diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/mixins/setting-component.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/mixins/setting-component.js
index 699cecd32eb..44609e88cff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/mixins/setting-component.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/mixins/setting-component.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export default Mixin.create({
         "default_other_enable_defer",
         "default_other_dynamic_favicon",
         "default_other_like_notification_frequency",
+        "default_other_skip_new_user_tips",
         "default_topics_automatic_unpin",
         "default_categories_watching",
         "default_categories_tracking",
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/preferences/interface.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/preferences/interface.js
index 8b63f5b5fe0..dd80b409d29 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/preferences/interface.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/preferences/interface.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export default Controller.extend({
       "homepage_id",
       "hide_profile_and_presence",
       "text_size",
-      "title_count_mode"
+      "title_count_mode",
+      "skip_new_user_tips"
     ];
 
     if (makeDefault) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/user.js
index 2dca08adcda..6013cae781b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/user.js
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ const User = RestModel.extend({
       "hide_profile_and_presence",
       "text_size",
       "title_count_mode",
-      "timezone"
+      "timezone",
+      "skip_new_user_tips"
     ];
 
     if (fields) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/preferences/interface.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/preferences/interface.hbs
index c3d23b12ff2..af40097a8dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/preferences/interface.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/preferences/interface.hbs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
       onChange=(action (mut model.user_option.title_count_mode))
     }}
   </div>
+  {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.skip_new_user_tips" checked=model.user_option.skip_new_user_tips  class="pref-new-user-tips"}}
 </div>
 
 {{plugin-outlet name="user-preferences-interface" args=(hash model=model save=(action "save"))}}
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/site_settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/site_settings_controller.rb
index e56c7faf019..46b74093308 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/site_settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/site_settings_controller.rb
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class Admin::SiteSettingsController < Admin::AdminController
       default_other_auto_track_topics_after_msecs: "auto_track_topics_after_msecs",
       default_other_notification_level_when_replying: "notification_level_when_replying",
       default_other_like_notification_frequency: "like_notification_frequency",
+      default_other_skip_new_user_tips: "skip_new_user_tips",
       default_email_digest_frequency: "digest_after_minutes",
       default_include_tl0_in_digests: "include_tl0_in_digests",
       default_text_size: "text_size_key",
diff --git a/app/models/user_option.rb b/app/models/user_option.rb
index 7a68727e90e..8619e116b5b 100644
--- a/app/models/user_option.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_option.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class UserOption < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.enable_defer = SiteSetting.default_other_enable_defer
     self.external_links_in_new_tab = SiteSetting.default_other_external_links_in_new_tab
     self.dynamic_favicon = SiteSetting.default_other_dynamic_favicon
+    self.skip_new_user_tips = SiteSetting.default_other_skip_new_user_tips
 
     self.new_topic_duration_minutes = SiteSetting.default_other_new_topic_duration_minutes
     self.auto_track_topics_after_msecs = SiteSetting.default_other_auto_track_topics_after_msecs
diff --git a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
index 290569a3b17..d64f2d5b595 100644
--- a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :ignored_users,
              :title_count_mode,
              :timezone,
-             :featured_topic
+             :featured_topic,
+             :skip_new_user_tips
 
   def groups
     object.visible_groups.pluck(:id, :name).map { |id, name| { id: id, name: name.downcase } }
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
     object.user_option.mailing_list_mode
   end
 
+  def skip_new_user_tips
+    object.user_option.skip_new_user_tips
+  end
+
   def include_primary_group_id?
     object.primary_group_id.present?
   end
diff --git a/app/serializers/user_option_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/user_option_serializer.rb
index 0187bcc9e9a..fb6091abd9d 100644
--- a/app/serializers/user_option_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/user_option_serializer.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class UserOptionSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
              :text_size,
              :text_size_seq,
              :title_count_mode,
-             :timezone
+             :timezone,
+             :skip_new_user_tips
 
   def auto_track_topics_after_msecs
     object.auto_track_topics_after_msecs || SiteSetting.default_other_auto_track_topics_after_msecs
diff --git a/app/services/user_updater.rb b/app/services/user_updater.rb
index 32446e0395b..8c0149b121e 100644
--- a/app/services/user_updater.rb
+++ b/app/services/user_updater.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class UserUpdater
     :hide_profile_and_presence,
     :text_size,
     :title_count_mode,
-    :timezone
+    :timezone,
+    :skip_new_user_tips
   ]
 
   def initialize(actor, user)
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 46b2680b795..1fd701bacd7 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ en:
       dismiss_notifications_tooltip: "Mark all unread notifications as read"
       first_notification: "Your first notification! Select it to begin."
       dynamic_favicon: "Show counts on browser icon"
+      skip_new_user_tips: "Skip new user onboarding tips and badges"
       theme_default_on_all_devices: "Make this the default theme on all my devices"
       dark_mode: "Dark Mode"
       dark_mode_enable: "Enable automatic dark mode color scheme"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index cfa0a449f58..ee30f95221f 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ en:
     default_other_enable_quoting: "Enable quote reply for highlighted text by default."
     default_other_enable_defer: "Enable defer topic functionality by default."
     default_other_dynamic_favicon: "Show new/updated topic count on browser icon by default."
+    default_other_skip_new_user_tips: "Skip new user onboarding tips and badges."
 
     default_other_like_notification_frequency: "Notify users on likes by default"
 
