diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/matomo.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/matomo.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85369366bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/matomo.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,492 @@
+'use strict'
+import { NightwatchBrowser } from 'nightwatch'
+import init from '../helpers/init'
+
+import examples from '../examples/example-contracts'
+
+const sources = [
+    { 'Untitled.sol': { content: examples.ballot.content } }
+]
+
+module.exports = {
+    '@disabled': true,
+    before: function (browser: NightwatchBrowser, done: VoidFunction) {
+        init(browser, done, 'http://127.0.0.1:8080', false)
+    },
+    'confirm Matomo #group1': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser
+                .execute(function () {
+                    localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                    localStorage.setItem('showMatomo', 'true')
+                }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('_paq', res)
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .pause(1000)
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-ok-react"]') // submitted
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('_paq', res)
+            })
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]', 10000)
+            .pause(1000)
+            .click('[data-id="beginnerbtn"]')
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]')
+            .waitForElementVisible({
+                selector: `//*[contains(text(), 'Welcome to Remix IDE')]`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath'
+            })
+            .refreshPage()
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .clickLaunchIcon('settings')
+            .verify.elementPresent('[id="settingsMatomoAnalytics"]:checked')
+            .execute(function () {
+                return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config'))['settings/matomo-analytics'] == true
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics is enabled')
+            })
+    },
+    'decline Matomo #group1': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                localStorage.setItem('showMatomo', 'true')
+                localStorage.removeItem('matomo-analytics-consent')
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('_paq', res)
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-cancel-react"]') // cancel
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('_paq', res)
+            })
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .pause(2000)
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]', 10000)
+            .clickLaunchIcon('settings')
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('[id="settingsMatomoAnalytics"]:checked')
+            .execute(function () {
+                return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config'))['settings/matomo-analytics'] == false
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics is disabled')
+            })
+    },
+    'blur matomo #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                localStorage.setItem('showMatomo', 'true')
+                localStorage.removeItem('matomo-analytics-consent')
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible({
+                selector: '*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]',
+                abortOnFailure: true
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModal-modal-close"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-close"]')
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .pause(2000)
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]', 10000)
+            .clickLaunchIcon('settings')
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('[id="settingsMatomoAnalytics"]:checked')
+            .execute(function () {
+                return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config'))['settings/matomo-analytics'] == undefined
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics is undefined')
+            })
+    },
+    'matomo should reappear #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .refreshPage()
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible({
+                selector: '*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]',
+                abortOnFailure: true
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModal-modal-close"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-close"]')
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'change settings #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .clickLaunchIcon('settings')
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="label-matomo-settings"]')
+            .pause(1000)
+            .click('*[data-id="label-matomo-settings"]')
+            .refreshPage()
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'should get enter dialog again #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]', 10000)
+            .pause(1000)
+            .click('[data-id="beginnerbtn"]')
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="beginnerbtn"]')
+            .waitForElementVisible({
+                selector: `//*[contains(text(), 'Welcome to Remix IDE')]`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath'
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[id="remixTourSkipbtn"]')
+            .click('*[id="remixTourSkipbtn"]')
+            .clickLaunchIcon('settings')
+            .waitForElementPresent('[id="settingsMatomoAnalytics"]:checked')
+            .execute(function () {
+                return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config'))['settings/matomo-analytics'] == true
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics is enabled')
+            })
+    },
+    'decline Matomo and check timestamp #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                localStorage.setItem('showMatomo', 'true')
+                localStorage.removeItem('matomo-analytics-consent')
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            // output the contents of the storage
+            .execute(function () {
+                return {
+                    consent: window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent'),
+                    config: window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config'),
+                    showMatomo: window.localStorage.getItem('showMatomo')
+                }
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-cancel-react"]') // cancel
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .pause(2000)
+            .execute(function () {
+
+                const timestamp = window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent');
+                if (timestamp) {
+
+                    const consentDate = new Date(Number(timestamp));
+                    // validate it is actually a date
+                    if (isNaN(consentDate.getTime())) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    const now = new Date();
+                    console.log('timestamp', timestamp, consentDate, now.getTime())
+                    const diffInMinutes = (now.getTime() - consentDate.getTime()) / (1000 * 60);
+                    console.log('diffInMinutes', diffInMinutes)
+                    return diffInMinutes < 2;
+                }
+                return false;
+
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics consent timestamp is set')
+            })
+    },
+    'check old timestamp and reappear Matomo #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                const oldTimestamp = new Date()
+                oldTimestamp.setMonth(oldTimestamp.getMonth() - 7)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', oldTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .execute(function () {
+
+                const timestamp = window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent');
+                if (timestamp) {
+
+                    const consentDate = new Date(Number(timestamp));
+                    // validate it is actually a date
+                    if (isNaN(consentDate.getTime())) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    // validate it's older than 6 months
+                    const now = new Date();
