diff --git a/layout/startPage.html b/layout/startPage.html
index cfced80ef7763ebe3fe8c0f43f43e34d21abad7b..3cd9d3e142fffe0330b4253affe04a88aed6f086 100644
--- a/layout/startPage.html
+++ b/layout/startPage.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-
 {assign var=prefixContentBricks value=$BricksManager->getBricksByArea('contentPrefix', $Site)}
 {assign var=suffixContentBricks value=$BricksManager->getBricksByArea('contentSuffix', $Site)}
 
+{assign var=pageTitle value=$Template->getAttribute('pageTitle')}
+{assign var=pageShort value=$Template->getAttribute('settings.pageShortDesc')}
+
 <div class="main-start-page">
     {if !empty( $prefixContentBricks )}
     {foreach from=$prefixContentBricks item=Brick}
@@ -27,21 +29,25 @@
             >
                 <div class="page-content-header-emotion-container">
                     {if $pageTitle == 'header' || $pageTitle == 'both'}
-                    <h1>{$Site->getAttribute('title')|nl2br}</h1>
+                        <h1>{$Site->getAttribute('title')|nl2br}</h1>
+                    {/if}
+                    {if $pageShort}
+                        <div class="page-content-emotion-short">
+                            {$Site->getAttribute('short')|nl2br}
+                        </div>
                     {/if}
-                    <div class="page-content-emotion-short">
-                        {$Site->getAttribute('short')|nl2br}
-                    </div>
                 </div>
             </header>
-            {else}
+            {elseif ($pageTitle == 'header' || $pageTitle == 'header') || $pageShort}
             <header class="page-content-header">
                 {if $pageTitle == 'header' || $pageTitle == 'both'}
-                <h1>{$Site->getAttribute('title')|nl2br}</h1>
+                    <h1>{$Site->getAttribute('title')|nl2br}</h1>
+                {/if}
+                {if $pageShort}
+                    <div class="page-content-emotion-short">
+                        {$Site->getAttribute('short')|nl2br}
+                    </div>
                 {/if}
-                <div class="page-content-emotion-short">
-                    {$Site->getAttribute('short')|nl2br}
-                </div>
             </header>
             {/if}
         {/if}
diff --git a/locale.xml b/locale.xml
index 8a07b03d38bea563d4caa2bab5a735a189b0bd83..9cbed68f6ca236a12c4c3bfe50782b73699849e1 100644
--- a/locale.xml
+++ b/locale.xml
@@ -616,6 +616,16 @@
             <en><![CDATA[Disabled]]></en>
         </locale>
 
+        <!-- page short description -->
+        <locale name="settings.pageShortDesc.title">
+            <de><![CDATA[Kurzbeschreibung]]></de>
+            <en><![CDATA[Short description]]></en>
+        </locale>
+        <locale name="settings.pageShortDesc.text">
+            <de><![CDATA[Die Kurzbeschreibung kann pro Seiten-Layout de- bzw aktiviert werden.]]></de>
+            <en><![CDATA[The page description can be enabled or disabled per page layout.]]></en>
+        </locale>
+
         <!-- category menu -->
         <locale name="settings.categoryMenu.title">
             <de><![CDATA[Shop-Kategorie Navigation]]></de>
diff --git a/settings.xml b/settings.xml
index db4be4abfade35e68c9bafbc27042c94b5b622aa..92d479b81775cd6378814c34a23be20653a77ee5 100644
--- a/settings.xml
+++ b/settings.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@
                         <defaultvalue>breadcrumb</defaultvalue>
                     </conf>
 
