diff --git a/lib/admin.py b/lib/admin.py
index 17cc02a..92ed7ef 100644
--- a/lib/admin.py
+++ b/lib/admin.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def page_admin():
                     user_month_overview = ui.tab('Monatsansicht')
                     user_summary = ui.tab("Zusammenfassung")
                     vacation_applications = ui.tab("Urlaubsanträge")
+                    vacation_applications.set_visibility(load_adminsettings()["vacation_application"])
 
                 with ui.tab_panels(overview_tabs, value = user_month_overview):
                     with ui.tab_panel(user_month_overview).classes('w-full'):
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ Dies kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden!''')
                                 write_adminsetting("button_height", button_height_input.value)
                                 write_adminsetting("user_notes", notes_switch.value)
                                 write_adminsetting("holidays", data["holidays"])
+                                write_adminsetting("vacation_application", va_switch.value)
 
                                 if int(old_port) != int(port.value):
                                     with ui.dialog() as dialog, ui.card():
@@ -813,6 +815,7 @@ Dies kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden!''')
                     with ui.card():
                         ui.markdown("**Einstellungen für Benutzerfrontend**")
                         notes_switch = ui.switch("Notizfunktion aktiviert", value=data["user_notes"])
+                        va_switch = ui.switch("Urlaubsanträge", value=data["vacation_application"])
 
                 def holiday_section():
                     with ui.card():
diff --git a/lib/definitions.py b/lib/definitions.py
index ffa40f0..0196977 100644
--- a/lib/definitions.py
+++ b/lib/definitions.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ standard_adminsettings = { "admin_user": "admin",
                            "picture_height": 200,
                            "button_height": 300,
                            "user_notes": True,
+                           "vacation_application": True,
                            "backupfolder": backupfolder,
                            "backup_api_key": hashlib.shake_256(bytes(backupfolder, 'utf-8')).hexdigest(20),
                            "holidays": { }
diff --git a/lib/homepage.py b/lib/homepage.py
index 4e7d12a..bd9b479 100644
--- a/lib/homepage.py
+++ b/lib/homepage.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def homepage():
 
             overviews = ui.tab('Übersichten')
             absence = ui.tab('Urlaubsantrag')
+            absence.set_visibility(load_adminsettings()["vacation_application"])
 
         with ui.grid(columns='1fr auto 1fr').classes('w-full items-center'):
             ui.space()
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 084b85c..4bedf6d 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "picture_height": "100",
     "button_height": "120",
     "user_notes": true,
+    "vacation_application": true,
     "backup_folder": "/home/alexander/Dokumente/Python/Zeiterfassung/backup",
     "backup_api_key": "6fed93dc4a35308b2c073a8a6f3284afe1fb9946",
     "holidays": {