+                    const diffInMonths = (now.getFullYear() - consentDate.getFullYear()) * 12 + now.getMonth() - consentDate.getMonth();
+                    console.log('timestamp', timestamp, consentDate, now.getTime())
+                    console.log('diffInMonths', diffInMonths)
+                    return diffInMonths > 6;
+                }
+                return false;
+
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics consent timestamp is set')
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-cancel-react"]') // cancel
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'check recent timestamp and do not reappear Matomo #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                const recentTimestamp = new Date()
+                recentTimestamp.setMonth(recentTimestamp.getMonth() - 1)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', recentTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            // check if timestamp is younger than 6 months
+            .execute(function () {
+
+                const timestamp = window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent');
+                if (timestamp) {
+
+                    const consentDate = new Date(Number(timestamp));
+                    // validate it is actually a date
+                    if (isNaN(consentDate.getTime())) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    // validate it's younger than 2 months
+                    const now = new Date();
+                    const diffInMonths = (now.getFullYear() - consentDate.getFullYear()) * 12 + now.getMonth() - consentDate.getMonth();
+                    console.log('timestamp', timestamp, consentDate, now.getTime())
+                    console.log('diffInMonths', diffInMonths)
+                    return diffInMonths < 2;
+                }
+                return false;
+
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics consent timestamp is set')
+            })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .pause(2000)
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'accept Matomo and check timestamp #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                localStorage.setItem('showMatomo', 'true')
+                localStorage.removeItem('matomo-analytics-consent')
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-ok-react"]') // accept
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .pause(2000)
+            .execute(function () {
+
+                const timestamp = window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent');
+                if (timestamp) {
+
+                    const consentDate = new Date(Number(timestamp));
+                    // validate it is actually a date
+                    if (isNaN(consentDate.getTime())) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    const now = new Date();
+                    console.log('timestamp', timestamp, consentDate, now.getTime())
+                    const diffInMinutes = (now.getTime() - consentDate.getTime()) / (1000 * 60);
+                    console.log('diffInMinutes', diffInMinutes)
+                    return diffInMinutes < 1;
+                }
+                return false;
+
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                console.log('res', res)
+                browser.assert.ok((res as any).value, 'matomo analytics consent timestamp is to a recent date')
+            })
+    },
+    'check old timestamp and do not reappear Matomo after accept #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                const oldTimestamp = new Date()
+                oldTimestamp.setMonth(oldTimestamp.getMonth() - 7)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', oldTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .pause(2000)
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'check recent timestamp and do not reappear Matomo after accept #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                const recentTimestamp = new Date()
+                recentTimestamp.setMonth(recentTimestamp.getMonth() - 1)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', recentTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementPresent({
+                selector: `//*[@data-id='compilerloaded']`,
+                locateStrategy: 'xpath',
+                timeout: 120000
+            })
+            .pause(2000)
+            .waitForElementNotPresent('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'when there is a recent timestamp but no config the dialog should reappear #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                const recentTimestamp = new Date()
+                recentTimestamp.setMonth(recentTimestamp.getMonth() - 1)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', recentTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-cancel-react"]') // cancel
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'when there is a old timestamp but no config the dialog should reappear #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser.perform((done) => {
+            browser.execute(function () {
+                localStorage.removeItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config')
+                const oldTimestamp = new Date()
+                oldTimestamp.setMonth(oldTimestamp.getMonth() - 7)
+                localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', oldTimestamp.getTime().toString())
+            }, [])
+                .refreshPage()
+                .perform(done())
+        })
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+            .click('[data-id="matomoModal-modal-footer-cancel-react"]') // cancel
+            .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="matomoModalModalDialogModalBody-react"]')
+    },
+    'verify Matomo events are tracked on app start #group4 #lfaky': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                const expectedEvents = [
+                    ["trackEvent", "Preload", "start"],
+                    ["trackEvent", "Storage", "activate", "indexedDB"],
+                    ["trackEvent", "App", "load"],
+                ];
+
+                const actualEvents = (res as any).value;
+
+                const areEventsPresent = expectedEvents.every(expectedEvent =>
+                    actualEvents.some(actualEvent =>
+                        JSON.stringify(actualEvent) === JSON.stringify(expectedEvent)
+                    )
+                );
+
+                browser.assert.ok(areEventsPresent, 'Matomo events are tracked correctly');
+            })
+    },
+
+    '@sources': function () {
+        return sources
+    },
+    'Add Ballot #group4': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .addFile('Untitled.sol', sources[0]['Untitled.sol'])
+    },
+    'Deploy Ballot #group4': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="remixIdeIconPanel"]', 10000)
+            .clickLaunchIcon('solidity')
+            .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="compilerContainerCompileBtn"]')
+            .click('*[data-id="compilerContainerCompileBtn"]')
+            .testContracts('Untitled.sol', sources[0]['Untitled.sol'], ['Ballot'])
+    },
+    'verify Matomo compiler events are tracked #group4': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+            .execute(function () {
+                return (window as any)._paq
+            }, [], (res) => {
+                const expectedEvent = ["trackEvent", "compiler", "compiled"];
+                const actualEvents = (res as any).value;
+
+                const isEventPresent = actualEvents.some(actualEvent =>
+                    actualEvent[0] === expectedEvent[0] &&
+                    actualEvent[1] === expectedEvent[1] &&
+                    actualEvent[2] === expectedEvent[2] &&
+                    actualEvent[3].startsWith("with_version_")
+                );
+
+                browser.assert.ok(isEventPresent, 'Matomo compiler events are tracked correctly');
+            })
+    },
+}
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diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index 4c490aaf34..76dcbd5cd9 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -178,16 +178,30 @@ class AppComponent {
       '6fd22d6fe5549ad4c4d8fd3ca0b7816b.mod': 35 // remix desktop
     }
 
