diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBanner.tsx b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBanner.tsx
index 7dc01f4aee5..dff9b20da2a 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBanner.tsx
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBanner.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   trackITWalletBannerVisualized
 } from "../../../analytics";
 import { ITW_ROUTES } from "../../../navigation/routes";
+import { useIODispatch } from "../../../../../store/hooks";
+import { itwCloseDiscoveryBanner } from "../../store/actions/preferences";
 
 /**
  * to use in flows where we want to handle the banner's visibility logic externally
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export const ItwDiscoveryBanner = ({
   handleOnClose
 }: ItwDiscoveryBannerProps) => {
   const bannerRef = React.createRef<View>();
+  const dispatch = useIODispatch();
 
   const navigation = useIONavigation();
   const route = useRoute();
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export const ItwDiscoveryBanner = ({
   const handleClose = () => {
     trackItWalletBannerClosure(trackBannerProperties);
     handleOnClose?.();
+    dispatch(itwCloseDiscoveryBanner());
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone.tsx b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone.tsx
index aaf4187fb0c..93290902411 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone.tsx
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone.tsx
@@ -1,52 +1,32 @@
-import React, { ReactElement } from "react";
-import { View } from "react-native";
+import React from "react";
+import { StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
 import { useIOSelector } from "../../../../../store/hooks";
 import { isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector } from "../../store/selectors";
-import {
-  ItwDiscoveryBanner,
-  ItwDiscoveryBannerProps
-} from "./ItwDiscoveryBanner";
-
-type Props = Omit<ItwDiscoveryBannerProps, "handleOnClose"> & {
-  fallbackComponent?: ReactElement;
-};
+import { ItwDiscoveryBanner } from "./ItwDiscoveryBanner";
 
 /**
- * to use in flows where either
- * - we need a fallback component
- * - we do not want to handle the banner's visibility logic externally
- *   (see MultiBanner feature for the landing screen)
+ * to use in flows where we do not want to handle the banner's visibility logic externally
+ * (see MultiBanner feature for the landing screen)
  */
-export const ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone = (props: Props) => {
-  const [isVisible, setVisible] = React.useState(true);
-
+export const ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone = () => {
   const isBannerRenderable = useIOSelector(
     isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector
   );
 
-  const shouldBeHidden = React.useMemo(
-    () =>
-      // Banner should be hidden if:
-      !isVisible || // The user closed it by pressing the `x` button
-      !isBannerRenderable, // the various validity checks fail
-    [isBannerRenderable, isVisible]
-  );
-
-  if (shouldBeHidden) {
-    const { fallbackComponent } = props;
-    if (fallbackComponent) {
-      return fallbackComponent;
-    }
+  if (!isBannerRenderable) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <View style={{ marginTop: 16, marginBottom: 8 }}>
-      <ItwDiscoveryBanner
-        ignoreMargins={true}
-        handleOnClose={() => setVisible(false)}
-        {...props}
-      />
+    <View style={styles.wrapper}>
+      <ItwDiscoveryBanner ignoreMargins={true} closable={false} />
     </View>
   );
 };
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  wrapper: {
+    marginTop: 16,
+    marginBottom: 8
+  }
+});
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/__tests__/ItwDiscoveryBanner.test.tsx b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/__tests__/ItwDiscoveryBanner.test.tsx
index 8944c46d7c1..cc02665c16b 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/__tests__/ItwDiscoveryBanner.test.tsx
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/__tests__/ItwDiscoveryBanner.test.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ type RenderOptions = {
   isItwEnabled?: boolean;
 };
 
-jest.mock("../../../../../../config", () => ({
-  itwEnabled: true
-}));
-
 describe("ItwDiscoveryBanner", () => {
   const globalState = appReducer(undefined, applicationChangeState("active"));
   const component = renderScreenWithNavigationStoreContext<GlobalState>(
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/actions/preferences.ts b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/actions/preferences.ts
index 591905d0a99..b89cf8cffbf 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/actions/preferences.ts
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/actions/preferences.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ export const itwCloseFeedbackBanner = createStandardAction(
   "ITW_CLOSE_FEEDBACK_BANNER"
 )();
 
