diff --git a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
index 456fcdf57400e8deccd0e54d1f6850f5c903f5af..405b4e09ba095463399c2c6aaa8770c45d92212d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ set(viewer_SOURCE_FILES
     llfloaterhandler.cpp
     llfloaterhelpbrowser.cpp
     llfloaterhoverheight.cpp
+    llfloaterhowto.cpp
     llfloaterhud.cpp
     llfloaterimagepreview.cpp
     llfloaterimsessiontab.cpp
@@ -890,6 +891,7 @@ set(viewer_HEADER_FILES
     llfloaterhandler.h
     llfloaterhelpbrowser.h
     llfloaterhoverheight.h
+    llfloaterhowto.h
     llfloaterhud.h
     llfloaterimagepreview.h
     llfloaterimnearbychat.h
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d6c4ed1b20fe2c470df2a041f0de634a0956b0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/** 
+ * @file llfloaterhowto.cpp
+ * @brief A variant of web floater meant to open guidebook
+ *
+ * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2021&license=viewerlgpl$
+ * Second Life Viewer Source Code
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Linden Research, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License only.
+ * 
+ * This library 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 GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ * 
+ * Linden Research, Inc., 945 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA  94111  USA
+ * $/LicenseInfo$
+ */
+
+#include "llviewerprecompiledheaders.h"
+
+#include "llfloaterhowto.h"
+
+#include "llfloaterreg.h"
+#include "llviewercontrol.h"
+#include "llweb.h"
+
+
+LLFloaterHowTo::LLFloaterHowTo(const Params& key) :
+    LLFloaterWebContent(key)
+{
+    mShowPageTitle = false;
+}
+
+BOOL LLFloaterHowTo::postBuild()
+{
+    LLFloaterWebContent::postBuild();
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void LLFloaterHowTo::onOpen(const LLSD& key)
+{
+    LLFloaterWebContent::Params p(key);
+    if (!p.url.isProvided() || p.url.getValue().empty())
+    {
+        std::string url = gSavedSettings.getString("GuidebookURL");
+        p.url = LLWeb::expandURLSubstitutions(url, LLSD());
+        p.show_chrome = false;
+        p.preferred_media_size = LLRect(0, 500, 300, 0);
+    }
+
+    LLFloaterWebContent::onOpen(p);
+}
+
+LLFloaterHowTo* LLFloaterHowTo::getInstance()
+{
+    return LLFloaterReg::getTypedInstance<LLFloaterHowTo>("how_to");
+}
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.h b/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e08d102e2aa941a8fee7a3fe39f61f65358dc4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterhowto.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/** 
+ * @file llfloaterhowto.h
+ * @brief A variant of web floater meant to open guidebook
+ *
+ * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2021&license=viewerlgpl$
+ * Second Life Viewer Source Code
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Linden Research, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License only.
+ * 
+ * This library 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 GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ * 
+ * Linden Research, Inc., 945 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA  94111  USA
+ * $/LicenseInfo$
+ */
+
+#ifndef LL_LLFLOATERHOWTO_H
+#define LL_LLFLOATERHOWTO_H
+
+#include "llfloaterwebcontent.h"
+
+class LLMediaCtrl;
+
+
+class LLFloaterHowTo :
+    public LLFloaterWebContent
+{
+public:
+
+    LLFloaterHowTo(const Params& key);
+
+    /*virtual*/ void onOpen(const LLSD& key);
+
+    static LLFloaterHowTo* getInstance();
+
+private:
+    /*virtual*/ BOOL postBuild();
+};
+
+#endif  // LL_LLFLOATERHOWTO_H
+
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
index b7606f7f23ccb85dbe96702a995ffe89e1930d9d..486c33cb4399e6d36b5de267696e8e53b20be797 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
@@ -1905,14 +1905,7 @@ bool idle_startup()
 			// on with this install.
 			gSavedSettings.setBOOL("ShowStartLocation", TRUE);
 
-            LLFloaterWebContent::Params p;
-            std::string url = gSavedSettings.getString("GuidebookURL");
-            p.url = LLWeb::expandURLSubstitutions(url, LLSD());
-            p.show_chrome = false;
-            p.show_page_title = false;
-            p.preferred_media_size = LLRect(0, 500, 300, 0);
-
-            LLFloaterReg::toggleInstanceOrBringToFront("how_to", p);
+            LLFloaterReg::toggleInstanceOrBringToFront("how_to");
 		}
 
 		display_startup();
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerfloaterreg.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerfloaterreg.cpp
index 46ff44171902c2c870ea57448763672ad5c3bc93..de184392f95eb4f79329c8f5c5c68bfd489a2bb3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerfloaterreg.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerfloaterreg.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include "llfloatergroups.h"
 #include "llfloaterhelpbrowser.h"
 #include "llfloaterhoverheight.h"
+#include "llfloaterhowto.h"
 #include "llfloaterhud.h"
 #include "llfloaterimagepreview.h"
 #include "llfloaterimsession.h"
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ void LLViewerFloaterReg::registerFloaters()
     LLFloaterReg::add("search", "floater_search.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterReg::build<LLFloaterSearch>);
 	LLFloaterReg::add("my_profile", "floater_my_web_profile.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterWebProfile::create);
 	LLFloaterReg::add("profile", "floater_web_profile.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterWebProfile::create);
-	LLFloaterReg::add("how_to", "floater_how_to.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterWebContent::create);
+	LLFloaterReg::add("how_to", "floater_how_to.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterReg::build<LLFloaterHowTo>);
 
 	LLFloaterReg::add("big_preview", "floater_big_preview.xml", (LLFloaterBuildFunc)&LLFloaterReg::build<LLFloaterBigPreview>);
 	
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
index 78f6f23bc5447236668cc0f634529150201253ac..8ae245b9242d778b6242e86fbd405dffc5942a75 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermenu.cpp
@@ -7746,14 +7746,7 @@ class LLToggleHowTo : public view_listener_t
 {
 	bool handleEvent(const LLSD& userdata)
 	{
-		LLFloaterWebContent::Params p;
-		std::string url = gSavedSettings.getString("GuidebookURL");
-		p.url = LLWeb::expandURLSubstitutions(url, LLSD());
-		p.show_chrome = false;
-		p.show_page_title = false;
-		p.preferred_media_size = LLRect(0, 500, 300, 0);
-
-		LLFloaterReg::toggleInstanceOrBringToFront("how_to", p);
+		LLFloaterReg::toggleInstanceOrBringToFront("how_to");
 		return true;
 	}
 };