diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/hui-dialog-save-config.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/hui-dialog-save-config.ts
index b51641dc22..b092a0ee44 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/hui-dialog-save-config.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/hui-dialog-save-config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "lit-element";
 import "@polymer/paper-spinner/paper-spinner";
 import "../../../components/dialog/ha-paper-dialog";
+import "../../../components/ha-switch";
 import "../../../components/ha-yaml-editor";
 // tslint:disable-next-line:no-duplicate-imports
 import { HaPaperDialog } from "../../../components/dialog/ha-paper-dialog";
@@ -21,11 +22,14 @@ import { SaveDialogParams } from "./show-save-config-dialog";
 import { PolymerChangedEvent } from "../../../polymer-types";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../../common/dom/fire_event";
 
+const EMPTY_CONFIG = { views: [] };
+
 @customElement("hui-dialog-save-config")
 export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
   @property() public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
   @property() private _params?: SaveDialogParams;
+  @property() private _emptyConfig = false;
 
   @property() private _saving: boolean;
   @query("ha-paper-dialog") private _dialog?: HaPaperDialog;
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
 
   public async showDialog(params: SaveDialogParams): Promise<void> {
     this._params = params;
+    this._emptyConfig = false;
     await this.updateComplete;
     this._dialog!.open();
   }
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
           <p>
             ${this.hass!.localize("ui.panel.lovelace.editor.save_config.para")}
           </p>
+
           ${this._params.mode === "storage"
             ? html`
                 <p>
@@ -65,6 +71,13 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
                     "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.save_config.para_sure"
                   )}
                 </p>
+                <ha-switch
+                  .checked=${this._emptyConfig}
+                  @change=${this._emptyConfigChanged}
+                  >${this.hass!.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.save_config.empty_config"
+                  )}</ha-switch
+                >
               `
             : html`
                 <p>
@@ -135,6 +148,10 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
     fireEvent(this._dialog! as HTMLElement, "iron-resize");
   }
 
+  private _emptyConfigChanged(ev) {
+    this._emptyConfig = ev.target.checked;
+  }
+
   private async _saveConfig(): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.hass || !this._params) {
       return;
@@ -142,7 +159,9 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
     this._saving = true;
     try {
       const lovelace = this._params!.lovelace;
-      await lovelace.saveConfig(lovelace.config);
+      await lovelace.saveConfig(
+        this._emptyConfig ? EMPTY_CONFIG : lovelace.config
+      );
       lovelace.setEditMode(true);
       this._saving = false;
       this._closeDialog();
@@ -182,6 +201,9 @@ export class HuiSaveConfig extends LitElement {
           height: 14px;
           margin-right: 20px;
         }
+        ha-switch {
+          padding-bottom: 16px;
+        }
       `,
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index dbe8c7f8ca..961a86dc8b 100755
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -1982,6 +1982,7 @@
             "yaml_mode": "You are using YAML mode, which means you cannot change your Lovelace config from the UI. If you want to change Lovelace from the UI, remove 'mode: yaml' from your Lovelace configuration in 'configuration.yaml.'",
             "yaml_control": "To take control in YAML mode, create a YAML file with the name you specified in your config for this dashboard, or the default 'ui-lovelace.yaml'.",
             "yaml_config": "To help you start here is the current config of this dashboard:",
+            "empty_config": "Start with an empty dashboard",
             "cancel": "Never mind",
             "close": "Close",
             "save": "Take control"