diff --git a/code/core/src/core-server/presets/common-preset.ts b/code/core/src/core-server/presets/common-preset.ts
index bb9445809326..86f706ca4c34 100644
--- a/code/core/src/core-server/presets/common-preset.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/core-server/presets/common-preset.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export const features: PresetProperty<'features'> = async (existing) => ({
   backgrounds: true,
   outline: true,
   measure: true,
+  sidebarOnboardingChecklist: true,
 });
 
 export const csfIndexer: Indexer = {
diff --git a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
index 25b623802eb7..25cbe035cf46 100644
--- a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
@@ -208,6 +208,19 @@ export const SimpleInProduction: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+export const SimpleNoChecklist: Story = {
+  args: {
+    showCreateStoryButton: false,
+  },
+  beforeEach: () => {
+    const features = global.FEATURES;
+    global.FEATURES = { ...features, sidebarOnboardingChecklist: false };
+    return () => {
+      global.FEATURES = features;
+    };
+  },
+};
+
 export const Mobile: Story = {
   decorators: [mobileLayoutDecorator],
   globals: { sb_theme: 'light', viewport: { value: 'mobile1' } },
diff --git a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index d16b5b1a51b2..46bf07a61b6b 100644
--- a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ export const Sidebar = React.memo(function Sidebar({
               isLoading={isLoading}
               onMenuClick={onMenuClick}
             />
-            {!isLoading && global.CONFIG_TYPE === 'DEVELOPMENT' && <ChecklistWidget />}
+            {!isLoading &&
+              global.CONFIG_TYPE === 'DEVELOPMENT' &&
+              global.FEATURES?.sidebarOnboardingChecklist !== false && <ChecklistWidget />}
           </div>
           <Search
             dataset={dataset}
diff --git a/code/core/src/manager/settings/GuidePage.tsx b/code/core/src/manager/settings/GuidePage.tsx
index a81133b412d1..343718d79c62 100644
--- a/code/core/src/manager/settings/GuidePage.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/manager/settings/GuidePage.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { Link } from 'storybook/internal/components';
 
+import { global } from '@storybook/global';
+
 import { styled } from 'storybook/theming';
 
 import { useChecklist } from '../components/sidebar/useChecklist';
@@ -47,20 +49,24 @@ export const GuidePage = () => {
         </p>
       </Intro>
       <Checklist {...checklist} />
-      {checklist.openItems.length === 0 ? (
-        <center>Your work here is done!</center>
-      ) : checklist.widget.disable || checklist.openItems.every((item) => item.isMuted) ? (
-        <center>
-          Want to see this in the sidebar?{' '}
-          <Link onClick={() => checklist.disable(false)}>Show in sidebar</Link>
-        </center>
-      ) : (
-        <center>
-          Don&apos;t want to see this in the sidebar?{' '}
-          <Link onClick={() => checklist.mute(checklist.allItems.map(({ id }) => id))}>
-            Remove from sidebar
-          </Link>
-        </center>
+      {global.FEATURES?.sidebarOnboardingChecklist !== false && (
+        <>
+          {checklist.openItems.length === 0 ? (
+            <center>Your work here is done!</center>
+          ) : checklist.widget.disable || checklist.openItems.every((item) => item.isMuted) ? (
+            <center>
+              Want to see this in the sidebar?{' '}
+              <Link onClick={() => checklist.disable(false)}>Show in sidebar</Link>
+            </center>
+          ) : (
+            <center>
+              Don&apos;t want to see this in the sidebar?{' '}
+              <Link onClick={() => checklist.mute(checklist.allItems.map(({ id }) => id))}>
+                Remove from sidebar
+              </Link>
+            </center>
+          )}
+        </>
       )}
     </Container>
   );
diff --git a/code/core/src/types/modules/core-common.ts b/code/core/src/types/modules/core-common.ts
index 9a9514cd3707..78ebbab44917 100644
--- a/code/core/src/types/modules/core-common.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/types/modules/core-common.ts
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ export interface StorybookConfigRaw {
      */
     actions?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Enable the onboarding checklist sidebar widget
+     *
+     * @default true
+     */
+    sidebarOnboardingChecklist?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * @temporary This feature flag is a migration assistant, and is scheduled to be removed.
      *