diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/plugins/onboarding/rest/OnboardingResource.java b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/plugins/onboarding/rest/OnboardingResource.java
index 1fe840ea2e43..57c5f9ceaf33 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/plugins/onboarding/rest/OnboardingResource.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/plugins/onboarding/rest/OnboardingResource.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public OnboardingState get() {
     @PUT
     @Path("/dismiss")
     @AuditEvent(type = OnboardingAuditEventTypes.ONBOARDING_DISMISSED)
-    @Operation(summary = "Update onboarding status")
+    @Operation(summary = "Dismiss onboarding")
     @ApiResponses({
             @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Updated onboarding status"),
             @ApiResponse(responseCode = "400", description = "Bad request, illegal status value")
@@ -78,4 +78,17 @@ public OnboardingState get() {
     public void dismiss() {
         clusterConfigService.write(new OnboardingState(OnboardingStatus.DISMISSED));
     }
+
+    @PUT
+    @Path("/finish")
+    @AuditEvent(type = OnboardingAuditEventTypes.ONBOARDING_DISMISSED)
+    @Operation(summary = "Finish onboarding")
+    @ApiResponses({
+            @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Updated onboarding status"),
+            @ApiResponse(responseCode = "400", description = "Bad request, illegal status value")
+    })
+    @RequiresPermissions(RestPermissions.CLUSTER_CONFIG_ENTRY_EDIT)
+    public void finish() {
+        clusterConfigService.write(new OnboardingState(OnboardingStatus.FINISHED));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useDismissOnboarding.ts b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useDismissOnboarding.ts
index 9f6f3248ccf0..f0da5e033aa2 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useDismissOnboarding.ts
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useDismissOnboarding.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Onboarding } from '@graylog/server-api';
 
 import { ONBOARDING_ELIGIBILITY_QUERY_KEY } from './useOnboardingEligibility';
 
-// TODO: Replace with a real backend call once the dismiss endpoint exists.
 const dismissOnboarding = () => Onboarding.dismiss();
 
 const useDismissOnboarding = () => {
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useFinishOnboarding.ts b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useFinishOnboarding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0117513452e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useFinishOnboarding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Graylog, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the Server Side Public License, version 1,
+ * as published by MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * Server Side Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the Server Side Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see
+ * <http://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license>.
+ */
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+
+import { Onboarding } from '@graylog/server-api';
+
+import { ONBOARDING_ELIGIBILITY_QUERY_KEY } from './useOnboardingEligibility';
+
+const finishOnboarding = () => Onboarding.finish();
+
+const useFinishOnboarding = () => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: finishOnboarding,
+    onSuccess: () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ONBOARDING_ELIGIBILITY_QUERY_KEY }),
+  });
+};
+
+export default useFinishOnboarding;
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useOnboardingEligibility.ts b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useOnboardingEligibility.ts
index 1693ca5b881c..bf4b8774c23f 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useOnboardingEligibility.ts
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/welcome/hooks/useOnboardingEligibility.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Onboarding } from '@graylog/server-api';
 
 export const ONBOARDING_ELIGIBILITY_QUERY_KEY = ['onboarding', 'eligibility'];
 
-// TODO: Replace with a real backend call once the eligibility endpoint exists.
 const fetchOnboardingEligibility = () => Onboarding.get();
 
 const useOnboardingEligibility = (enabled: boolean = true) => {
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/pages/CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage.tsx b/graylog2-web-interface/src/pages/CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage.tsx
index fcb57609699b..1b1e036288cb 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/pages/CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage.tsx
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/pages/CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { extractErrorMessage } from 'util/extractErrorMessage';
 import useDefaultInterval from 'views/hooks/useDefaultIntervalForRefresh';
 import useHistory from 'routing/useHistory';
 import UserNotification from 'util/UserNotification';
+import useFinishOnboarding from 'components/welcome/hooks/useFinishOnboarding';
 
 const CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage = () => {
   const { instanceUid } = useParams<{ instanceUid: string }>();
@@ -37,14 +38,16 @@ const CollectorsOnboardingInstancePage = () => {
 
   const { data: instance, isLoading, error } = useInstance(instanceUid);
   const defaultInterval = useDefaultInterval();
+  const { mutate: finish } = useFinishOnboarding();
 
   // using useEffect to guard that the default is actually there when we call the navigate
   useEffect(() => {
     if (instance && defaultInterval) {
+      finish();
       history.push(collectorReceivedMessagesUrl(COLLECTOR_INSTANCE_UID_FIELD, instance.instance_uid, defaultInterval));
       UserNotification.success('Collector connected successfully! Showing received messages ...');
     }
-  }, [defaultInterval, instance, history]);
+  }, [defaultInterval, instance, history, finish]);
 
   const content = () => {
     if (isLoading) return <Spinner />;