diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/app.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/app.coffee
index 6acc551af0c..9ba2ed3ac2f 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/app.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/app.coffee
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@ _.extend ReactionCore,
   getShopId: ->
     return @shopId
 
-
 Meteor.startup ->
-  ReactionCore.init()
\ No newline at end of file
+    ReactionCore.init()
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/accounts-ui.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/accounts-ui.coffee
index bf1ed361bb4..68ba277c0ea 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/accounts-ui.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/accounts-ui.coffee
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ Template.core_loginButtonsChangePassword.replaces("_loginButtonsChangePassword")
 # extend login_buttons_single.html to use Reaction specific templates
 Template.core_loginButtonsLoggedOutSingleLoginButton.replaces("_loginButtonsLoggedOutSingleLoginButton")
 Template.core_loginButtonsLoggingInSingleLoginButton.replaces("_loginButtonsLoggingInSingleLoginButton")
-Template.core_loginButtonsLoggedInSingleLogoutButton.replaces("_loginButtonsLoggedInSingleLogoutButton")
\ No newline at end of file
+Template.core_loginButtonsLoggedInSingleLogoutButton.replaces("_loginButtonsLoggedInSingleLogoutButton")
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d9f8b75be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+loginButtonsSession = Accounts._loginButtonsSession
+
+Template._loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordService.helpers
+  # Build a decorator to wrap the original function from Accounts package. When called,
+  # just modify the visible property of the password field.
+  fields: ((func) ->
+    ->
+      fields = func()
+      unless loginButtonsSession.get("inSignupFlow")
+        fields.forEach (item, i) ->
+          if item.fieldName is "password"
+            item.visible = ->
+              not Session.get("Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow")
+          return
+      return fields
+  )(Blaze._getTemplateHelper(Template._loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordService, "fields"))
+
+  inLoginAsGuestFlow: ->
+    return Session.get "Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow"
+
+  inLoginFlow: ->
+    return not Session.get("Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow") and
+           not loginButtonsSession.get("inSignupFlow") and
+           not loginButtonsSession.get("inForgotPasswordFlow")
+
+  resetLoginFlow: ->
+    Session.set 'Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow', false
+    loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", false
+    loginButtonsSession.set 'inForgotPasswordFlow', false
+
+  canCheckoutAsGuest: ->
+    !!ReactionCore.canCheckoutAsGuest()
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.html b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.html
index d0b1fbfc23a..720b75c7da4 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.html
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.html
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       {{#if hasOtherServices}} {{! the password service will always come last }}
         {{> _loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordServiceSeparator}}
       {{/if}}
-      {{> _loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordService}}
+      {{> _loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordService inline=../inline }}
     {{else}}
       {{> _loginButtonsLoggedOutSingleLoginButton}}
     {{/if}}
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <template name="core_loginButtonsLoggedOutPasswordService">
+  {{#unless inline }}
+    {{resetLoginFlow}}
+  {{/unless}}
   {{#if inForgotPasswordFlow}}
     {{> _forgotPasswordForm}}
   {{else}}
@@ -107,18 +110,22 @@
       <div class="login-button login-button-form-submit" id="login-buttons-password">
         {{#if inSignupFlow}}
           <span data-i18n="accountsUI.createAccount">{{i18n "accountsUI.createAccount"}}</span>
-        {{else}}
+        {{/if}}
+        {{#if inLoginFlow}}
           <span data-i18n="accountsUI.signIn">{{i18n "accountsUI.signIn"}}</span>
         {{/if}}
+        {{#if inline }}
+        {{#if canCheckoutAsGuest}}
+          {{#if inLoginAsGuestFlow}}
+            <span data-i18n="accountsUI.checkoutAsGuest">{{i18n "accountsUI.checkoutAsGuest"}}</span>
+          {{/if}}
+        {{/if}}
+        {{/if}}
       </div>
 
       {{#if inLoginFlow}}
         {{#if showCreateAccountLink}}
-          <div class="additional-link-container">
-            <a id="signup-link" class="additional-link">
-              <span data-i18n="accountsUI.createAccount">{{i18n "accountsUI.createAccount"}}</span>
-            </a>
-          </div>
+          {{> _loginButtonsBackToSignUpLink}}
         {{/if}}
 
