diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/bin/delete-eln-master-data-script.sh b/installation/resource/installer/bin/delete-eln-master-data-script.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fdfcf5618cda23e5236e499184f9a4692a00095b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/bin/delete-eln-master-data-script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+BASE=`dirname "$0"`
+if [ ${BASE#/} == ${BASE} ]; then
+    BASE="`pwd`/${BASE}"
+fi
+
+echo "Removing ELN master data script"
+rm $BASE/../servers/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
index 3d1865b54e78fe8be8f09fd694327abf38e56e2e..f15794e6af504b562c838669cc6eb97a7c0c6aae 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
       <variable name="INSTALL_OPENBIS_TMPEXTRACT" value="$INSTALL_TMPEXTRACT/openBIS-server" />
       <!--  temporary extract folder the "data" contents -->
       <variable name="DATA_TMPEXTRACT" value="$INSTALL_PATH/data-tmp-extract" />
+      <variable name="ELN_MASTER_DATA_PANEL" value="true" condition="isInstallELN+isElnMasterDataNotInstalled" />
+      <variable name="ELN_MASTER_DATA_PANEL" value="false" condition="!isInstallELN|!isElnMasterDataNotInstalled" />
   </dynamicvariables>
 
   <conditions>
@@ -96,6 +98,21 @@
       <name>INSTALL_BEEWM</name>
       <value>true</value>
    </condition>
+    <condition type="variable" id="isInstallELN">
+      <name>ELN-LIMS</name>
+      <value>true</value>
+   </condition>
+    <condition type="java" id="isElnMasterDataNotInstalled">
+     <java>
+       <class>ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.GlobalInstallationContext</class>
+       <field>isElnMasterDataNotInstalled</field>
+     </java>
+     <returnvalue type="boolean">true</returnvalue>
+    </condition>
+   <condition type="variable" id="shouldShowElnMasterDataPanel">
+        <name>ELN_MASTER_DATA_PANEL</name>
+        <value>true</value>
+    </condition>
   </conditions>
 
   <!-- The panels section. We indicate here which panels we want to use. The order will be respected. -->
@@ -137,6 +154,9 @@
       </actions>
     </panel>
 
+    <panel classname="com.izforge.izpack.panels.userinput.UserInputPanel" id="UserInputPanel.ELN_MASTER_DATA" condition="shouldShowElnMasterDataPanel">
+    </panel>
+
     <panel classname="com.izforge.izpack.panels.userinput.UserInputPanel" id="UserInputPanel.BEEWM">
     </panel>
 
@@ -165,6 +185,7 @@
       <actions>
         <action stage="postvalidate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.ExecuteSetupScriptsAction" />
         <action stage="postvalidate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.OpenGettingStartedPageAction" />
+        <action stage="postvalidate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.ELNMasterDataAction" />
       </actions>
     </panel>
     
@@ -227,7 +248,6 @@
               <arg value="$JAVA_PATH"/>
             </args>
         </executable>
-
     </pack>
 
   </packs>
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
index 36f3e71868768c140ed393d413c18a23a6e84ea2..e9b9e53077400981ac925a207575d9f7c1bdc402 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,19 @@
       <spec txt="Fast data set file browsing" true="true" false="false"/>
     </field>
   </panel>
+  
+  <panel id="UserInputPanel.ELN_MASTER_DATA">
+    <field type="title" txt="ELN/LIMS master data" bold="true" size="2" />
 
+    <field type="radio" variable="ELN-LIMS-MASTER-DATA">
+      <description align="left" txt="Should ELN/LIMS master data be installed?" />
+      <spec>
+          <choice txt="Yes" value="true"/>
+          <choice txt="No" value="false" set="true"/>
+      </spec>
+    </field>
+  </panel>
+  
   <panel id="UserInputPanel.MISC">
     <field type="title" txt="Misc" bold="true" size="2" />
     <field type="password" align="left" variable="ADMIN_PASSWORD">
diff --git a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
index bafc639ab1e4cdbc10d7acc7068a146ab0506d80..16d9de72ebbcb973029700811ed131557fe5c1a0 100644
--- a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
+++ b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ KEY_PASSWORD = changeit
 # Standard technology ELN-LIMS is disabled by default
 #ELN-LIMS = true
 
+#ELN/LIMS master data is disabled by default. This setting is meaningful only if ELN-LIMS is enabled
+#ELN-LIMS-MASTER-DATA = true
+
 # Fast data set file browsing improves the performance of browsing of data sets with a large number of files. 
 # We recommend leaving it on for all instances, and especially screening instances.
 # Default value is true.
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ELNMasterDataAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ELNMasterDataAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd024d181c23d3c1faf7a23b259ee69d67b996fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ELNMasterDataAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack;
+
+import static ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.GlobalInstallationContext.TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import com.izforge.izpack.api.data.AutomatedInstallData;
+import com.izforge.izpack.api.data.PanelActionConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * Executes a script that removes eln master data python script, if required.
+ */
+public class ELNMasterDataAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor
+{
+    /**
+     * a script that creates a installation backup.
+     */
+    private static final String CREATE_BACKUP_SCRIPT = "delete-eln-master-data-script.sh";
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void executeAction(AutomatedInstallData data)
+    {
+        String script = getAdminScript(data, CREATE_BACKUP_SCRIPT);
+
+        String elnEnabled = data.getVariable(TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS);
+        String elnMasterDataEnabled = data.getVariable("ELN-LIMS-MASTER-DATA");
+        if (elnMasterDataEnabled == null)
+        {
+            elnMasterDataEnabled = "true";
+        }
+
+        if ("true".equals(elnEnabled) && "false".equals(elnMasterDataEnabled))
+        {
+            executeAdminScript(new HashMap<String, String>(), script);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(PanelActionConfiguration arg0)
+    {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
index 9d31a51371a1c57c01628203c143dbeeb11e08b3..965cc8436de9abccc1b8ff9aa959ab9dded44711 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
     public static final String PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED = "PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED";
 
     public static final String[] TECHNOLOGIES =
-    { TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, TECHNOLOGY_ILLUMINA_NGS, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS };
+            { TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, TECHNOLOGY_ILLUMINA_NGS, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS };
 
     /**
      * set to true if the installation process is trying to update an existing openBIS installation.
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
 
     public static File installDir;
 
+    public static boolean isElnMasterDataNotInstalled = false;
+
     public static void initialize(AutomatedInstallData data)
     {
         String installPath = data.getInstallPath();
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
         {
             populateFirstTimeInstallVariables(data);
         }
+
+        isElnMasterDataNotInstalled = (isFirstTimeInstallation == true) ||
+                (new File(installDir, "servers/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/initialize-master-data.py").exists() == false) ||
+                (new SetTechnologyCheckBoxesAction().isTechnologyEnabled(installDir, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS) == false);
     }
 
     private static boolean installationExists()