+                    <!-- page short description -->
+                    <conf name="shortDescStartPage">
+                        <type><![CDATA[bool]]></type>
+                        <defaultvalue>0</defaultvalue>
+                    </conf>
+                    <conf name="shortDescNoSidebar">
+                        <type><![CDATA[bool]]></type>
+                        <defaultvalue>1</defaultvalue>
+                    </conf>
+                    <conf name="shortDescNoSidebarThin">
+                        <type><![CDATA[bool]]></type>
+                        <defaultvalue>1</defaultvalue>
+                    </conf>
+                    <conf name="shortDescLeftSidebar">
+                        <type><![CDATA[bool]]></type>
+                        <defaultvalue>1</defaultvalue>
+                    </conf>
+                    <conf name="shortDescRightSidebar">
+                        <type><![CDATA[bool]]></type>
+                        <defaultvalue>1</defaultvalue>
+                    </conf>
+
                     <!-- header img height position  -->
                     <conf name="headerHeight">
                         <type><![CDATA[integer]]></type>
@@ -986,6 +1008,68 @@
                             </select>
                         </settings>
 
+                        <!-- page title -->
+                        <settings title="templateCologne.settings"
+                                  name="templateCologne.pageShort.settings">
+                            <title>
+                                <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                        var="settings.pageShortDesc.title"
+                                />
+                            </title>
+
+
+                            <text>
+                                <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                        var="settings.pageShortDesc.text"/>
+                            </text>
+
+                            <input conf="templateCologne.settings.shortDescStartPage"
+                                   type="checkbox">
+                                <text>
+                                    <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                            var="admin.layout.startpage"
+                                    />
+                                </text>
+                            </input>
+
+                            <input conf="templateCologne.settings.shortDescNoSidebar"
+                                   type="checkbox">
+                                <text>
+                                    <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                            var="admin.layout.noSidebar"
+                                    />
+                                </text>
+                            </input>
+
+                            <input conf="templateCologne.settings.shortDescNoSidebarThin"
+                                   type="checkbox">
+                                <text>
+                                    <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                            var="admin.layout.noSidebarThin"
+                                    />
+                                </text>
+                            </input>
+
+                            <input conf="templateCologne.settings.shortDescLeftSidebar"
+                                   type="checkbox">
+                                <text>
+                                    <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                            var="admin.layout.leftSidebar"
+                                    />
+                                </text>
+                            </input>
+
+                            <input conf="templateCologne.settings.shortDescRightSidebar"
+                                   type="checkbox">
+                                <text>
+                                    <locale group="quiqqer/template-cologne"
+                                            var="admin.layout.rightSidebar"
+                                    />
+                                </text>
+                            </input>
+
+                        </settings>
+
                         <!-- category menu -->
                         <settings title="templateCologne.settings"
                                   name="templateCologne.categoryMenu.settings">
diff --git a/src/QUI/TemplateCologne/Utils.php b/src/QUI/TemplateCologne/Utils.php
index f11d3bc9f375964db8db9735724cb864a03d4c74..dda1cff542adb815b3174ffb2cfa6f5924651e00 100644
--- a/src/QUI/TemplateCologne/Utils.php
+++ b/src/QUI/TemplateCologne/Utils.php
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
          */
         $header         = 'hide';
         $pageTitle      = 'breadcrumb'; // where to show page title: in header, in breadcrumb or both?
+        $pageShortDesc  = false;
         $showBreadcrumb = false;
         $showTopBar     = true;
         $showNav        = true;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
             case 'layout/startPage':
                 $header         = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.headerStartPage');
                 $pageTitle      = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.pageTitleStartPage');
+                $pageShortDesc  = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.shortDescStartPage');
                 $showBreadcrumb = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.showBreadcrumbStartPage');
                 $siteType       = 'layout-start-page';
                 break;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
             case 'layout/noSidebar':
                 $header         = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.headerNoSidebar');
                 $pageTitle      = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.pageTitleNoSidebar');
+                $pageShortDesc  = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.shortDescNoSidebar');
                 $showBreadcrumb = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.showBreadcrumbNoSidebar');
                 $siteType       = 'layout-no-sidebar';
                 break;
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
             case 'layout/noSidebarThin':
                 $header         = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.headerNoSidebarThin');
                 $pageTitle      = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.pageTitleNoSidebarThin');
+                $pageShortDesc  = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.shortDescNoSidebarThin');
                 $showBreadcrumb = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.showBreadcrumbNoSidebarThin');
                 $siteType       = 'layout-no-sidebar';
                 break;
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
             case 'layout/rightSidebar':
                 $header         = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.headerRightSidebar');
                 $pageTitle      = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.pageTitleRightSidebar');
+                $pageShortDesc  = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.shortDescLeftSidebar');
                 $showBreadcrumb = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.showBreadcrumbRightSidebar');
                 $siteType       = 'layout-right-sidebar';
                 break;
@@ -142,13 +147,16 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
             case 'layout/leftSidebar':
                 $header         = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.headerLeftSidebar');
                 $pageTitle      = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.pageTitleLeftSidebar');
+                $pageShortDesc  = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.shortDescRightSidebar');
                 $showBreadcrumb = $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.showBreadcrumbLeftSidebar');
                 $siteType       = 'layout-left-sidebar';
                 break;
         }
 