         {{#if showForgotPasswordLink}}
@@ -128,10 +135,25 @@
             </a>
           </div>
         {{/if}}
+        {{#if inline }}
+        {{#if canCheckoutAsGuest }}
+          {{> core_loginButtonsBackToGuestLoginLink}}
+        {{/if}}
+        {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
-
       {{#if inSignupFlow}}
         {{> _loginButtonsBackToLoginLink}}
+        {{#if canCheckoutAsGuest }}
+        {{#if inline }}
+          {{> core_loginButtonsBackToGuestLoginLink}}
+        {{/if}}
+        {{/if}}
+      {{/if}}
+      {{#if canCheckoutAsGuest }}
+        {{#if inLoginAsGuestFlow}}
+          {{> _loginButtonsBackToLoginLink}}
+          {{> _loginButtonsBackToSignUpLink}}
+        {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   {{/if}}
@@ -154,12 +176,25 @@
   </div>
 </template>
 
+<template name="_loginButtonsBackToSignUpLink">
+  <div class="additional-link-container">
+    <a id="signup-link" class="additional-link">
+      <span data-i18n="accountsUI.createAccount">{{i18n "accountsUI.createAccount"}}</span>
+    </a>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
 <template name="core_loginButtonsBackToLoginLink">
   <div class="additional-link-container">
     <a id="back-to-login-link" class="additional-link" data-i18n="accountsUI.signIn">{{i18n "accountsUI.signIn"}}</a>
   </div>
 </template>
 
+<template name="core_loginButtonsBackToGuestLoginLink">
+  <div class="additional-link-container">
+    <a id="back-to-guest-login-link" class="additional-link" data-i18n="accountsUI.checkoutAsGuest">{{i18n "accountsUI.checkoutAsGuest"}}</a>
+  </div>
+</template>
 
 <!--
 This strategy for login forms means that browsers' "Remember password"
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts.coffee
index 2bba1a74b58..91cda547be1 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/accounts.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 loginButtonsSession = Accounts._loginButtonsSession
 
+
 Template.accounts.helpers
   chooseTemplate: (name) ->
     name = this.valueOf()
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Template.accounts.events
     password = elementValueById("login-password")
     loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", true
     loginButtonsSession.set "inForgotPasswordFlow", false
+    Session.set "Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow", false
 
     # force the ui to update so that we have the approprate fields to fill in
     Tracker.flush()
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ Template.accounts.events
     usernameOrEmail = trimmedElementValueById("login-username-or-email")
     loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", false
     loginButtonsSession.set "inForgotPasswordFlow", true
+    Session.set "Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow", false
 
     # force the ui to update so that we have the approprate fields to fill in
     Tracker.flush()
@@ -78,6 +81,21 @@ Template.accounts.events
     else document.getElementById("forgot-password-email").value = usernameOrEmail  if usernameOrEmail.indexOf("@") isnt -1  if usernameOrEmail isnt null
     return
 
+  "click #back-to-guest-login-link": ->
+    loginButtonsSession.resetMessages()
+
+    email = trimmedElementValueById("login-email") or trimmedElementValueById("forgot-password-email") # Ughh. Standardize on names?
+
+    loginButtonsSession.set 'inSignupFlow', false
+    loginButtonsSession.set 'inForgotPasswordFlow', false
+    Session.set "Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow", true
+
+    # force the ui to update so that we have the approprate fields to fill in
+    Tracker.flush()
+
+    document.getElementById("login-email").value = email  if document.getElementById("login-email")
+    document.getElementById("login-username-or-email").value = email or username  if document.getElementById("login-username-or-email")
+
   "click #back-to-login-link": ->
     loginButtonsSession.resetMessages()
     username = trimmedElementValueById("login-username")
@@ -86,6 +104,7 @@ Template.accounts.events
     password = elementValueById("login-password")
     loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", false
     loginButtonsSession.set "inForgotPasswordFlow", false
+    Session.set "Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow", false
 
