this, "App", "SoftwareUpdateURL", "http://www.openboard.ch/update.json");
+    appHideCheckForSoftwareUpdate = new UBSetting(this, "App", "HideCheckForSoftwareUpdate", false);
     appToolBarOrientationVertical = new UBSetting(this, "App", "ToolBarOrientationVertical", false);
     appPreferredLanguage = new UBSetting(this,"App","PreferredLanguage", "");
 
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.h b/src/core/UBSettings.h
index 7aa121d8..e00c8e9c 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.h
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.h
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class UBSettings : public QObject
         UBSetting* appToolBarDisplayText;
         UBSetting* appEnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates;
         UBSetting* appSoftwareUpdateURL;
+        UBSetting* appHideCheckForSoftwareUpdate;
         UBSetting* appToolBarOrientationVertical;
         UBSetting* appPreferredLanguage;