-        if ($Site->getAttribute('type') === 'quiqqer/order:types/orderingProcess' ||
-            $Site->getAttribute('type') === 'quiqqer/order:types/shoppingCart') {
+        if (
+            $Site->getAttribute('type') === 'quiqqer/order:types/orderingProcess' ||
+            $Site->getAttribute('type') === 'quiqqer/order:types/shoppingCart'
+        ) {
             switch ($Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.checkoutAppearance')) {
                 case 'compact':
                     $showBreadcrumb = false;
@@ -275,7 +283,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
                 $showTopbarLanguageSwitch = false;
                 $showTopbarCurrencySwitch = false;
                 break;
-                
+
             case 'currencyAndLang':
             default:
                 $showTopbarLanguageSwitch = true;
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@ public static function getConfig($params)
         $config['header']                   = $header;
         $config['logoHeight']               = $logoHeight;
         $config['pageTitle']                = $pageTitle;
+        $config['settings.pageShortDesc']            = $pageShortDesc;
         $config['showBreadcrumb']           = $showBreadcrumb;
         $config['minimalDesign']            = $minimalDesign;
         $config['showTopBar']               = $showTopBar;
@@ -337,9 +346,12 @@ private static function getPredefinedFooter($Project)
         if ($Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.shortText')) {
             $shortText = [];
 
-            $titles = json_decode($Project->getConfig(
-                'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.shortText.title'
-            ), true);
+            $titles = json_decode(
+                $Project->getConfig(
+                    'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.shortText.title'
+                ),
+                true
+            );
 
             $title = false;
 
@@ -356,9 +368,12 @@ private static function getPredefinedFooter($Project)
         if ($Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.urlList')) {
             $urlList = [];
 
-            $titles = json_decode($Project->getConfig(
-                'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.urlList.title'
-            ), true);
+            $titles = json_decode(
+                $Project->getConfig(
+                    'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.urlList.title'
+                ),
+                true
+            );
 
             $title = false;
 
@@ -482,9 +497,12 @@ private static function getPredefinedFooter($Project)
 
             $featuredProducts['controlParsed'] = QUI\ControlUtils::parse($FeaturedProduct);
 
-            $titles = json_decode($Project->getConfig(
-                'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.featuredProducts.title'
-            ), true);
+            $titles = json_decode(
+                $Project->getConfig(
+                    'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.featuredProducts.title'
+                ),
+                true
+            );
 
             $title = false;
 
@@ -498,17 +516,22 @@ private static function getPredefinedFooter($Project)
         /** Predefined footer: Payments Control */
         $paymentsData = false;
 
-        if ($Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.payments') &&
-            \class_exists('\QUI\ERP\Accounting\Payments\Payments')) {
+        if (
+            $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.payments') &&
+            \class_exists('\QUI\ERP\Accounting\Payments\Payments')
+        ) {
             $PaymentsControl = new \QUI\TemplateCologne\Controls\Payments([
                 'template' => $Project->getConfig('templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.payments.layout')
             ]);
 
             $paymentsData['controlParsed'] = QUI\ControlUtils::parse($PaymentsControl);
 
-            $titles = json_decode($Project->getConfig(
-                'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.payments.title'
-            ), true);
+            $titles = json_decode(
+                $Project->getConfig(
+                    'templateCologne.settings.predefinedFooter.payments.title'
+                ),
+                true
+            );
 
             $title = false;