diff --git a/src/conf/configuredialog.cpp b/src/conf/configuredialog.cpp
index e91479368..895206db5 100644
--- a/src/conf/configuredialog.cpp
+++ b/src/conf/configuredialog.cpp
@@ -1,78 +1,91 @@
 /*
     configuredialog.cpp
 
     This file is part of kleopatra
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Espen Sand <espen@kde.org>
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2001-2002 Marc Mutz <mutz@kde.org>
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004, 2008 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
 
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
     SPDX-FileContributor: Intevation GmbH
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 */
 
-
 #include "configuredialog.h"
 
+#include "settings.h"
+
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #include "conf/appearanceconfigpage.h"
 #include "conf/cryptooperationsconfigpage.h"
 #include "conf/dirservconfigpage.h"
 #include "conf/gnupgsystemconfigurationpage.h"
 #include "conf/smimevalidationconfigurationpage.h"
 
 ConfigureDialog::ConfigureDialog(QWidget *parent)
     : KleoPageConfigDialog(parent)
 {
     setFaceType(KPageDialog::List);
     setWindowTitle(i18nc("@title:window", "Configure"));
-    addModule(i18n("Directory Services"),
-              QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-directory-services"),
-              QStringLiteral("view-certificate-server-configure"),
-              new DirectoryServicesConfigurationPage(this));
-    addModule(i18n("Appearance"),
-              QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration-appearance.html"),
-              QStringLiteral("applications-graphics"),
-              new Kleo::Config::AppearanceConfigurationPage(this));
-    addModule(i18n("Crypto Operations"),
-              QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration-cryptooperations.html"),
-              QStringLiteral("document-encrypt"),
-              new Kleo::Config::CryptoOperationsConfigurationPage(this));
-    addModule(i18n("S/MIME Validation"),
-              QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-smime-validation"),
-              QStringLiteral("preferences-system-network"),
-              new Kleo::Config::SMimeValidationConfigurationPage(this));
-    addModule(i18n("GnuPG System"),
-              QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-gnupgsystem"),
-              QStringLiteral("document-encrypt"),
-              new Kleo::Config::GnuPGSystemConfigurationPage(this));
+
+    const auto settings = Kleo::Settings{};
+    if (settings.showDirectoryServicesConfiguration()) {
+        addModule(i18n("Directory Services"),
+                  QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-directory-services"),
+                  QStringLiteral("view-certificate-server-configure"),
+                  new DirectoryServicesConfigurationPage(this));
+    }
+    if (settings.showAppearanceConfiguration()) {
+        addModule(i18n("Appearance"),
+                  QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration-appearance.html"),
+                  QStringLiteral("applications-graphics"),
+                  new Kleo::Config::AppearanceConfigurationPage(this));
+    }
+    if (settings.showCryptoOperationsConfiguration()) {
+        addModule(i18n("Crypto Operations"),
+                  QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration-cryptooperations.html"),
+                  QStringLiteral("document-encrypt"),
+                  new Kleo::Config::CryptoOperationsConfigurationPage(this));
+    }
+    if (settings.showSMimeValidationConfiguration()) {
+        addModule(i18n("S/MIME Validation"),
+                  QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-smime-validation"),
+                  QStringLiteral("preferences-system-network"),
+                  new Kleo::Config::SMimeValidationConfigurationPage(this));
+    }
+    if (settings.showGnuPGSystemConfiguration()) {
+        addModule(i18n("GnuPG System"),
+                  QStringLiteral("kleopatra/configuration.html#configuration-gnupgsystem"),
+                  QStringLiteral("document-encrypt"),
+                  new Kleo::Config::GnuPGSystemConfigurationPage(this));
+    }
 
     // We store the minimum size of the dialog on hide, because otherwise
     // the KCMultiDialog starts with the size of the first kcm, not
     // the largest one. This way at least after the first showing of
     // the largest kcm the size is kept.
     const KConfigGroup geometry(KSharedConfig::openStateConfig(), "Geometry");
     const int width = geometry.readEntry("ConfigureDialogWidth", 0);
     const int height = geometry.readEntry("ConfigureDialogHeight", 0);
     if (width != 0 && height != 0) {
         setMinimumSize(width, height);
     }
 }
 
 void ConfigureDialog::hideEvent(QHideEvent *e)
 {
     const QSize minSize = minimumSizeHint();
     KConfigGroup geometry(KSharedConfig::openStateConfig(), "Geometry");
     geometry.writeEntry("ConfigureDialogWidth", minSize.width());
     geometry.writeEntry("ConfigureDialogHeight", minSize.height());
     KleoPageConfigDialog::hideEvent(e);
 }
 
 ConfigureDialog::~ConfigureDialog()
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/kcfg/settings.kcfg b/src/kcfg/settings.kcfg
index f23ac3a26..40f25f372 100644
--- a/src/kcfg/settings.kcfg
+++ b/src/kcfg/settings.kcfg
@@ -1,15 +1,37 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
       http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
  <kcfgfile name="kleopatrarc" />
+ <group name="ConfigurationDialog">
+   <entry name="ShowAppearanceConfiguration" type="Bool">
+     <label>Show appearance configuration</label>
+     <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+   <entry name="ShowCryptoOperationsConfiguration" type="Bool">
+     <label>Show crypto operations configuration</label>
+     <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+   <entry name="ShowDirectoryServicesConfiguration" type="Bool">
+     <label>Show directory services configuration</label>
+     <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+   <entry name="ShowGnuPGSystemConfiguration" type="Bool">
+     <label>Show GnuPG system configuration</label>
+     <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+   <entry name="ShowSMimeValidationConfiguration" type="Bool">
+     <label>Show S/MIME validation configuration</label>
+     <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+ </group>
  <group name="Groups">
    <entry name="GroupsEnabled" type="Bool">
      <label>Enable Groups</label>
      <tooltip>Enable usage of groups of keys.</tooltip>
      <whatsthis>Enable usage of groups of keys to create lists of recipients.</whatsthis>
      <default>true</default>
    </entry>
  </group>
 </kcfg>