diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b069120..39df4b4 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   </head>
 
   <body>
-    <div id='ribbon'>
+    <div id='ribbon' style='display:none;'>
       <a href="https://github.com/johndoe75/p2pool-node-status">
         <img style="position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; border: 0;" src="img/forkme_right_orange_ff7600.png" alt="Fork me on GitHub">
       </a>
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ <h4>Recent blocks</h4>
     <script type="text/javascript">
 
     $(document).ready(function() {
+      // shall the Github ribbon been shown?
+      if(config.show_github_ribbon) { $('#ribbon').fadeIn(1000); }
+      else { $('#ribbon').remove(); }
+
       $(document).trigger('init');
     });
 
@@ -526,11 +530,13 @@ <h4>Recent blocks</h4>
 
     // Let the GitHub ribbon fade out and be removed after 5 seconds.
 
-    setTimeout(function() {
-      $('#ribbon').fadeOut(1000, function() {
-        this.remove();
-      });
-    }, 10 * 1000);
+    if(config.show_github_ribbon) {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        $('#ribbon').fadeOut(1000, function() {
+          this.remove();
+        });
+      }, 5 * 1000);
+    }
 
     // update tables and miner data
 
diff --git a/js/config.example.json b/js/config.example.json
index c8b28a6..b9a0fa0 100644
--- a/js/config.example.json
+++ b/js/config.example.json
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ var config = {
   reload_interval : 30,
   // chart reload interval in seconds
   reload_chart_interval : 600,
-  use_fontawesome: true
+  use_fontawesome: true,
+  show_github_ribbon: true
 }
diff --git a/js/config.json b/js/config.json
index 64b87ae..452602a 100644
--- a/js/config.json
+++ b/js/config.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ var config = {
   reload_interval : 30,
   // chart reload interval in seconds
   reload_chart_interval : 600,
-  use_fontawesome: true
+  use_fontawesome: true,
+  show_github_ribbon: true
 }