+    _paq.push(['trackEvent', 'App', 'load']);
     this.matomoConfAlreadySet = Registry.getInstance().get('config').api.exists('settings/matomo-analytics')
     this.matomoCurrentSetting = Registry.getInstance().get('config').api.get('settings/matomo-analytics')
 
-    let electronTracking = false
-
-    if (window.electronAPI) {
-      electronTracking = await window.electronAPI.canTrackMatomo()
-    }
-
-    this.showMatamo = (matomoDomains[window.location.hostname] || electronTracking) && !this.matomoConfAlreadySet
+    let electronTracking = window.electronAPI ? await window.electronAPI.canTrackMatomo() : false
+
+    const lastMatomoCheck = window.localStorage.getItem('matomo-analytics-consent')
+    const sixMonthsAgo = new Date();
+    sixMonthsAgo.setMonth(sixMonthsAgo.getMonth() - 6);
+
+    this.showMatomo =
+      (matomoDomains[window.location.hostname] || electronTracking
+        || (window.localStorage.getItem('showMatomo')
+          && window.localStorage.getItem('showMatomo') === 'true'))
+      && (!this.matomoConfAlreadySet
+        || (this.matomoCurrentSetting === false
+          && (!lastMatomoCheck || new Date(Number(lastMatomoCheck)) < sixMonthsAgo)
+        ));
+
+    if(this.matomoCurrentSetting === false
+      && (!lastMatomoCheck || new Date(Number(lastMatomoCheck)) < sixMonthsAgo)) {
+        _paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Matomo', 'refreshMatomoPermissions']);
+      }    
+    
 
