diff --git a/TandemPlugin.class.php b/TandemPlugin.class.php
index e5cc1a467916722cf1617227b2f50cdf4307cd5d..bfac88e043de94530f4d5ee7e275fc33f862b639 100644
--- a/TandemPlugin.class.php
+++ b/TandemPlugin.class.php
@@ -95,12 +95,20 @@ class TandemPlugin extends StudIPPlugin implements SystemPlugin, PortalPlugin
                 PluginEngine::getURL('tandemplugin/admin/pairs')
             );
 
-            $top_navigation = clone $navigation;
-            $top_navigation->setImage(
-                Icon::create("roles", "navigation")
-            );
-            Navigation::addItem("/tandemplugin", $top_navigation);
-
+            $top_navigation = null;
+            $navigation_name = 'admin';
+            if (Config::get()->TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION) {
+                if (Navigation::hasItem('/tools')) {
+                    $top_navigation = Navigation::getItem('/tools');
+                    $navigation_name = 'tandemplugin';
+                }
+            } else {
+                $top_navigation = clone $navigation;
+                $top_navigation->setImage(
+                    Icon::create("roles", "navigation")
+                );
+                Navigation::addItem("/tandemplugin", $top_navigation);
+            }
 
             $sub_navigation = new Navigation(
                 dgettext('TandemPlugin', 'Etablierte Tandems'),
@@ -138,7 +146,12 @@ class TandemPlugin extends StudIPPlugin implements SystemPlugin, PortalPlugin
             );
             $navigation->addSubNavigation('config', $sub_navigation);
 
-            $top_navigation->addSubNavigation('admin', $navigation);
+            if ($top_navigation) {
+                $top_navigation->addSubNavigation(
+                    $navigation_name,
+                    $navigation
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/controllers/admin.php b/controllers/admin.php
index 4e386799fe38e55fb479b3b3ef844a75611ff7a0..63c5e015a6897ff8e04550d5505e2e377f9a6937 100644
--- a/controllers/admin.php
+++ b/controllers/admin.php
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
         if(!RolePersistence::isAssignedRole(User::findCurrent()->id, 'TandemAdmin') and !$perm->have_perm('root')) {
             throw new AccessDeniedException();
         }
+
+        $this->admin_nav_path = '/tandemplugin/admin';
+        if (Config::get()->TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION) {
+            $this->admin_nav_path = '/tools/tandemplugin';
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -61,18 +66,16 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
         }
 
         if($this->status == -1) {
-            if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/rejected')) {
-                Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/rejected');
+            if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/rejected')) {
+                Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/rejected');
             }
-
         } elseif($this->status == 0) {
-            if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/requested')) {
-                Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/requested');
+            if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/requested')) {
+                Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/requested');
             }
-
         } elseif($this->status == 1) {
-            if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/established')) {
-                Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/established');
+            if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/established')) {
+                Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/established');
             }
         }
 
@@ -236,8 +239,8 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
 
         $sidebar->addWidget($actions);
 
-        if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/terminated')) {
-            Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/terminated');
+        if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/terminated')) {
+            Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/terminated');
         }
 
         $this->terminated_pairs = [];
@@ -324,8 +327,8 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
 
     public function search_action()
     {
-        if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/search')) {
-            Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/search');
+        if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/search')) {
+            Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/search');
         }
 
         $this->age_of_request = 0;
@@ -487,8 +490,8 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
 
     public function config_action()
     {
-        if(Navigation::hasItem('/tandemplugin/admin/config')) {
-            Navigation::activateItem('/tandemplugin/admin/config');
+        if(Navigation::hasItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/config')) {
+            Navigation::activateItem($this->admin_nav_path . '/config');
         }
 
         if(Navigation::hasItem('/profile/tandem_administration/config')) {
@@ -502,6 +505,7 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
             $this->gender_search_enabled = (bool)Request::get('gender_search_enabled', false);
             $this->delete_old_period = (int)Request::int('delete_old_period', 6);
             $this->proof_fields_enabled = (bool)Request::get('proof_fields_enabled', false);
+            $this->use_tools_navigation = Request::int('use_tools_navigation', 0);
 
             if(($this->delete_old_period < 1) or ($this->delete_old_period > 24)) {
                 PageLayout::postError(
@@ -530,10 +534,20 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
                 $delete_old_period->store();
             }
 
+            $config->store(
+                'TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION',
+                (int)$this->use_tools_navigation
+            );
+
             PageLayout::postSuccess(
                 dgettext('TandemPlugin', 'Die Konfiguration wurde gespeichert!')
             );
 
