diff --git a/searx/preferences.py b/searx/preferences.py
index e5ad6ead7..a9f16ff78 100644
--- a/searx/preferences.py
+++ b/searx/preferences.py
@@ -395,6 +395,17 @@ class Preferences:
                 settings['ui'].get('theme_args', {}).get('oscar_style', 'logicodev'),
                 is_locked('oscar-style'),
                 choices=['', 'logicodev', 'logicodev-dark', 'pointhi']),
+            'advanced_search': MapSetting(
+                settings['ui'].get('advanced_search', False),
+                is_locked('advanced_search'),
+                map={
+                    '0': False,
+                    '1': True,
+                    'False': False,
+                    'True': True,
+                    'on': True,
+                }
+            ),
         }
 
         self.engines = EnginesSetting('engines', choices=engines)
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html b/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
index b596f66d8..bc688dade 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@
                     {{ preferences_item_footer(info, label, rtl) }}
                     {% endif %}
 
+                    {% set label = _('Show advanced settings') %}
+                    {% set info = _('Show advanced settings panel in the home page by default') %}
+                    {{ preferences_item_header(info, label, rtl, 'advanced_search') }}
+                        <select class="form-control {{ custom_select_class(rtl) }}" name="advanced_search" id="advanced_search">
+                            <option value="1" {% if preferences.get_value('advanced_search')%}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('On') }}</option>
+                            <option value="0" {% if not preferences.get_value('advanced_search')%}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Off')}}</option>
+                        </select>
+                    {{ preferences_item_footer(info, label, rtl) }}
+
                     {% if 'doi_resolver' not in locked_preferences %}
                     {% set label = _('Open Access DOI resolver') %}
                     {% set info = _('Redirect to open-access versions of publications when available (plugin required)') %}
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 26416c5aa..6186fe6ce 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ def index_error(output_format, error_message):
 def index():
     """Render index page."""
 
+    # UI
+    advanced_search = request.preferences.get_value('advanced_search')
+
     # redirect to search if there's a query in the request
     if request.form.get('q'):
         query = ('?' + request.query_string.decode()) if request.query_string else ''
@@ -552,6 +555,7 @@ def index():
     return render(
         'index.html',
         selected_categories=get_selected_categories(request.preferences, request.form),
+        advanced_search=advanced_search,
     )
 
 
@@ -572,6 +576,7 @@ def search():
         if output_format == 'html':
             return render(
                 'index.html',
+                advanced_search=request.preferences.get_value('advanced_search'),
                 selected_categories=get_selected_categories(request.preferences, request.form),
             )
         else:
@@ -605,9 +610,6 @@ def search():
     if result_container.redirect_url:
         return redirect(result_container.redirect_url)
 
-    # UI
-    advanced_search = request.form.get('advanced_search', None)
-
     # Server-Timing header
     request.timings = result_container.get_timings()
 
@@ -716,7 +718,6 @@ def search():
         pageno=search_query.pageno,
         time_range=search_query.time_range,
         number_of_results=format_decimal(number_of_results),
-        advanced_search=advanced_search,
         suggestions=suggestion_urls,
         answers=result_container.answers,
         corrections=correction_urls,