diff --git a/res/doc b/res/doc
index 3d563c3..d7e6b07 100644
--- a/res/doc
+++ b/res/doc
@@ -219,6 +219,28 @@
 #              (..)_icon        -> the path passed to QPixmap
 #              (..)_icon_active -> the path passed to QPixmap
 #
+#     The following experimental options hide elements on the home screen by
+#     their internal widget name. These are the runtime equivalent of the
+#     corresponding kobopatch patches. A reboot is required for changes to take
+#     effect. If a widget is not found on the current firmware, it is silently
+#     skipped and a warning is written to syslog.
+#
+#     <key>  one of:
+#              hide_home_row1col2_enabled - hides the recommendations column in the top-right
+#                                           of the home screen, next to the book you are
+#                                           currently reading (when fewer than 2 books are open)
+#              hide_home_row2col2_enabled - hides the right column of the middle row on the
+#                                           home screen (usually shows the last viewed
+#                                           collection)
+#              hide_home_row3_enabled     - hides the footer row below "My Books" on the home
+#                                           screen, which often advertises features like the
+#                                           Kobo Store, Pocket, and more
+#     <val>  0 or 1
+#
+#     Example:
+#       experimental:hide_home_row1col2_enabled:1
+#       experimental:hide_home_row3_enabled:1
+#
 # For example, you might have a configuration file named "mystuff" like:
 #
 #   menu_item :main    :Show an Error      :dbg_error          :This is an error message!
diff --git a/src/nickelmenu.cc b/src/nickelmenu.cc
index 59bf3f9..77e5f38 100644
--- a/src/nickelmenu.cc
+++ b/src/nickelmenu.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ void (*MenuTextItem_MenuTextItem)(MenuTextItem*, QWidget* parent, bool checkable
 void (*MenuTextItem_setText)(MenuTextItem*, QString const& text);
 void (*MenuTextItem_registerForTapGestures)(MenuTextItem*);
 
+// Home page widget hiding.
+typedef QWidget HomePageView;
+void (*HomePageView_HomePageView)(HomePageView*, QWidget* parent);
+
 // Selection menu stuff (14622+).
 typedef void SelectionMenuController; // note: items are re-initialized every time the menu is opened
 typedef QWidget SelectionMenuView;
@@ -114,6 +118,9 @@ static struct nh_hook NickelMenuHook[] = {
     // bottom nav main menu button injection (15505+)
     {.sym = "_ZN11MainNavViewC1EP7QWidget", .sym_new = "_nm_menu_hook2", .lib = "libnickel.so.1.0.0", .out = nh_symoutptr(MainNavView_MainNavView), .desc = "bottom nav main menu button injection (15505+)", .optional = true}, //libnickel 4.23.15505 * _ZN11MainNavViewC1EP7QWidget
 
+    // home page widget hiding
+    {.sym = "_ZN12HomePageViewC1EP7QWidget", .sym_new = "_nm_homepageview_hook", .lib = "libnickel.so.1.0.0", .out = nh_symoutptr(HomePageView_HomePageView), .desc = "home page widget hiding", .optional = true},
+
     // selection menu injection
     {.sym = "_ZN23SelectionMenuController11addMenuItemEP17SelectionMenuViewP12MenuTextItemPKc", .sym_new = "_nm_menu_hook3", .lib = "libnickel.so.1.0.0", .out = nh_symoutptr(SelectionMenuController_addMenuItem),  .desc = "selection menu injection",                     .optional = true}, //libnickel 4.20.14622 * _ZN23SelectionMenuController11addMenuItemEP17SelectionMenuViewP12MenuTextItemPKc
     {.sym = "_ZN18WebSearchMixinBase17doWikipediaSearchERK7QStringS2_",                         .sym_new = "_nm_menu_hook4", .lib = "libnickel.so.1.0.0", .out = nh_symoutptr(WebSearchMixinBase_doWikipediaSearch), .desc = "selection menu injection (wikipedia handler)", .optional = true}, //libnickel 4.20.14622 * _ZN18WebSearchMixinBase17doWikipediaSearchERK7QStringS2_
@@ -208,6 +215,9 @@ static int nm_init() {
         NM_LOG("... warning: size returned by nm_global_config_items is 0, ignoring for now (this is a bug; it should always have a menu item whether the default, an error, or the actual config)");
     }
 
+    // FORK: always dump log to /mnt/onboard/.kobo/ for debugging (remove this line to revert)
+    nh_dump_log();
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -481,6 +491,26 @@ extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default"))) void _nm_menu_hook2(MainNavVie
     NM_LOG("Added button.");
 }
 
+extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default"))) void _nm_homepageview_hook(HomePageView *_this, QWidget *parent) {
+    NM_LOG("HomePageView::HomePageView(%p, %p)", _this, parent);
+    HomePageView_HomePageView(_this, parent);
+
+    const char *hide_widgets[] = {"row1col2", "row2col2", "row3"};
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(hide_widgets) / sizeof(hide_widgets[0]); i++) {
+        char key[32];
+        snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "hide_home_%s_enabled", hide_widgets[i]);
+        const char *val = nm_global_config_experimental(key);
+        if (!val || strcmp(val, "1"))
+            continue;
+        QWidget *w = _this->findChild<QWidget*>(QString::fromLatin1(hide_widgets[i]));
+        if (w)
+            w->setVisible(false);
+        else
+            NM_LOG("warning: could not find home page widget '%s' to hide (it may not exist on this firmware version)", hide_widgets[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 // _nm_menu_hook4_item gets/sets the current menu item. It must only be called
 // by one thread at a time. The item will be cleared after it has been used.
 nm_menu_item_t *_nm_menu_hook4_item(nm_menu_item_t *it) {