diff --git a/openslides/agenda/templates/agenda/overview.html b/openslides/agenda/templates/agenda/overview.html
index 977d862a0..9ce74c3ef 100644
--- a/openslides/agenda/templates/agenda/overview.html
+++ b/openslides/agenda/templates/agenda/overview.html
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
                         <div></div>
                     </a>
                 </td>
-                <td><i>{% trans "Agenda" %} ({{ items|length }} {% trans "items" %})</i></td>
+                <td><i>{% trans "Agenda" %} ({{ items|length }} {% trans "items" %}<span id="hiddencount"></span>)</i></td>
                 {% if perms.agenda.can_manage_agenda %}
                 <td></td>
                 {% endif %}
-                <td style="width: 1px;white-space: nowrap"><a href="{% url print_agenda %}" title="{%trans 'Print agenda' %}"><img src="/static/images/icons/application-pdf.png"></a></td>
+                <td id="action_field" style="width: 1px;white-space: nowrap"><a href="{% url print_agenda %}" title="{%trans 'Print agenda' %}"><img src="/static/images/icons/application-pdf.png"></a></td>
             </tr>
             {% for item in items %}
                 {% if not item.hidden or perms.agenda.can_manage_agenda %}
diff --git a/openslides/static/javascript/agenda.js b/openslides/static/javascript/agenda.js
index 5028234f6..b55c91f33 100644
--- a/openslides/static/javascript/agenda.js
+++ b/openslides/static/javascript/agenda.js
@@ -22,11 +22,36 @@ function renderSlide(slide) {
     return
 }
 
+function hideLine(object) {
+    if (object == []) {
+        return;
+    }
+    object.hide();
+    id = object.children('td.tabledrag-hide').children('input.menu-mlid').attr('value');
+    $('.menu-plid[value=\'' + id + '\']').parent().parent().each(function() {
+        hideLine($(this));
+    });
+}
+
+
+function hideClosedSlides(hide) {
+    if (hide) {
+        $('#hidelink').text('show');
+        $('.close_link.closed').parent().parent().each(function() {
+            hideLine($(this));
+        });
+        hidden = $('#menu-overview tr:hidden').size();
+        $('#hiddencount').text(' ' + hidden + ' davon verborgen.');
+    } else {
+        $('#menu-overview tr').show();
+        $('#hidelink').text('hide');
+        $('#hiddencount').text('');
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 
 $(function() {
-
-
-
     $('.activate_link').click(function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         $.ajax({
@@ -61,5 +86,21 @@ $(function() {
             }
         });
     });
+    // hide closed items
+    $('#action_field a').after($('<a id="hidelink" href="#">hide</a>').click(function () {
+        if ($.cookie('Slide.HideClosed') == 1) {
+            $.cookie('Slide.HideClosed', 0);
+            hideClosedSlides(false);
+        } else {
+            $.cookie('Slide.HideClosed', 1);
+            hideClosedSlides(true);
+        }
+    }));
+    if ($.cookie('Slide.HideClosed') === null) {
+        $.cookie('Slide.HideClosed', 0);
+    } else if ($.cookie('Slide.HideClosed') == 1) {
+        hideClosedSlides(true);
+    }
+
     ko.applyBindings(ViewModel);
 });