diff --git a/backend/user/src/user_config.py b/backend/user/src/user_config.py
index 470f0072..42dfa2ef 100644
--- a/backend/user/src/user_config.py
+++ b/backend/user/src/user_config.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class UserConfigType(TypedDict, total=False):
     hide_watched: bool
     show_ignored_only: bool
     show_subed_only: bool
+    show_help_text: bool
 
 
 class UserConfig:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class UserConfig:
         hide_watched=False,
         show_ignored_only=False,
         show_subed_only=False,
+        show_help_text=True,
     )
 
     VALID_STYLESHEETS = get_stylesheets()
@@ -83,14 +85,12 @@ class UserConfig:
     def set_value(self, key: str, value: str | bool | int):
         """Set or replace a configuration value for the user"""
         self._validate(key, value)
-        old = self.get_value(key)
-
         data = {"doc": {"config": {key: value}}}
         response, status = ElasticWrap(self.es_update_url).post(data)
         if status < 200 or status > 299:
             raise ValueError(f"Failed storing user value {status}: {response}")
 
-        print(f"User {self._user_id} value '{key}' change: {old} -> {value}")
+        print(f"User {self._user_id} value '{key}' change: to {value}")
 
     def _validate(self, key, value):
         """validate key and value"""
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class UserConfig:
             "hide_watched": bool,
             "show_ignored_only": bool,
             "show_subed_only": bool,
+            "show_help_text": bool,
         }
         validation_value = valid_values.get(key)
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class UserConfig:
             self.sync_defaults()
             config = self._DEFAULT_USER_SETTINGS
         else:
-            config = response["_source"]["config"]
+            config = self.sync_new_defaults(response["_source"]["config"])
 
         return config
 
@@ -148,3 +149,12 @@ class UserConfig:
             {"config": self._DEFAULT_USER_SETTINGS}
         )
         print(f"set default config for user {self._user_id}: {response}")
+
+    def sync_new_defaults(self, config):
+        """sync new defaults"""
+        for key, value in self._DEFAULT_USER_SETTINGS.items():
+            if key not in config:
+                self.set_value(key, value)
+                config.update({key: value})
+
+        return config
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/actions/updateUserConfig.ts b/frontend/src/api/actions/updateUserConfig.ts
index c0ff4a5d..c091741e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/actions/updateUserConfig.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/actions/updateUserConfig.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type UserConfigType = {
   hide_watched: boolean;
   show_ignored_only: boolean;
   show_subed_only: boolean;
+  show_help_text: boolean;
 };
 
 const updateUserConfig = async (config: Partial<UserConfigType>): Promise<UserConfigType> => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsUser.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsUser.tsx
index 47cf64e4..c8f2087a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsUser.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsUser.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Button from '../components/Button';
 import useIsAdmin from '../functions/useIsAdmin';
 import { useUserConfigStore } from '../stores/UserConfigStore';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import ToggleConfig from '../components/ToggleConfig';
 
 const SettingsUser = () => {
   const { userConfig, setPartialConfig } = useUserConfigStore();
@@ -16,13 +17,15 @@ const SettingsUser = () => {
   const [styleSheet, setStyleSheet] = useState<ColourVariants>(userConfig.config.stylesheet);
   const [styleSheetRefresh, setStyleSheetRefresh] = useState(false);
   const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState<number>(userConfig.config.page_size);
+  const [showHelpText, setShowHelpText] = useState(userConfig.config.show_help_text);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       setStyleSheet(userConfig.config.stylesheet);
       setPageSize(userConfig.config.page_size);
+      setShowHelpText(userConfig.config.show_help_text);
     })();
-  }, [userConfig.config.page_size, userConfig.config.stylesheet]);
+  }, [userConfig.config.page_size, userConfig.config.stylesheet, userConfig.config.show_help_text]);
 
   const handleStyleSheetChange = async (selectedStyleSheet: ColourVariants) => {
     setPartialConfig({ stylesheet: selectedStyleSheet });
@@ -34,6 +37,10 @@ const SettingsUser = () => {
     setPartialConfig({ page_size: pageSize });
   };
 
+  const handleShowHelpTextChange = async (configKey: string, configValue: boolean) => {
+    setPartialConfig({ [configKey]: configValue });
+  };
+
   const handlePageRefresh = () => {
     navigate(0);
     setStyleSheetRefresh(false);
@@ -103,6 +110,16 @@ const SettingsUser = () => {
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div className="settings-box-wrapper">
+              <div>
+                <p>Show help text</p>
+              </div>
+              <ToggleConfig
+                name="show_help_text"
+                value={showHelpText}
+                updateCallback={handleShowHelpTextChange}
+              />
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         {isAdmin && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/UserConfigStore.ts b/frontend/src/stores/UserConfigStore.ts
index 632f97f5..d3cec6b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/UserConfigStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/UserConfigStore.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const useUserConfigStore = create<UserConfigState>(set => ({
       hide_watched: false,
       show_ignored_only: false,
       show_subed_only: false,
+      show_help_text: true,
     },
   },
   setUserConfig: userConfig => set({ userConfig }),