+            //Reload page to avoid POST requests in browser history
+            //and to avoid the obsolet navigation path to be shown,
+            //if the navigation path for the tandem administration
+            //has been changed.
+            $this->redirect('admin/config');
         } else {
             $this->proof_fields_enabled = (bool)
             ($config->TANDEMPLUGIN_PROOF_FIELDS_ENABLED ?
@@ -546,6 +560,12 @@ class AdminController extends PluginController
             $this->delete_old_period = (int)
             ($config->TANDEMPLUGIN_DELETE_OLD_PERIOD ?
              $config->TANDEMPLUGIN_DELETE_OLD_PERIOD : 6);
+
+            $this->use_tools_navigation = (int) (
+                $config->TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION
+                ? $config->TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION
+                : 0
+            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/migrations/03_add_role.php b/migrations/03_add_role.php
index 9b5cc82a8287b0c964c27077bf0d02c691fefa55..71cffc5ea7e60a977ff6cb3e5f5ecd788ff75f78 100644
--- a/migrations/03_add_role.php
+++ b/migrations/03_add_role.php
@@ -11,35 +11,24 @@
  * @author   Moritz Strohm <strohm@data-quest.de>
  * @license  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPL version 2
  * @category Plugin
-**/
+ **/
 
 
 class AddRole extends Migration
 {
-    
-    
-    
     public function up()
     {
-        $db = DBManager::get();
-        
         //Create TandemAdmin role:
-        
-        $db->exec(
-            "INSERT INTO roles (rolename, system)
-            VALUES ('TandemAdmin', 'n');"
-        );
-        
-        //close DB connection:
-        $db = null;
-        
+        $role = new Role();
+        $role->rolename = 'TandemAdmin';
+        RolePersistence::saveRole($role);
     }
-    
-    
+
+
     public function down()
     {
         //Get and delete TandemAdmin role:
-        
+
         $roles = RolePersistence::getAllRoles();
 
         foreach($roles as $role) {
@@ -49,6 +38,6 @@ class AddRole extends Migration
                 break;
             }
         }
-        
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/migrations/06_add_config_tandemplugin_use_tools_navigation.php b/migrations/06_add_config_tandemplugin_use_tools_navigation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..221c8e080a37966b48c12a6ff800e8375334924f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/06_add_config_tandemplugin_use_tools_navigation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the TandemPlugin for Stud.IP
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * @author   Elmar Ludwig <elmar.ludwig@uos.de>
+ * @author   Moritz Strohm <strohm@data-quest.de>
+ * @license  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPL version 2
+ * @category Plugin
+ */
+
+
+class AddConfigTandempluginUseToolsNavigation extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Config::get()->create(
+            'TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION',
+            [
+                'type' => 'boolean',
+                'value' => 0,
+                'section' => 'tandemplugin',
+                'description' => 'Soll die Tandem-Verwaltung unter dem Navigationpunkt "Tools" angezeigt werden (true) oder nicht (false)?'
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Config::get()->delete('TANDEMPLUGIN_USE_TOOLS_NAVIGATION');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/views/admin/config.php b/views/admin/config.php
index 7747d47605028b12ce179ddfa0ed966859d00824..f49b16ac34431bd05d20672c522fa0f61a3dcdd2 100644
--- a/views/admin/config.php
+++ b/views/admin/config.php
@@ -65,10 +65,30 @@
                    value="1">
         </label>
     </fieldset>
+    <fieldset>
+        <legend>
+            <?= dgettext('TandemPlugin', 'Anzeige der Tandem-Verwaltung') ?>
+        </legend>
+        <p>
+            <?= dgettext(
+                'TandemPlugin',
+                'Die Verwaltung der Tandem-Funktionen kann entweder als eigener Punkt in der Hauptnavigation angezeigt werden (Voreinstellung) oder als Reiter im Bereich "Tools".'
+            ) ?>
+        </p>
+        <label>
+            <?= dgettext(
+                'TandemPlugin',
+                'Tandem-Verwaltung im Bereich "Tools" anzeigen'
+            ) ?>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="use_tools_navigation"
+                   <?= $use_tools_navigation ? 'checked="checked"' : '' ?>
+                   value="1">
+        </label>
+    </fieldset>
     <div>
         <?= \Studip\Button::create(
             dgettext('TandemPlugin', 'Speichern'),
             'save'
-            ) ?>
+        ) ?>
     </div>
 </form>