-export type ItwPreferencesActions = ActionType<typeof itwCloseFeedbackBanner>;
+export const itwCloseDiscoveryBanner = createStandardAction(
+  "ITW_CLOSE_DISCOVERY_BANNER"
+)();
+
+export type ItwPreferencesActions =
+  | ActionType<typeof itwCloseFeedbackBanner>
+  | ActionType<typeof itwCloseDiscoveryBanner>;
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/reducers/preferences.ts b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/reducers/preferences.ts
index 73eead742e3..691872e4be1 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/reducers/preferences.ts
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/reducers/preferences.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { addMonths } from "date-fns";
 import { getType } from "typesafe-actions";
 import { Action } from "../../../../../store/actions/types";
-import { itwCloseFeedbackBanner } from "../actions/preferences";
+import {
+  itwCloseDiscoveryBanner,
+  itwCloseFeedbackBanner
+} from "../actions/preferences";
 
 export type ItwPreferencesState = {
   hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate?: string;
+  hideDiscoveryBannerUntilDate?: string;
 };
 
 const INITIAL_STATE: ItwPreferencesState = {};
@@ -16,10 +20,18 @@ const reducer = (
   switch (action.type) {
     case getType(itwCloseFeedbackBanner): {
       return {
+        ...state,
         hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate: addMonths(new Date(), 1).toISOString()
       };
     }
 
+    case getType(itwCloseDiscoveryBanner): {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        hideDiscoveryBannerUntilDate: addMonths(new Date(), 6).toISOString()
+      };
+    }
+
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/__tests__/preferences.test.ts b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/__tests__/preferences.test.ts
index 0ee9875f6d1..0a4e9d6b1c8 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/__tests__/preferences.test.ts
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/__tests__/preferences.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { addDays, addMonths } from "date-fns";
 import _ from "lodash";
 import { applicationChangeState } from "../../../../../../store/actions/application";
 import { appReducer } from "../../../../../../store/reducers";
-import { itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector } from "../preferences";
+import {
+  itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector,
+  itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector
+} from "../preferences";
 
 describe("itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector", () => {
   it.each([
@@ -24,3 +27,23 @@ describe("itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector", () => {
     ).toBe(expected);
   });
 });
+
+describe("itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector", () => {
+  it.each([
+    [false, undefined],
+    [false, "definitely not a date"],
+    [false, new Date().toISOString()],
+    [false, addDays(new Date(), -2).toISOString()],
+    [true, addMonths(new Date(), 2).toISOString()]
+  ])("should return %p if banner is hidden until %p", (expected, value) => {
+    const globalState = appReducer(undefined, applicationChangeState("active"));
+
+    expect(
+      itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector(
+        _.set(globalState, "features.itWallet.preferences", {
+          hideDiscoveryBannerUntilDate: value
+        })
+      )
+    ).toBe(expected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/index.ts b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/index.ts
index 560bb92f214..a6e6cf65552 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/index.ts
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import {
 import { GlobalState } from "../../../../../store/reducers/types";
 import { itwIsWalletEmptySelector } from "../../../credentials/store/selectors";
 import { itwLifecycleIsValidSelector } from "../../../lifecycle/store/selectors";
-import { itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector } from "./preferences";
+import {
+  itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector,
+  itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector
+} from "./preferences";
 
 /**
  * Returns if the discovery banner should be rendered. The banner is rendered if:
@@ -17,6 +20,16 @@ import { itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector } from "./preferences";
 export const isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector = (state: GlobalState) =>
   !itwLifecycleIsValidSelector(state) && isItwEnabledSelector(state);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the renderable state of the discovery banner with the persisted user's preference:
+ * after being closed by the user it should stay hidden for 6 months.
+ */
+export const isItwPersistedDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector = (
+  state: GlobalState
+) =>
+  !itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector(state) &&
+  isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector(state);
+
 /**
  * Returns if the feedback banner should be visible. The banner is visible if:
  * - The Wallet has valid Wallet Instance and a valid eID
diff --git a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/preferences.ts b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/preferences.ts
index af73bc24888..51b8bc52370 100644
--- a/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/preferences.ts
+++ b/ts/features/itwallet/common/store/selectors/preferences.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import { createSelector } from "reselect";
 import { GlobalState } from "../../../../../store/reducers/types";
 import { ItwPreferencesState } from "../reducers/preferences";
 
