diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
index 66d1c6c8d6a9..35f0b92cdb8b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ public abstract class DialogWrapper {
         && Arrays.asList(actions).contains(getHelpAction())) {
       hasHelpToMoveToLeftSide = true;
       actions = ArrayUtil.remove(actions, getHelpAction());
+    } else if (Registry.is("ide.remove.help.button.from.dialogs")) {
+      actions = ArrayUtil.remove(actions, getHelpAction());
     }
 
     if (SystemInfo.isMac) {
diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 2aabfad8c11d..6607fe134121 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -518,3 +518,5 @@ lcd.contrast.value.description=Set LCD text contrast value from 100 to 250
 removable.welcome.screen.projects=true
 removable.welcomesreen.projects.description=Allows removing recent projects from welcome screen with mouse
 ide.find.show.preview=true
+ide.remove.help.button.from.dialogs=false
+ide.remove.help.button.from.dialogs.description=Removes help button from dialogs