diff --git a/src/conf.default/config.xml b/src/conf.default/config.xml
index 0937a2ba7e..a53ee04b31 100644
--- a/src/conf.default/config.xml
+++ b/src/conf.default/config.xml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 		</monitor_type>
 	</load_balancer>
 	<widgets>
-		<sequence>system_information:col1:show,interfaces:col2:show</sequence>
+		<sequence>system_information:col1:show,netgate_services_and_support:col2:show,interfaces:col2:show</sequence>
 		<period>10</period>
 	</widgets>
 	<openvpn/>
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/globals.inc b/src/etc/inc/globals.inc
index 5518da3ee2..44c1bfb0ea 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/globals.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/globals.inc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $g = array(
 	"disablecrashreporter" => false,
 	"crashreporterurl" => "https://crashreporter.pfsense.org/crash_reporter.php",
 	"debug" => false,
-	"latest_config" => "15.8",
+	"latest_config" => "15.9",
 	"nopkg_platforms" => array("cdrom"),
 	"minimum_ram_warning" => "101",
 	"minimum_ram_warning_text" => "128 MB",
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ if (file_exists("/etc/platform")) {
 	} else {
 		$g['default_config_backup_count'] = 30;
 	}
-} else { 
-	// shouldn't happen but "just in case" no platform were detected 
-	$g['platform'] = 'undetected'; 
-	$g['default_config_backup_count'] = 30; 
-} 
+} else {
+	// shouldn't happen but "just in case" no platform were detected
+	$g['platform'] = 'undetected';
+	$g['default_config_backup_count'] = 30;
+}
 
 
 if (file_exists("{$g['etc_path']}/default-config-flavor")) {
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc b/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
index f0cb6f3b2d..d24e546fc5 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
@@ -4777,7 +4777,7 @@ function upgrade_147_to_148() {
 		}
 
 		// if there was a space in a group name, there may be multiple
-		// groups with the same name in the group file. To prevent pw 
+		// groups with the same name in the group file. To prevent pw
 		// from getting into a neverending loop, delete all user-defined
 		// groups here. local_sync_accounts will run shortly after this
 		// and add them back. redmine #6012
@@ -5057,4 +5057,38 @@ function upgrade_157_to_158() {
 	}
 }
 
+/* Force the Netgate Services and Support widget to be active on upgrade.
+   New widget is added at the top of column 2 */
+function upgrade_158_to_159() {
+	global $config;
+
+	if (strpos($config['widgets']['sequence'], 'netgate_services_and_support') === false) {
+
+		$widgets = explode(",", $config['widgets']['sequence']);
+		$cnt = count($widgets);
+		$col2 = $cnt;
+		$newsequence = array();
+
+		// Locate the firt column 2 widget
+		for ($idx=0;$idx<$cnt;$idx++) {
+		if (strpos($widgets[$idx], 'col2') !== false) {
+			$col2 = $idx;
+			break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Loop through the widgets inserting the new widget before the first col2 widget
+		for ($old=0,$new=0;$old<$cnt;$old++,$new++) {
+			$newsequence[$new] = $widgets[$old];
+
+			if ($old == ($col2 - 1)) {
+				$new++;
+				$newsequence[$new] = "netgate_services_and_support:col2:open:0";
+			}
+		}
+
+		$config['widgets']['sequence'] = implode(",", $newsequence);
+	}
+}
+
 ?>