     this.walkthroughService = new WalkthroughService(appManager)
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/components/preload.tsx b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/components/preload.tsx
index 091d4686ef..18e7665e0a 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/components/preload.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/components/preload.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import './styles/preload.css'
 import isElectron from 'is-electron'
 const _paq = (window._paq = window._paq || [])
 
+_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Preload', 'start'])
+
 export const Preload = (props: any) => {
   const [tip, setTip] = useState<string>('')
   const [supported, setSupported] = useState<boolean>(true)
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.tsx b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.tsx
index 3878b29e89..08557e3a31 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ module.exports = class SettingsTab extends ViewPlugin {
 
   updateMatomoAnalyticsChoice(isChecked) {
     this.config.set('settings/matomo-analytics', isChecked)
+    // set timestamp to local storage to track when the user has given consent
+    localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', Date.now().toString())
     this.useMatomoAnalytics = isChecked
     if (!isChecked) {
       // revoke tracking consent
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/loader.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/loader.js
index 44a7687830..92146c7204 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/loader.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/assets/js/loader.js
@@ -18,14 +18,26 @@ function trackDomain(domainToTrack) {
   _paq.push(['trackPageView']);
   _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']);
   _paq.push(['enableHeartBeatTimer']);
-  if (!window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config') ||
-    (window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config') && !window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config').includes('settings/matomo-analytics'))) {
+  const remixConfig = window.localStorage.getItem('config-v0.8:.remix.config');
+  if (!remixConfig || (remixConfig && !remixConfig.includes('settings/matomo-analytics'))) {
     // require user tracking consent before processing data
     _paq.push(['requireConsent']);
   } else {
-    // user has given consent to process their data
-    _paq.push(['setConsentGiven'])
+    try {
+      const config = JSON.parse(remixConfig);
+      if (config['settings/matomo-analytics'] === true) {
+        // user has given consent to process their data
+        _paq.push(['setConsentGiven']);
+      } else {
+        // user has not given consent to process their data
+        _paq.push(['requireConsent']);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Error parsing remix config:', e);
+      _paq.push(['requireConsent']);
+    }
   }
+  _paq.push(['trackEvent', 'loader', 'load']);
   (function () {
     var u = "https://ethereumfoundation.matomo.cloud/";
     _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u + 'matomo.php?debug=1']);
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/index.ts
index b18c36cb9a..31dea89385 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/index.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ export { dispatchModalContext, dispatchModalInterface, AppContext, appProviderCo
 export { ModalProvider, useDialogDispatchers } from './lib/remix-app/context/provider'
 export { AppModal } from './lib/remix-app/interface/index'
 export { AlertModal } from './lib/remix-app/interface/index'
-export { ModalTypes } from './lib/remix-app/types/index'
+export { ModalTypes, AppModalCancelTypes } from './lib/remix-app/types/index'
 export { AppAction, appActionTypes } from './lib/remix-app/actions/app'
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/matomo.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/matomo.tsx
index bdd57d8b11..32e130507c 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/matomo.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/matomo.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl'
 import { AppContext } from '../../context/context'
 import { useDialogDispatchers } from '../../context/provider'
+import { AppModalCancelTypes } from '../../types'
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     _paq: any
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ interface MatomoDialogProps {
 }
 
