diff --git a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
index 419899632..eb53629a0 100644
--- a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
+++ b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ def str2intabs(value):
     except:
         return ''
 
+@register.filter
+def has_iframe(request):
+
+    iframe = request.session.get('iframe', False)
+    if not iframe and 'iframe' in request.GET:
+        ival = request.GET['iframe']
+        if ival and int(ival) == 1:
+            request.session['iframe'] = True
+            return True
+    elif 'iframe' in request.GET:
+        ival = request.GET['iframe']
+        if ival and int(ival) == 0:
+            del request.session['iframe']
+            return False
+
+    return iframe
+
 
 @register.filter
 def url(value):
diff --git a/sapl/templates/base.html b/sapl/templates/base.html
index 88b877016..9feb3d90f 100644
--- a/sapl/templates/base.html
+++ b/sapl/templates/base.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
   <body>
     <div class="page fadein">
+      {% if not request|has_iframe %}
       {% block navigation %}
       <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-static-top">
         <div class="container">
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
         </div>
       </nav>
       {% endblock navigation %}
+      {% endif %}
 
       {# Header #}
       {% block main_header %}
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@
       {# Main content #}
       {% block content_container %}
         <main id="content" class="content page__row">
-
           <div class="container">
 
             {# Feedback messages #}
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
 
       {% endblock content_container %}
 
-
+      {% if not request|has_iframe %}
       {% block footer_container %}
       <footer id="footer" class="footer page__row hidden-print">
         <div class="container">
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@
       </footer>
     </div>
     {% endblock footer_container %}
+    {% endif %}
 
     {% block foot_js %}
       <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript ================================================== -->
