diff --git a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
index c26e314c..0a66e831 100644
--- a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
+++ b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ $aSettings['website'][] = array(
   'name' => 'system_motd_style', 'value' => $setting->getValue('system_motd_style'),
   'tooltip' => 'Set the Style what MOTD looks like.'
 );
+$aSettings['website'][] = array(
+  'display' => 'MOTD Dismiss', 'type' => 'select',
+  'options' => array( 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes' ),
+  'default' => 0,
+  'name' => 'system_motd_dismiss', 'value' => $setting->getValue('system_motd_dismiss'),
+  'tooltip' => 'Set if users can hide MOTD.'
+);
 $aSettings['website'][] = array(
   'display' => 'Website Name', 'type' => 'text',
   'size' => 25,
diff --git a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 86a5f1d0..4b16205f 100644
--- a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['id']) {
 if ($setting->getValue('maintenance'))
   $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => 'This pool is currently in maintenance mode.', 'TYPE' => 'alert alert-warning');
 if ($motd = $setting->getValue('system_motd')) {
+  if ($setting->getValue('system_motd_dismiss')) {
+    $motd_dismiss = "yes";
+  } else {
+    $motd_dismiss = "no";
+  }
   switch ($setting->getValue('system_motd_style', 0)) {
     case 0:
         $motd_style = "alert-success";
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ if ($motd = $setting->getValue('system_motd')) {
     default:
        $motd_style = "alert-info";
   }
-  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => $motd, 'DISMISS' => 'yes', 'ID' => 'motd', 'TYPE' => 'alert ' . $motd_style . '');
+  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => $motd, 'DISMISS' => $motd_dismiss, 'ID' => 'motd', 'TYPE' => 'alert ' . $motd_style . '');
 }
 
 // check for deprecated theme