 const MatomoDialog = (props: MatomoDialogProps) => {
-  const { settings, showMatamo, appManager } = useContext(AppContext)
+  const { settings, showMatomo, appManager } = useContext(AppContext)
   const { modal } = useDialogDispatchers()
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState<boolean>(props.hide)
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const MatomoDialog = (props: MatomoDialogProps) => {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (visible && showMatamo) {
+    if (visible && showMatomo) {
       modal({
         id: 'matomoModal',
         title: <FormattedMessage id="remixApp.matomoTitle" />,
@@ -72,18 +73,22 @@ const MatomoDialog = (props: MatomoDialogProps) => {
         okFn: handleModalOkClick,
         cancelLabel: <FormattedMessage id="remixApp.decline" />,
         cancelFn: declineModal,
+        preventBlur: true
       })
     }
   }, [visible])
 
-  const declineModal = async () => {
-    settings.updateMatomoAnalyticsChoice(false)
-    // revoke tracking consent
-    _paq.push(['forgetConsentGiven'])
-    setVisible(false)
+  const declineModal = async (reason: AppModalCancelTypes) => {
+    if (reason === AppModalCancelTypes.click || reason === AppModalCancelTypes.enter) {
+      settings.updateMatomoAnalyticsChoice(false)
+      // revoke tracking consent
+      _paq.push(['forgetConsentGiven'])
+      setVisible(false)
+    }
   }
 
   const handleModalOkClick = async () => {
+
     // user has given consent to process their data
     _paq.push(['setConsentGiven'])
     settings.updateMatomoAnalyticsChoice(true)
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/modal-wrapper.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/modal-wrapper.tsx
index d0ae6026b2..5349eb2eed 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/modal-wrapper.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/components/modals/modal-wrapper.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { ModalDialog, ModalDialogProps, ValidationResult } from '@remix-ui/modal-dialog'
-import { ModalTypes } from '../../types'
+import { AppModalCancelTypes, ModalTypes } from '../../types'
 
 interface ModalWrapperProps extends ModalDialogProps {
   modalType?: ModalTypes
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ const ModalWrapper = (props: ModalWrapperProps) => {
     props.okFn ? props.okFn(data.current) : props.resolve(data.current || true)
   }
 
-  const onCancelFn = async () => {
-    props.cancelFn ? props.cancelFn() : props.resolve(false)
+  const onCancelFn = async (reason?: AppModalCancelTypes) => {
+    props.cancelFn ? props.cancelFn(reason) : props.resolve(false)
   }
 
   const onInputChanged = (event) => {
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ const ModalWrapper = (props: ModalWrapperProps) => {
     props.handleHide()
   }
 
+  if (!props.id || props.id === '') return null
+
   return <ModalDialog id={props.id} {...state} handleHide={handleHide} />
 }
 export default ModalWrapper
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/context.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/context.tsx
index 8f3fd119ed..48aa1b391e 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/context.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/context.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { AppAction } from '../actions/app'
 
 export type appProviderContextType = {
   settings: any,
-  showMatamo: boolean,
+  showMatomo: boolean,
   showEnter: boolean,
   appManager: any
   modal: any
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/provider.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/provider.tsx
index c6dc3d057b..23e5add367 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/provider.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/context/provider.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const ModalProvider = ({ children = [], reducer = modalReducer, initialSt
   }
 
   const modal = (modalData: AppModal) => {
-    const { id, title, message, validationFn, okLabel, okFn, cancelLabel, cancelFn, modalType, modalParentClass, defaultValue, hideFn, data } = modalData
+    const { id, title, message, validationFn, okLabel, okFn, cancelLabel, cancelFn, modalType, modalParentClass, defaultValue, hideFn, data, preventBlur } = modalData
+    console.log('modalData', modalData)
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       dispatch({
         type: modalActionTypes.setModal,
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export const ModalProvider = ({ children = [], reducer = modalReducer, initialSt
           hideFn,
           resolve,
           next: onNextFn,
-          data
+          data,
+          preventBlur
         }
       })
     })
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/interface/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/interface/index.ts
index b1cee75257..adefcf2a2b 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/interface/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/interface/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { GitHubUser } from '@remix-api'
-import { ModalTypes } from '../types'
+import { AppModalCancelTypes, ModalTypes } from '../types'
 
