diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/IndexController.php b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/IndexController.php
index 9320f90cf..f5dd7b452 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/IndexController.php
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/IndexController.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  *
  */
 namespace OPNsense\HAProxy;
+use OPNsense\HAProxy\HAProxy;
 
 /**
  * Class IndexController
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ class IndexController extends \OPNsense\Base\IndexController
         $this->view->formDialogAcl = $this->getForm("dialogAcl");
         $this->view->formDialogLua = $this->getForm("dialogLua");
         $this->view->formDialogErrorfile = $this->getForm("dialogErrorfile");
+        // set additional view parameters
+        $mdlHAProxy = new \OPNsense\HAProxy\HAProxy();
+        $this->view->showIntro = (string)$mdlHAProxy->general->showIntro;
         // pick the template to serve
         $this->view->pick('OPNsense/HAProxy/index');
     }
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
index 3a48bfaeb..04a05134c 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
                 <type>checkbox</type>
                 <help><![CDATA[Enable HAProxy's graceful stop mode. In this mode HAProxy will continue to process existing connections until they close. Note that this may severely slow down HAProxy's shutdown, depending on the configured timeout values. If graceful stop mode is not enabled, HAProxy will use the hard stop mode where it immediately quits and all established connections are closed. Hard stop mode is recommended.]]></help>
             </field>
+            <field>
+                <id>haproxy.general.showIntro</id>
+                <label>Show introduction pages</label>
+                <type>checkbox</type>
+                <help><![CDATA[Uncheck to hide all additional introduction pages. Requires a manual page reload for the change to take effect.]]></help>
+            </field>
         </subtab>
         <subtab id="haproxy-general-global" description="Global Parameters">
             <field>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index af366cdcb..bf4252e17 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <model>
     <mount>//OPNsense/HAProxy</mount>
-    <version>2.0.0</version>
+    <version>2.0.1</version>
     <description>
         the HAProxy load balancer
     </description>
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
                 <default>0</default>
                 <Required>Y</Required>
             </gracefulStop>
+            <showIntro type="BooleanField">
+                <default>1</default>
+            </showIntro>
             <tuning>
                 <root type="BooleanField">
                     <default>0</default>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/HAProxy/index.volt b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/HAProxy/index.volt
index e2ddfaf29..1083b8780 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/HAProxy/index.volt
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/HAProxy/index.volt
@@ -381,10 +381,12 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <a data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle pull-right visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" role="button">
             <b><span class="caret"></span></b>
         </a>
-        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#real-servers-introduction').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Real Servers') }}</b></a>
+        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#{% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}real-servers-introduction{% else %}servers-tab{% endif %}').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Real Servers') }}</b></a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+            {% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="real-servers-introduction" href="#subtab_haproxy-real-servers-introduction">{{ lang._('Introduction') }}</a></li>
-            <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#servers">{{ lang._('Real Servers') }}</a></li>
+            {% endif %}
+            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="servers-tab" href="#servers">{{ lang._('Real Servers') }}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </li>
 
@@ -392,10 +394,12 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <a data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle pull-right visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" role="button">
             <b><span class="caret"></span></b>
         </a>
-        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#virtual-services-introduction').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Virtual Services') }}</b></a>
+        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#{% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}virtual-services-introduction{% else %}backends-tab{% endif %}').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Virtual Services') }}</b></a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+            {% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="virtual-services-introduction" href="#subtab_haproxy-virtual-services-introduction">{{ lang._('Introduction') }}</a></li>
-            <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#backends">{{ lang._('Backend Pools') }}</a></li>
+            {% endif %}
+            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="backends-tab" href="#backends">{{ lang._('Backend Pools') }}</a></li>
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#frontends">{{ lang._('Public Services') }}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </li>
@@ -404,10 +408,12 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <a data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle pull-right visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" role="button">
             <b><span class="caret"></span></b>
         </a>
-        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#rules-checks-introduction').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Rules & Checks') }}</b></a>
+        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#{% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}rules-checks-introduction{% else %}healthchecks-tab{% endif %}').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Rules & Checks') }}</b></a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+            {% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="rules-checks-introduction" href="#subtab_haproxy-rules-checks-introduction">{{ lang._('Introduction') }}</a></li>
-            <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#healthchecks">{{ lang._('Health Monitors') }}</a></li>
+            {% endif %}
+            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="healthchecks-tab" href="#healthchecks">{{ lang._('Health Monitors') }}</a></li>
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#acls">{{ lang._('Conditions') }}</a></li>
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#actions">{{ lang._('Rules') }}</a></li>
         </ul>
@@ -442,10 +448,12 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <a data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" class="dropdown-toggle pull-right visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" role="button">
             <b><span class="caret"></span></b>
         </a>
-        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#advanced-introduction').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Advanced') }}</b></a>
+        <a data-toggle="tab" onclick="$('#{% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}advanced-introduction{% else %}errorfiles-tab{% endif %}').click();" class="visible-lg-inline-block visible-md-inline-block visible-xs-inline-block visible-sm-inline-block" style="border-right:0px;"><b>{{ lang._('Advanced') }}</b></a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
-            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="advanced-introduction" href="#subtab_haproxy-rules-checks-introduction">{{ lang._('Introduction') }}</a></li>
-            <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#errorfiles">{{ lang._('Error Messages') }}</a></li>
+            {% if showIntro|default('0')=='1' %}
+            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="advanced-introduction" href="#subtab_haproxy-advanced-introduction">{{ lang._('Introduction') }}</a></li>
+            {% endif %}
+            <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="errorfiles-tab" href="#errorfiles">{{ lang._('Error Messages') }}</a></li>
             <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#luas">{{ lang._('Lua Scripts') }}</a></li>
         </ul>
     </li>