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index a01d6ebf3ac..4a828f21a2c 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -2133,6 +2133,7 @@ user_preferences:
   default_other_enable_quoting: true
   default_other_enable_defer: false
   default_other_dynamic_favicon: false
+  default_other_skip_new_user_tips: false
   default_other_like_notification_frequency:
     enum: "LikeNotificationFrequencySiteSetting"
     default: 1
diff --git a/db/migrate/20200814081437_add_skip_new_user_tips_to_user_options.rb b/db/migrate/20200814081437_add_skip_new_user_tips_to_user_options.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68f5d1f4f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20200814081437_add_skip_new_user_tips_to_user_options.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddSkipNewUserTipsToUserOptions < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :user_options, :skip_new_user_tips, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/import.rake b/lib/tasks/import.rake
index 0bd46c0280d..a4552c70c50 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/import.rake
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ def insert_user_options
                   new_topic_duration_minutes,
                   auto_track_topics_after_msecs,
                   notification_level_when_replying,
-                  like_notification_frequency
+                  like_notification_frequency,
+                  skip_new_user_tips
                 )
              SELECT u.id
                   , #{SiteSetting.default_email_mailing_list_mode}
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ def insert_user_options
                   , #{SiteSetting.default_other_auto_track_topics_after_msecs}
                   , #{SiteSetting.default_other_notification_level_when_replying}
                   , #{SiteSetting.default_other_like_notification_frequency}
+                  , #{SiteSetting.default_other_skip_new_user_tips}
                FROM users u
           LEFT JOIN user_options uo ON uo.user_id = u.id
               WHERE uo.user_id IS NULL
diff --git a/spec/models/user_option_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_option_spec.rb
index 621b585ea93..19a9ab5031d 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_option_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_option_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe UserOption do
       SiteSetting.default_other_enable_defer = true
       SiteSetting.default_other_external_links_in_new_tab = true
       SiteSetting.default_other_dynamic_favicon = true
+      SiteSetting.default_other_skip_new_user_tips = true
 
       user = Fabricate(:user)
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe UserOption do
       expect(user.user_option.enable_defer).to eq(true)
       expect(user.user_option.external_links_in_new_tab).to eq(true)
       expect(user.user_option.dynamic_favicon).to eq(true)
+      expect(user.user_option.skip_new_user_tips).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index fbaa52a4931..52f38a0e925 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -1658,6 +1658,7 @@ describe User do
       SiteSetting.default_other_external_links_in_new_tab = true
       SiteSetting.default_other_enable_quoting = false
       SiteSetting.default_other_dynamic_favicon = true
+      SiteSetting.default_other_skip_new_user_tips = true
 
       SiteSetting.default_topics_automatic_unpin = false
 
@@ -1677,6 +1678,7 @@ describe User do
       expect(options.external_links_in_new_tab).to eq(true)
       expect(options.enable_quoting).to eq(false)
       expect(options.dynamic_favicon).to eq(true)
+      expect(options.skip_new_user_tips).to eq(true)
       expect(options.automatically_unpin_topics).to eq(false)
       expect(options.new_topic_duration_minutes).to eq(-1)
       expect(options.auto_track_topics_after_msecs).to eq(0)
diff --git a/spec/serializers/user_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/user_serializer_spec.rb
index 42a1e1b725d..fe770e4d717 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/user_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/user_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ describe UserSerializer do
       user = Fabricate.build(:user,
                              id: 1,
                              user_profile: Fabricate.build(:user_profile),
-                             user_option: UserOption.new(dynamic_favicon: true),
+                             user_option: UserOption.new(dynamic_favicon: true, skip_new_user_tips: true),
                              user_stat: UserStat.new
                             )
 
       json = UserSerializer.new(user, scope: Guardian.new(user), root: false).as_json
 
       expect(json[:user_option][:dynamic_favicon]).to eq(true)
+      expect(json[:user_option][:skip_new_user_tips]).to eq(true)
       expect(json[:user_option][:new_topic_duration_minutes]).to eq(60 * 24)
       expect(json[:user_option][:auto_track_topics_after_msecs]).to eq(0)
       expect(json[:user_option][:notification_level_when_replying]).to eq(3)
diff --git a/test/javascripts/fixtures/session-fixtures.js b/test/javascripts/fixtures/session-fixtures.js
index fe26b20cd6c..d2849bb86cf 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/fixtures/session-fixtures.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/fixtures/session-fixtures.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export default {
       dismissed_banner_key: null,
       akismet_review_count: 0,
       title_count_mode: "notifications",
-      timezone: "Australia/Brisbane"
+      timezone: "Australia/Brisbane",
+      skip_new_user_tips: false
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/javascripts/fixtures/user_fixtures.js b/test/javascripts/fixtures/user_fixtures.js
index 242437cfdf7..287bb901b8a 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/fixtures/user_fixtures.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/fixtures/user_fixtures.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default {
       new_topic_duration_minutes: 1440,
       external_links_in_new_tab: false,
       dynamic_favicon: true,
+      skip_new_user_tips: false,
       enable_quoting: true,
       muted_category_ids: [],
       tracked_category_ids: [],
@@ -2641,6 +2642,7 @@ export default {
         email_level: 1,
         external_links_in_new_tab: false,
         dynamic_favicon: false,
+        skip_new_user_tips: false,
         enable_quoting: true,
         digest_after_minutes: 10080,
         automatically_unpin_topics: true,
@@ -2951,6 +2953,7 @@ export default {
         email_messages_level: 0,
         external_links_in_new_tab: false,
         dynamic_favicon: false,
+        skip_new_user_tips: false,
         enable_quoting: true,
         enable_defer: false,
         digest_after_minutes: 1440,