diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.de.yml b/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.de.yml
index 0e264ce87..071cd6705 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.de.yml
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.de.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 de:
+  pageflow:
+    backdrop_content_elements:
+      feature_name: "Inhaltselemente als Backdrop"
   pageflow_scrolled:
     editor:
       common_content_element_attributes:
diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.en.yml b/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.en.yml
index c1ee75f90..abd02dbe7 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.en.yml
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/config/locales/new/backdrop-position.en.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 en:
+  pageflow:
+    backdrop_content_elements:
+      feature_name: "Backdrop content elements"
   pageflow_scrolled:
     editor:
       common_content_element_attributes:
diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/lib/pageflow_scrolled/plugin.rb b/entry_types/scrolled/lib/pageflow_scrolled/plugin.rb
index 41c2f3956..91d1640e0 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/lib/pageflow_scrolled/plugin.rb
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/lib/pageflow_scrolled/plugin.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def configure(config)
         c.features.register('image_gallery_content_element')
         c.features.register('frontend_v2')
         c.features.register('scrolled_entry_fragment_caching')
+        c.features.register('backdrop_content_elements')
 
         c.additional_frontend_seed_data.register(
           'frontendVersion',
diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/package/spec/editor/models/ContentElement-spec.js b/entry_types/scrolled/package/spec/editor/models/ContentElement-spec.js
index 638404ebf..b2f5ef45c 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/package/spec/editor/models/ContentElement-spec.js
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/package/spec/editor/models/ContentElement-spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import {editor} from 'pageflow-scrolled/editor';
 import {ScrolledEntry} from 'editor/models/ScrolledEntry';
 import {factories, normalizeSeed} from 'support';
+import {features} from 'pageflow/frontend';
 
 describe('ContentElement', () => {
   describe('getAvailablePositions', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      features.enable('frontend', ['backdrop_content_elements']);
+
       editor.contentElementTypes.register('inlineImage', {});
       editor.contentElementTypes.register('soundDisclaimer', {supportedPositions: ['inline']});
     });
diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/models/ContentElement.js b/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/models/ContentElement.js
index af2f96948..5c8f4bc06 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/models/ContentElement.js
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/models/ContentElement.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   delayedDestroying
 } from 'pageflow/editor';
 
+import {features} from 'pageflow/frontend';
 import {ContentElementConfiguration} from './ContentElementConfiguration';
 
 const widths = {
@@ -97,10 +98,11 @@ export const ContentElement = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
   getAvailablePositions() {
     const layout = this.section.configuration.get('layout');
+    const backdrop = features.isEnabled('backdrop_content_elements') ? 'backdrop' : null;
     const supportedByLayout =
       layout === 'center' || layout === 'centerRagged' ?
-      ['inline', 'left', 'right', 'standAlone', 'backdrop'] :
-      ['inline', 'sticky', 'standAlone', 'backdrop'];
+      ['inline', 'left', 'right', 'standAlone', backdrop] :
+      ['inline', 'sticky', 'standAlone', backdrop];
     const supportedByType = this.getType().supportedPositions;
 
     if (supportedByType) {
diff --git a/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/views/EditSectionView.js b/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/views/EditSectionView.js
index 8224c3e76..91635bb0c 100644
--- a/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/views/EditSectionView.js
+++ b/entry_types/scrolled/package/src/editor/views/EditSectionView.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {BackdropContentElementInputView} from './inputs/BackdropContentElementIn
 import {EffectListInputView} from './inputs/EffectListInputView';
 import {InlineFileRightsMenuItem} from '../models/InlineFileRightsMenuItem'
 import I18n from 'i18n-js';
+import {features} from 'pageflow/frontend';
 
 import {EditMotifAreaDialogView} from './EditMotifAreaDialogView';
 
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ export const EditSectionView = EditConfigurationView.extend({
 
     configurationEditor.tab('section', function() {
       this.input('backdropType', SelectInputView, {
-        values: ['image', 'video', 'color', 'contentElement'],
+        values: features.isEnabled('backdrop_content_elements') ?
+                ['image', 'video', 'color', 'contentElement'] :
+                ['image', 'video', 'color'],
       });
 
       this.input('fullHeight', CheckBoxInputView, {