diff --git a/config.default.yml b/config.default.yml
index 9adf047..9155131 100644
--- a/config.default.yml
+++ b/config.default.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ backend:
     whiteboardInfoBroadcastFreq: 1
 
 frontend:
-  # When an editable whiteboard is loading in a client,
-  # should it be started in read-only mode.
-  readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad: false
+  # When a whiteboard is loading in a client
+  onWhiteboardLoad:
+    # should an (editable) whiteboard be started in read-only mode by default
+    setReadOnly: false
+    # should the whiteboard info be displayed by default
+    displayInfo: false
   # Show smallest screen indicator
   showSmallestScreenIndicator: true
   performance:
diff --git a/scripts/config/config-schema.json b/scripts/config/config-schema.json
index eeb1a80..f138966 100644
--- a/scripts/config/config-schema.json
+++ b/scripts/config/config-schema.json
@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@
     "frontend": {
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": false,
-      "required": ["readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad", "showSmallestScreenIndicator", "performance"],
+      "required": ["onWhiteboardLoad", "showSmallestScreenIndicator", "performance"],
       "properties": {
-        "readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad": {
-          "type": "boolean"
+        "onWhiteboardLoad": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "required": ["displayInfo", "setReadOnly"],
+          "properties": {
+            "setReadOnly": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "displayInfo": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            }
+          }
         },
         "showSmallestScreenIndicator": {
           "type": "boolean"
diff --git a/scripts/config/utils.test.js b/scripts/config/utils.test.js
index d35256c..7dac58c 100644
--- a/scripts/config/utils.test.js
+++ b/scripts/config/utils.test.js
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ test("Complex object config override", () => {
 
 test("Override default config", () => {
     const defaultConfig = getDefaultConfig();
-    const overrideConfig1 = { frontend: { readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad: true } };
+    const overrideConfig1 = { frontend: { onWhiteboardLoad: { setReadOnly: true } } };
 
-    expect(deepMergeConfigs(defaultConfig, overrideConfig1).frontend.readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad).toBe(
-        true
-    );
+    expect(
+        deepMergeConfigs(defaultConfig, overrideConfig1).frontend.onWhiteboardLoad.setReadOnly
+    ).toBe(true);
 });
 
 test("Dumb config is not valid", () => {
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index 04dbbb0..c76b3d7 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -603,10 +603,14 @@ function initWhiteboard() {
         // fix bug cursor not showing up
         whiteboard.refreshCursorAppearance();
 
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && ConfigService.readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad) {
-            ReadOnlyService.activateReadOnlyMode();
-            InfoService.hideInfo();
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+            if (ConfigService.readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad) ReadOnlyService.activateReadOnlyMode();
+            else ReadOnlyService.deactivateReadOnlyMode();
+
+            if (ConfigService.displayInfoOnWhiteboardLoad) InfoService.displayInfo();
+            else InfoService.hideInfo();
         } else {
+            // in dev
             ReadOnlyService.deactivateReadOnlyMode();
             InfoService.displayInfo();
         }
diff --git a/src/js/services/ConfigService.js b/src/js/services/ConfigService.js
index 8eee6a0..097bc21 100644
--- a/src/js/services/ConfigService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/ConfigService.js
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ class ConfigService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @type {boolean}
+     * @type {{displayInfo: boolean, setReadOnly: boolean}}
+     * @readonly
      */
-    #readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad = false;
+    #onWhiteboardLoad = { setReadOnly: false, displayInfo: false };
     get readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad() {
-        return this.#readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad;
+        return this.#onWhiteboardLoad.setReadOnly;
+    }
+    get displayInfoOnWhiteboardLoad() {
+        return this.#onWhiteboardLoad.displayInfo;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,9 +54,9 @@ class ConfigService {
         this.#configFromServer = configFromServer;
 
         const { common } = configFromServer;
-        const { readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad, showSmallestScreenIndicator, performance } = common;
+        const { onWhiteboardLoad, showSmallestScreenIndicator, performance } = common;
 
-        this.#readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad = readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad;
+        this.#onWhiteboardLoad = onWhiteboardLoad;
         this.#showSmallestScreenIndicator = showSmallestScreenIndicator;
         this.#refreshInfoInterval = 1000 / performance.refreshInfoFreq;