     # force the ui to update so that we have the approprate fields to fill in
     Tracker.flush()
@@ -148,8 +167,11 @@ trimmedElementValueById = (id) ->
     element.value.replace /^\s*|\s*$/g, ""
 
 loginOrSignup = ->
+
   if loginButtonsSession.get("inSignupFlow")
     signup()
+  else if Session.get('Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow')
+    loginAsGuest()
   else
     login()
   return
@@ -189,7 +211,18 @@ login = ->
     else
       loginButtonsSession.closeDropdown()
     return
+  return
 
+loginAsGuest = ->
+  email = trimmedElementValueById("login-email")
+  if email isnt null
+    unless validateEmail(email)
+      return
+  Meteor.loginAsGuest email, (error, result) ->
+    if error
+      loginButtonsSession.errorMessage error
+    else
+      loginButtonsSession.closeDropdown()
   return
 
 signup = ->
@@ -291,4 +324,4 @@ correctDropdownZIndexes = ->
   while n.nodeName isnt "BODY"
     n.style.zIndex = 1  if n.style.zIndex is 0
     n = n.parentNode
-  return
\ No newline at end of file
+  return
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/dropdown/dropdown.html b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/dropdown/dropdown.html
index 64b5e490169..69b62a1f2a3 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/dropdown/dropdown.html
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/dropdown/dropdown.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {{else}}
     <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><span data-i18n="accountsUI.signIn">Sign In</span><b class="caret"></b></a>
     <div class="accounts-dialog accounts-inline dropdown-menu pull-right">
-    {{>_loginButtonsLoggedOutAllServices}}
+    {{> _loginButtonsLoggedOutAllServices}}
     </div>
 {{/if}}
 </div>
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
   <div class="btn btn-primary btn-block" id="logout" data-i18n="accountsUI.signOut">Sign Out</div>
 </div>
 
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.html b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.html
index 7daa579d532..fbea1654e64 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.html
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template name="loginInline">
 <div class="accounts-dialog accounts-inline">
-  {{>_loginButtonsLoggedOutAllServices}}
+  {{>_loginButtonsLoggedOutAllServices inline="inline"}}
 </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.import.less b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.import.less
index a0e29c1664d..50afb7c66d9 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.import.less
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/accounts/inline/inline.import.less
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
   .hline { text-decoration: line-through; color: lightgrey; }
   .or-text { font-weight: bold; }
 
-  #signup-link { float: right; }
-  #forgot-password-link { float: left; }
-  #back-to-login-link { float: right; }
+  .additional-link {
+    float: right;
+    margin-left: 15px;
+  }
+  
+  #forgot-password-link { margin-left:0; float: left; }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.coffee
index e5ab0d77cbc..9d5c43f2685 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Template.cartCheckout.helpers
   loginStatus: () ->
     unless Meteor.userId()?
-      status = "checkout-step-badge"
+      status = false 
     else if Meteor.user()
       status = "checkout-step-badge-completed"
     status
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ Template.cartCheckout.rendered = ->
 
