diff --git a/admin/include/functions.php b/admin/include/functions.php
index 12bf90a7f..05246112b 100644
--- a/admin/include/functions.php
+++ b/admin/include/functions.php
@@ -3456,3 +3456,77 @@ function get_cache_size_derivatives($path)
   }
   return $msizes;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return news from piwigo.org.
+ *
+ * @since 13
+ * @param int $start
+ * @param int $count
+ */
+function get_piwigo_news($start, $count)
+{
+  global $lang_info, $conf;
+
+  $all_news = null;
+
+  $cache_path = PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.$conf['data_location'].'cache/piwigo_news-'.$lang_info['code'].'.cache.php';
+  if (!is_file($cache_path) or filemtime($cache_path) < strtotime('24 hours ago'))
+  {
+    $forum_url = PHPWG_URL.'/forum';
+    $url = $forum_url.'/news.php?format=json&limit='.$count;
+
+    if (conf_get_param('porg_fetch_news_check_ssl', true))
+    {
+      $content = file_get_contents($url);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      $arrContextOptions = array(
+        "ssl" => array(
+          "verify_peer" => false,
+          "verify_peer_name" => false,
+        ),
+      );
+
+      $content = file_get_contents($url, false, stream_context_create($arrContextOptions));
+    }
+
+    if ($content !== false)
+    {
+      $all_news = array();
+
+      $topics = json_decode($content, true);
+
+      foreach ($topics as $idx => $topic)
+      {
+        $news = array(
+          'id' => $topic['topic_id'],
+          'subject' => $topic['subject'],
+          'posted_on' => $topic['posted_on'],
+          'posted' => format_date($topic['posted_on']),
+          'url' => $forum_url.'/viewtopic.php?id='.$topic['topic_id'],
+        );
+
+        $all_news[] = $news;
+      }
+
+      if (mkgetdir(dirname($cache_path)))
+      {
+        file_put_contents($cache_path, serialize($all_news));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (is_null($all_news))
+  {
+    $all_news = unserialize(file_get_contents($cache_path));
+  }
+
+  $news_slice = array_slice($all_news, $start, $count);
+
+  return array(
+    'total_count' => count($all_news),
+    'topics' => $news_slice,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/admin/intro.php b/admin/intro.php
index a9f934fb3..72b4754ea 100644
--- a/admin/intro.php
+++ b/admin/intro.php
@@ -188,6 +188,26 @@ SELECT MIN(date_available)
     );
 }
 
+if ($conf['show_piwigo_latest_news'])
+{
+  $news = get_piwigo_news(0, 1);
+
+  // echo '<pre>'; print_r($news); echo '</pre>';
+
+  if (isset($news['topics']) and isset($news['topics'][0]) and $news['topics'][0]['posted_on'] > time()-60*60*24*30)
+  {
+    $latest_news = $news['topics'][0];
+
+    $page['messages'][] = sprintf(
+      '%s <a href="%s" title="%s" target="_blank"><i class="icon-bell"></i> %s</a>',
+      l10n('Latest Piwigo news'),
+      $latest_news['url'],
+      time_since($latest_news['posted_on'], 'year').' ('.$latest_news['posted'].')',
+      $latest_news['subject']
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 trigger_notify('loc_end_intro');
 
 // +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/include/config_default.inc.php b/include/config_default.inc.php
index 5cf09524c..368d943fa 100644
--- a/include/config_default.inc.php
+++ b/include/config_default.inc.php
@@ -723,6 +723,9 @@ $conf['ws_max_users_per_page'] = 1000;
 // Display a link to subscribe to Piwigo Announcements Newsletter
 $conf['show_newsletter_subscription'] = true;
 
+// Fetch and show latest news from piwigo.org
+$conf['show_piwigo_latest_news'] = true;
+
 // Check for available updates on Piwigo or extensions, performed each time
 // the dashboard is displayed
 $conf['dashboard_check_for_updates'] = true;
diff --git a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
index 58b1d227e..df858675f 100644
--- a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
@@ -1299,4 +1299,5 @@ $lang['Piwigo core'] = 'Piwigo core';
 $lang['Extensions'] = 'Extensions';
 $lang['Currently running version %s'] = 'Currently running version %s';
 $lang['Discover'] = 'Discover';
+$lang['Latest Piwigo news'] = 'Latest Piwigo news';
 // Leave this line empty
diff --git a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
index 108e63d6b..9dc687e82 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
@@ -1296,4 +1296,5 @@ $lang['Piwigo core'] = 'Noyau de Piwigo';
 $lang['Extensions'] = 'Extensions';
 $lang['Currently running version %s'] = 'Version %s installée actuellement';
 $lang['Discover'] = 'Découvrir';
+$lang['Latest Piwigo news'] = 'Dernière nouvelle de Piwigo';
 // Leave this line empty