diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 83ca987276..583ce78785 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     this.setState({
                         isPeeking: false,
                     });
-                    
+
                     // This won't necessarily be a MatrixError, but we duck-type
                     // here and say if it's got an 'errcode' key with the right value,
                     // it means we can't peek.
@@ -305,6 +305,20 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     _shouldShowApps: function(room) {
         if (!BROWSER_SUPPORTS_SANDBOX) return false;
 
+        // Check if user has prompted to close this app before
+        // If so, do not show apps
+        let showWidget = localStorage.getItem(
+            room.roomId + "_show_widget_drawer");
+
+        console.warn(room);
+        console.warn("Key is: " + room.roomId + "_show_widget_drawer");
+        console.warn("showWidget is: " + showWidget);
+
+        if (showWidget == "false") {
+            console.warn("We're blocking the widget from loading.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         const appsStateEvents = room.currentState.getStateEvents('im.vector.modular.widgets');
         // any valid widget = show apps
         for (let i = 0; i < appsStateEvents.length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
index 1c9296228d..9bc946bc4b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/AppsDrawer.js
@@ -83,14 +83,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     onAction: function(action) {
         switch (action.action) {
             case 'appsDrawer':
-                // When opening the app draw when there aren't any apps, auto-launch the
-                // integrations manager to skip the awkward click on "Add widget"
+                // When opening the app drawer when there aren't any apps,
+                // auto-launch the integrations manager to skip the awkward
+                // click on "Add widget"
+                let widgetStateKey = this.props.room.roomId + "_show_widget_drawer";
                 if (action.show) {
                     const apps = this._getApps();
                     if (apps.length === 0) {
                         this._launchManageIntegrations();
                     }
+
+                    localStorage.removeItem(widgetStateKey);
+                } else {
+                    // Store hidden state of widget
+                    // Don't show if previously hidden
+                    console.warn("Storing hidden widget state for room - ",
+                        this.props.room.roomId);
+                    localStorage.setItem(widgetStateKey, false);
                 }
+
                 break;
         }
     },