diff --git a/admin/intro.php b/admin/intro.php
index 70c724331..ffbf3f44c 100644
--- a/admin/intro.php
+++ b/admin/intro.php
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ check_status(ACCESS_ADMINISTRATOR);
 // | tabs                                                                  |
 // +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
+if (isset($_GET['action']) and 'hide_newsletter_subscription' == $_GET['action'])
+{
+  conf_update_param('show_newsletter_subscription', 'false', true);
+  exit();
+}
+
 include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'admin/include/tabsheet.class.php');
 
 $my_base_url = get_root_url().'admin.php?page=';
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
index aa152d651..abae8a33a 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ jQuery().ready(function(){
         jQuery(".warnings ul").append('<li>'+ext_need_update_msg+'</li>');
     }
   });
+
+  jQuery('.newsletter-subscription a').click(function() {
+    jQuery('.newsletter-subscription').hide();
+
+    jQuery.ajax({
+      type: 'GET',
+      url: 'admin.php?action=hide_newsletter_subscription'
+    });
+
+    if (jQuery(this).hasClass('newsletter-hide')) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
 });
 {/literal}
 {/footer_script}
@@ -134,6 +147,6 @@ jQuery().ready(function(){
 
 
 {if isset($SUBSCRIBE_BASE_URL)}
-  <br><a href="{$SUBSCRIBE_BASE_URL}{$EMAIL}" class="externalLink cluetip icon-mail-alt" title="{'Piwigo Announcements Newsletter'|@translate}|{'Keep in touch with Piwigo project, subscribe to Piwigo Announcement Newsletter. You will receive emails when a new release is available (sometimes including a security bug fix, it\'s important to know and upgrade) and when major events happen to the project. Only a few emails a year.'|@translate|@htmlspecialchars|@nl2br}">{'Subscribe %s to Piwigo Announcements Newsletter'|@translate:$EMAIL}</a>
+  <br><span class="newsletter-subscription"><a href="{$SUBSCRIBE_BASE_URL}{$EMAIL}" id="newsletterSubscribe" class="externalLink cluetip icon-mail-alt" title="{'Piwigo Announcements Newsletter'|@translate}|{'Keep in touch with Piwigo project, subscribe to Piwigo Announcement Newsletter. You will receive emails when a new release is available (sometimes including a security bug fix, it\'s important to know and upgrade) and when major events happen to the project. Only a few emails a year.'|@translate|@htmlspecialchars|@nl2br}">{'Subscribe %s to Piwigo Announcements Newsletter'|@translate:$EMAIL}</a> <a href="#" class="newsletter-hide">{'... or hide this link'|translate}</a></span>
 {/if}
 </p>
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index b04700b48..bea9d726f 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ INSERT INTO '.$prefixeTable.'config (param,value,comment)
         array(),
         array('origin' => 'installation')
         );
+
+      conf_update_param('show_newsletter_subscription', 'false');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
index a7e050d2f..75241df30 100644
--- a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ $lang['(this tag will be deleted)'] = '(this tag will be deleted)';
 $lang['+ Add an upload box'] = '+ Add an upload box';
 $lang[', click on'] = ", click on";
 $lang['... or '] = '... or ';
+$lang['... or hide this link'] = '... or hide this link';
 $lang['<em>Piwigo for iOS</em> application empowers you to connect to your Piwigo gallery from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, create some albums and upload several photos at once.'] = '<em>Piwigo for iOS</em> application empowers you to connect to your Piwigo gallery from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, create some albums and upload several photos at once.';
 $lang['A locked gallery is only visible to administrators'] = 'A locked gallery is only visible to administrators';
 $lang['A new version of Piwigo is available.'] = "A new version of Piwigo is available.";
diff --git a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
index 9b8928c9b..3c8d4b047 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ $lang['You can\'t define a default photo order because you have a custom setting
 $lang['You have specified <i>$conf[\'order_by\']</i> in your local configuration file, this parameter in deprecated, please remove it or rename it into <i>$conf[\'order_by_custom\']</i> !'] = 'Vous avez spécifié <i>$conf[\'order_by\']</i> dans votre fichier de configuration, ce paramètre est obsolète, veuillez le supprimer ou le renommer en <i>$conf[\'order_by_custom\']</i> !';
 $lang['Add a criteria'] = 'Ajouter un critère';
 $lang['... or '] = '... ou bien ';
+$lang['... or hide this link'] = '... ou bien cacher ce lien';
 $lang['Create'] = 'Créer';
 $lang['Start Upload'] = 'Démarrer le transfert';
 $lang['You are using the Flash uploader. Problems? Try the <a href="%s">Browser uploader</a> instead.'] = 'Vous utilisez le formulaire Flash. Des problèmes ? Essayez le <a href="%s">formulaire HTML</a> à la place.';