diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
index 42a781c31..0f34628f9 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ void GuiMenu::openUISettings()
 		if (enable_filter->getState() != filter_is_enabled) ViewController::get()->ReloadAndGoToStart();
 	});
 
+	// hide start menu in Kid Mode
+	auto disable_start = std::make_shared<SwitchComponent>(mWindow);
+	disable_start->setState(Settings::getInstance()->getBool("DisableKidStartMenu"));
+	s->addWithLabel("DISABLE START MENU IN KID MODE", disable_start);
+	s->addSaveFunc([disable_start] { Settings::getInstance()->setBool("DisableKidStartMenu", disable_start->getState()); });
+
 	mWindow->pushGui(s);
 
 }
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index 3489628f6..454e73c46 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ bool ViewController::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
 		return true;
 
 	// open menu
-	if(!UIModeController::getInstance()->isUIModeKid() && config->isMappedTo("start", input) && input.value != 0)
+	if(!(UIModeController::getInstance()->isUIModeKid() && Settings::getInstance()->getBool("DisableKidStartMenu")) && config->isMappedTo("start", input) && input.value != 0)
 	{
 		// open menu
 		mWindow->pushGui(new GuiMenu(mWindow));
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ std::vector<HelpPrompt> ViewController::getHelpPrompts()
 		return prompts;
 
 	prompts = mCurrentView->getHelpPrompts();
-	if(!UIModeController::getInstance()->isUIModeKid())
+	if(!(UIModeController::getInstance()->isUIModeKid() && Settings::getInstance()->getBool("DisableKidStartMenu")))
 		prompts.push_back(HelpPrompt("start", "menu"));
 
 	return prompts;
diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index d110efac2..f54aac91b 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
 	mBoolMap["SplashScreen"] = true;
 	mBoolMap["SplashScreenProgress"] = true;
 	mStringMap["StartupSystem"] = "";
+	mBoolMap["DisableKidStartMenu"] = true;
 
 	mBoolMap["VSync"] = true;