+const isPastDate = (date?: string) => {
+  if (!date) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const hideUntilDate = new Date(date);
+  return !isNaN(hideUntilDate.getTime()) && !isPast(hideUntilDate);
+};
+
 export const itwPreferencesSelector = (state: GlobalState) =>
   state.features.itWallet.preferences;
 
@@ -13,13 +21,12 @@ export const itwPreferencesSelector = (state: GlobalState) =>
  */
 export const itwIsFeedbackBannerHiddenSelector = createSelector(
   itwPreferencesSelector,
-  ({ hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate }: ItwPreferencesState) => {
-    if (!hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const hideUntilDate = new Date(hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate);
+  ({ hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate }: ItwPreferencesState) =>
+    isPastDate(hideFeedbackBannerUntilDate)
+);
 
-    return !isNaN(hideUntilDate.getTime()) && !isPast(hideUntilDate);
-  }
+export const itwIsDiscoveryBannerHiddenSelector = createSelector(
+  itwPreferencesSelector,
+  ({ hideDiscoveryBannerUntilDate }: ItwPreferencesState) =>
+    isPastDate(hideDiscoveryBannerUntilDate)
 );
diff --git a/ts/features/landingScreenMultiBanner/utils/landingScreenBannerMap.tsx b/ts/features/landingScreenMultiBanner/utils/landingScreenBannerMap.tsx
index 2b0605d7f09..51643b7c9b8 100644
--- a/ts/features/landingScreenMultiBanner/utils/landingScreenBannerMap.tsx
+++ b/ts/features/landingScreenMultiBanner/utils/landingScreenBannerMap.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { SettingsDiscoveryBanner } from "../../../screens/profile/components/SettingsDiscoveryBanner";
 import { GlobalState } from "../../../store/reducers/types";
 import { ItwDiscoveryBanner } from "../../itwallet/common/components/discoveryBanner/ItwDiscoveryBanner";
-import { isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector } from "../../itwallet/common/store/selectors";
+import { isItwPersistedDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector } from "../../itwallet/common/store/selectors";
 import { hasUserAcknowledgedSettingsBannerSelector } from "../../profileSettings/store/selectors";
 import { PushNotificationsBanner } from "../../pushNotifications/components/PushNotificationsBanner";
 import { isPushNotificationsBannerRenderableSelector } from "../../pushNotifications/store/selectors";
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const landingScreenBannerMap: BannerMapById = {
     component: closeHandler => (
       <ItwDiscoveryBanner closable handleOnClose={closeHandler} />
     ),
-    isRenderableSelector: isItwDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector
+    isRenderableSelector: isItwPersistedDiscoveryBannerRenderableSelector
   },
   SETTINGS_DISCOVERY: {
     component: closeHandler => (
diff --git a/ts/features/wallet/components/WalletCardsContainer.tsx b/ts/features/wallet/components/WalletCardsContainer.tsx
index a4f2578c3d0..863f04efb3f 100644
--- a/ts/features/wallet/components/WalletCardsContainer.tsx
+++ b/ts/features/wallet/components/WalletCardsContainer.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const WalletCardsContainer = () => {
     // the wallet is not in a loading state anymore
     return (
       <View style={IOStyles.flex}>
-        <ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone closable={false} />
+        <ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone />
         <WalletEmptyScreenContent />
       </View>
     );
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const WalletCardsContainer = () => {
       layout={LinearTransition.duration(200)}
     >
       <View testID="walletCardsContainerTestID">
-        <ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone closable={false} />
+        <ItwDiscoveryBannerStandalone />
         {shouldRender("itw") && <ItwCardsContainer />}
         {shouldRender("other") && <OtherCardsContainer />}
       </View>