 export type ValidationResult = {
     valid: boolean,
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ export interface AppModal {
     okLabel: string | JSX.Element
     okFn?: (value?:any) => void
     cancelLabel?: string | JSX.Element
-    cancelFn?: () => void,
+    cancelFn?: (reason?: AppModalCancelTypes) => void,
     modalType?: ModalTypes,
     modalParentClass?: string
     defaultValue?: string
     hideFn?: () => void,
     resolve?: (value?:any) => void,
     next?: () => void,
-    data?: any
+    data?: any,
+    preventBlur?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface AlertModal {
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/reducer/modals.ts b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/reducer/modals.ts
index a24c8af6aa..2d20142deb 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/reducer/modals.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/reducer/modals.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const modalReducer = (state: ModalState = ModalInitialState, action: Moda
       hideFn: action.payload.hideFn,
       resolve: action.payload.resolve,
       next: action.payload.next,
-      data: action.payload.data
+      data: action.payload.data,
+      preventBlur: action.payload.preventBlur
     }
 
     const modalList: AppModal[] = state.modals.slice()
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/remix-app.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/remix-app.tsx
index 805f8f3407..2e4101eef6 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/remix-app.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/remix-app.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const RemixApp = (props: IRemixAppUi) => {
       activateApp()
     }
     const hadUsageTypeAsked = localStorage.getItem('hadUsageTypeAsked')
-    if (props.app.showMatamo) {
+    if (props.app.showMatomo) {
       // if matomo dialog is displayed, it will take care of calling "setShowEnterDialog",
       // if the user approves matomo tracking.
       // so "showEnterDialog" stays false
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const RemixApp = (props: IRemixAppUi) => {
 
   const value: appProviderContextType = {
     settings: props.app.settings,
-    showMatamo: props.app.showMatamo,
+    showMatomo: props.app.showMatomo,
     appManager: props.app.appManager,
     showEnter: props.app.showEnter,
     modal: props.app.notification,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/types/index.ts
index 217d6ea5c0..dce9885100 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/app/src/lib/remix-app/types/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ export const enum ModalTypes {
   forceChoice = 'forceChoice'
 }
 
+export const enum AppModalCancelTypes {
+  close = 'close',
+  cancel = 'cancel',
+  blur = 'blur',
+  escape = 'escape',
+  enter = 'enter',
+  click = 'click'
+}
+
 export const enum UsageTypes {
   Beginner = 1,
   Prototyper,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/remix-ui-modal-dialog.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/remix-ui-modal-dialog.tsx
index fbeaafe439..ee891c3abd 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/remix-ui-modal-dialog.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/remix-ui-modal-dialog.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, {useRef, useState, useEffect} from 'react' // eslint-disable-line
 import {ModalDialogProps} from './types' // eslint-disable-line
 
 import './remix-ui-modal-dialog.css'
+import { AppModalCancelTypes } from '@remix-ui/app'
 
 declare global {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!props.id) return
     calledHideFunctionOnce.current = props.hide
-    modal.current.focus()
-
-    if (modal.current) {
+    if (!props.hide) {
+      modal.current.focus()
       modal.current.removeEventListener('blur', handleBlur)
-      modal.current.addEventListener('blur', handleBlur)
+      if (modal.current && !props.preventBlur) {
+        modal.current.addEventListener('blur', handleBlur)
+      }
     }
     return () => {
       modal.current && modal.current.removeEventListener('blur', handleBlur)
@@ -37,11 +40,11 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
   }, [props.hide])
 