 Template.cartCheckout.events
   'click #checkout-step-payment-methods': () ->
-    # Set review to complete
\ No newline at end of file
+    # Set review to complete
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.html b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.html
index d784e506f36..7042ae7bb09 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.html
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/checkout.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <div class="row cart-checkout-steps">
       <div class="col-md-8">
         <div class="row">
-          {{#if currentUser}}
+          {{#if loginStatus}}
             <div class="col-md-12"><i class="{{loginStatus}}">1</i>
               <div class="panel panel-default">
                 <div class="panel-heading">
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/login/login.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/login/login.coffee
index 0ddd51bfdeb..f73ce4c31df 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/login/login.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/client/templates/cart/checkout/login/login.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+loginButtonsSession = Accounts._loginButtonsSession
+
 Template.checkoutLogin.rendered = ->
   # initial screen in checkout should be to create an account
-  loginButtonsSession = Accounts._loginButtonsSession
-  loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", true
\ No newline at end of file
+  if !!ReactionCore.canCheckoutAsGuest()
+    Session.set 'Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow', true
+    loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", false
+  else
+    loginButtonsSession.set "inSignupFlow", true
+    Session.set 'Reactioncommerce.Core.loginButtons.inLoginAsGuestFlow', false
+
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/common/reaction-core.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/common/reaction-core.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62ee74803cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/common/reaction-core.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ReactionCore.canCheckoutAsGuest = () ->
+  return Meteor.settings?.public?.CHECKOUT_AS_GUEST || false
+
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/common/register.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/common/register.coffee
index 3eda26242a9..0e7b2497546 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/common/register.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/common/register.coffee
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ ReactionCore.registerPackage
       permission: "dashboard/settings/account"
       group: "Shop Settings"
     }
-  ]
\ No newline at end of file
+  ]
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/package.js b/packages/reaction-core/package.js
index 6930be239ca..4687d50df55 100755
--- a/packages/reaction-core/package.js
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/package.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     api.use("aldeed:autoform@4.2.2");
     api.use("aldeed:template-extension@3.1.1","client");
     api.use("iron:router@1.0.7");
+    api.use("prinzdezibel:accounts-guest@0.1.3");
     api.use("ongoworks:speakingurl@1.0.5");
     api.use("ongoworks:pdf@1.1.0");
     api.use("ongoworks:bunyan-logger@1.0.0");
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     "lib/statemachine/state-machine.js",
     "common/packageGlobals.js",
     "common/common.coffee",
+    "common/reaction-core.coffee",
     "common/register.coffee",
     "common/routing.coffee",
     "common/schemas/packages.coffee",
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons.html",
     "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dialogs.html",
     "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.html",
+    "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_dropdown.coffee",
     "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/login_buttons_single.html",
     "client/templates/accounts/accounts-ui/accounts-ui.coffee",
 
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/de.json b/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/de.json
index ef29e961d0a..edea5fe1354 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/de.json
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/de.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
                     "username": "Benutzername",
                     "usernameOrEmail": "Benutzername oder E-Mail",
                     "with": "mit",
+                    "checkoutAsGuest": "Ohne Benutzerkonto bestellen",
                     "info": {
                         "emailSent": "E-Mail gesendet",
                         "emailVerified": "E-Mail verifiziert",
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
                         "userHasNoPasswordSet": "Kein Passwort für den Benutzer angegeben",
                         "userNotFound": "Benutzer nicht gefunden",
                         "verifyEmailLinkExpired": "Das Token zur Verifizierung der E-Mail ist abgelaufen",
-                        "verifyEmailLinkIsForUnknownAddress": "Verifizierung des Tokens fehlgeschlagen. (Das Token gehört zu einer unbekannten E-Mail-Adresse."
+                        "verifyEmailLinkIsForUnknownAddress": "Verifizierung des Tokens fehlgeschlagen. (Das Token gehört zu einer unbekannten E-Mail-Adresse.)"
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/en.json b/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/en.json
index f766b96dc6b..9fd683cc584 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/en.json
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/private/data/i18n/en.json
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
                     "username": "Username",
                     "usernameOrEmail": "Username or email",
                     "with": "with",
+                    "checkoutAsGuest": "Checkout without user account",
                     "info": {
                         "emailSent": "Email Sent",
                         "emailVerified": "Email verified",
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/server/app.coffee b/packages/reaction-core/server/app.coffee
index 63a773b45ee..4b264d2fe71 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/server/app.coffee
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/server/app.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ReactionCore.Events = logger.bunyan.createLogger(
 # set bunyan logging level
 ReactionCore.Events.level(isDebug)
 
-
 ###
 # Global reaction shop permissions methods
 ###
diff --git a/packages/reaction-core/versions.json b/packages/reaction-core/versions.json
index 7919b8f8be7..c5f82ee18fe 100644
--- a/packages/reaction-core/versions.json
+++ b/packages/reaction-core/versions.json
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
       "application-configuration",
       "1.0.3"
     ],
+    [ "prinzdezibel:accounts-guest",
+      "0.1.3"
+    ],
     [
       "autoupdate",
       "1.1.3"
@@ -324,6 +327,10 @@
       "mrt:underscore-string-latest",
       "2.3.3"
     ],
+    [
+      "artwells:accounts-guest",
+      "0.1.1"
+    ],
     [
       "nemo64:bootstrap",
       "3.3.0_1"