diff --git a/apps/api/documents/api.js b/apps/api/documents/api.js
index f45ea381f..48db66ac3 100644
--- a/apps/api/documents/api.js
+++ b/apps/api/documents/api.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
                     macrosMode: 'warn' // warn about automatic macros, 'enable', 'disable', 'warn',
                     trackChanges: undefined // true/false - open editor with track changes mode on/off,
                     hideRulers: false // hide or show rulers on first loading (presentation or document editor)
+                    hideNotes: false // hide or show notes panel on first loading (presentation editor)
                 },
                  coEditing: {
                      mode: 'fast', // <coauthoring mode>, 'fast' or 'strict'. if 'fast' and 'customization.autosave'=false -> set 'customization.autosave'=true
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/view/Header.js b/apps/common/main/lib/view/Header.js
index 03dc7b788..fc4bba1a6 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/view/Header.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/view/Header.js
@@ -783,7 +783,8 @@ define([
             tipViewSettings: 'View Settings',
             textRemoveFavorite: 'Remove from Favorites',
             textDarkTheme: 'Dark theme',
-            textAddFavorite: 'Mark as favorite'
+            textAddFavorite: 'Mark as favorite',
+            textHideNotes: 'Hide Notes'
         }
     }(), Common.Views.Header || {}))
 });
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index 58839bd12..0ff33b1cf 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ define([
                 Common.Utils.InternalSettings.set("pe-settings-spellcheck", value);
                 me.api.asc_setSpellCheck(value);
 
+                value = Common.localStorage.getBool('pe-hidden-notes', this.appOptions.customization && this.appOptions.customization.hideNotes===true);
+                me.api.asc_ShowNotes(!value);
+
                 function checkWarns() {
                     if (!window['AscDesktopEditor']) {
                         var tips = [];
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
index 0be27d371..9cb0b0b2f 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ define([
             this.api = api;
             this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onZoomChange', this.onApiZoomChange.bind(this));
             this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onCoAuthoringDisconnect',this.onApiCoAuthoringDisconnect.bind(this));
+            this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onNotesShow', this.onNotesShow.bind(this));
             Common.NotificationCenter.on('api:disconnect',              this.onApiCoAuthoringDisconnect.bind(this));
         },
 
@@ -255,6 +256,13 @@ define([
                 if (!config.isEdit)
                     mnuitemHideRulers.hide();
 
+                me.header.mnuitemHideNotes = new Common.UI.MenuItem({
+                    caption: me.header.textHideNotes,
+                    checked: Common.localStorage.getBool('pe-hidden-notes', config.customization && config.customization.hideNotes===true),
+                    checkable: true,
+                    value: 'notes'
+                });
+
                 me.header.mnuitemFitPage = new Common.UI.MenuItem({
                     caption: me.textFitPage,
                     checkable: true,
@@ -292,6 +300,7 @@ define([
                             me.header.mnuitemCompactToolbar,
                             mnuitemHideStatusBar,
                             mnuitemHideRulers,
+                            me.header.mnuitemHideNotes,
                             {caption:'--'},
                             me.header.mnuitemFitPage,
                             me.header.mnuitemFitWidth,
@@ -452,6 +461,11 @@ define([
                 Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('layout:changed', 'rulers');
                 Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete', me.header);
                 break;
+            case 'notes':
+                me.api.asc_ShowNotes(!item.isChecked());
+                Common.localStorage.setBool('pe-hidden-notes', item.isChecked());
+                Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete', me.header);
+                break;
             case 'zoom:page':
                 item.isChecked() ? me.api.zoomFitToPage() : me.api.zoomCustomMode();
                 Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete', me.header);
@@ -480,6 +494,11 @@ define([
             this.header && this.header.lockHeaderBtns( 'rename-user', disable);
         },
 
+        onNotesShow: function(bIsShow) {
+            this.header && this.header.mnuitemHideNotes.setChecked(!bIsShow, true);
+            Common.localStorage.setBool('pe-hidden-notes', !bIsShow);
+        },
+
         textFitPage: 'Fit to Page',
         textFitWidth: 'Fit to Width'
     }, PE.Controllers.Viewport));
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/locale/en.json b/apps/presentationeditor/main/locale/en.json
index 9aa7e0c87..b1929f7c0 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/locale/en.json
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/locale/en.json
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
   "Common.Views.Header.tipViewUsers": "View users and manage document access rights",
   "Common.Views.Header.txtAccessRights": "Change access rights",
   "Common.Views.Header.txtRename": "Rename",
+  "Common.Views.Header.textHideNotes": "Hide Notes",
   "Common.Views.ImageFromUrlDialog.textUrl": "Paste an image URL:",
   "Common.Views.ImageFromUrlDialog.txtEmpty": "This field is required",
   "Common.Views.ImageFromUrlDialog.txtNotUrl": "This field should be a URL in the \"http://www.example.com\" format",