   function handleBlur(e) {
-    if (!e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget)) {
+    if (e.currentTarget && !e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget)) {
       e.stopPropagation()
       if (document.activeElement !== this) {
         !window.testmode && handleHide()
-        !window.testmode && props.cancelFn && props.cancelFn()
+        !window.testmode && props.cancelFn && props.cancelFn(AppModalCancelTypes.blur)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
   const modalKeyEvent = (keyCode) => {
     if (keyCode === 27) {
       // Esc
-      if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn()
+      if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn(AppModalCancelTypes.escape)
       handleHide()
     } else if (keyCode === 13) {
       // Enter
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
     if (state.toggleBtn) {
       if (props.okFn) props.okFn()
     } else {
-      if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn()
+      if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn(AppModalCancelTypes.enter)
     }
     handleHide()
   }
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
               {props.title && props.title}
             </h6>
             {!props.showCancelIcon && (
-              <span className="modal-close" onClick={() => handleHide()}>
+              <span data-id={`${props.id}-modal-close`} className="modal-close" onClick={() => handleHide()}>
                 <i className="fas fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i>
               </span>
             )}
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ export const ModalDialog = (props: ModalDialogProps) => {
                 className={'modal-cancel btn btn-sm ' + (props.cancelBtnClass ? props.cancelBtnClass : state.toggleBtn ? 'border-secondary' : 'border-primary')}
                 data-dismiss="modal"
                 onClick={() => {
-                  if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn()
+                  if (props.cancelFn) props.cancelFn(AppModalCancelTypes.click)
                   handleHide()
                 }}
               >
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/types/index.ts
index 8c7442a3fc..90c18ad2fe 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/modal-dialog/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { AppModalCancelTypes } from "@remix-ui/app"
+
 export type ValidationResult = {
   valid: boolean,
   message?: string
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export interface ModalDialogProps {
   okFn?: (value?:any) => void,
   donotHideOnOkClick?: boolean,
   cancelLabel?: string | JSX.Element,
-  cancelFn?: () => void,
+  cancelFn?: (reason?: AppModalCancelTypes) => void,
   modalClass?: string,
   modalParentClass?: string
   showCancelIcon?: boolean,
@@ -26,5 +28,6 @@ export interface ModalDialogProps {
   next?: () => void,
   data?: any,
   okBtnClass?: string,
-  cancelBtnClass?: string
+  cancelBtnClass?: string,
+  preventBlur?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/remix-ui-settings.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/remix-ui-settings.tsx
index f77700b94e..6f0fe3f3eb 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/remix-ui-settings.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/remix-ui-settings.tsx
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export const RemixUiSettings = (props: RemixUiSettingsProps) => {
           </div>
           <div className="custom-control custom-checkbox mb-1">
             <input onChange={onchangeMatomoAnalytics} id="settingsMatomoAnalytics" type="checkbox" className="custom-control-input" checked={isMatomoChecked} />
-            <label className={`form-check-label custom-control-label align-middle ${getTextClass('settings/matomo-analytics')}`} htmlFor="settingsMatomoAnalytics">
+            <label data-id="label-matomo-settings" className={`form-check-label custom-control-label align-middle ${getTextClass('settings/matomo-analytics')}`} htmlFor="settingsMatomoAnalytics">
               <span>
                 <FormattedMessage id="settings.matomoAnalytics" />
               </span>
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/settingsAction.ts b/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/settingsAction.ts
index 22110f8cb9..b3313f4d36 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/settingsAction.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/settings/src/lib/settingsAction.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const copilotTemperature = (config, checked, dispatch) => {
 
 export const useMatomoAnalytics = (config, checked, dispatch) => {
   config.set('settings/matomo-analytics', checked)
+  localStorage.setItem('matomo-analytics-consent', Date.now().toString())
   dispatch({ type: 'useMatomoAnalytics', payload: { isChecked: checked, textClass: checked ? textDark : textSecondary } })
   if (checked) {
     // user has given consent to process their data