diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSection.tsx
index 20baa8f..ed4979b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSection.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const InfoPanelSettingsSection: React.FC<InfoPanelSettingsSectionProps> = ({
   infoPanelTriggerLabel,
   infoPanelTriggerFontFamily,
   infoPanelDisabled,
+  infoPanelOpenByDefault,
   // Header section
   infoPanelHeaderImageUrl,
   infoPanelHeaderText,
@@ -186,6 +187,19 @@ const InfoPanelSettingsSection: React.FC<InfoPanelSettingsSectionProps> = ({
               Disable this info panel
             </label>
           </FormField>
+
+          <FormField label='Default State'>
+            <label className='inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm'>
+              <input
+                type='checkbox'
+                checked={infoPanelOpenByDefault}
+                onChange={(e) =>
+                  onChange('infoPanelOpenByDefault', e.target.checked)
+                }
+              />
+              Open by default
+            </label>
+          </FormField>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSectionCompact.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSectionCompact.tsx
index e72f801..00c2b2b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSectionCompact.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/InfoPanelSettingsSectionCompact.tsx
@@ -400,6 +400,22 @@ const InfoPanelSettingsSectionCompact: React.FC<
           </label>
         </div>
 
+        <div>
+          <label className='flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] font-medium text-white/70'>
+            <input
+              type='checkbox'
+              checked={element.infoPanelOpenByDefault || false}
+              onChange={(e) =>
+                onChange('infoPanelOpenByDefault', e.target.checked)
+              }
+            />
+            Open by default
+          </label>
+          <p className='mt-1 text-[10px] text-white/50'>
+            Opens the panel when this page renders
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
         <div>
           <label className='mb-1 block text-[11px] font-medium text-white/70'>
             Icon
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/types.ts b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/types.ts
index 030a9c8..432cf98 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/types.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ export interface InfoPanelSettingsSectionProps {
   infoPanelTriggerLabel: string;
   infoPanelTriggerFontFamily: string;
   infoPanelDisabled: boolean;
+  infoPanelOpenByDefault: boolean;
   // Header section
   infoPanelHeaderImageUrl?: string;
   infoPanelHeaderText?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/useElementSettingsForm.ts b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/useElementSettingsForm.ts
index 9713a7f..f25bd03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/useElementSettingsForm.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ElementSettings/useElementSettingsForm.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ interface FormState {
   infoPanelTriggerLabel: string;
   infoPanelTriggerFontFamily: string;
   infoPanelDisabled: boolean;
+  infoPanelOpenByDefault: boolean;
   panelTitle: string;
   panelText: string;
   panelXPercent: string;
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ const initialState: FormState = {
   infoPanelTriggerLabel: '',
   infoPanelTriggerFontFamily: '',
   infoPanelDisabled: false,
+  infoPanelOpenByDefault: false,
   panelTitle: '',
   panelText: '',
   panelXPercent: '0',
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ export function useElementSettingsForm(options: UseElementSettingsFormOptions) {
           settings.infoPanelTriggerFontFamily || '',
         ),
         infoPanelDisabled: Boolean(settings.infoPanelDisabled),
+        infoPanelOpenByDefault: Boolean(settings.infoPanelOpenByDefault),
         panelTitle: String(settings.panelTitle || ''),
         panelText: String(settings.panelText || ''),
         panelXPercent: String(settings.panelXPercent ?? 0),
@@ -1067,6 +1070,7 @@ export function useElementSettingsForm(options: UseElementSettingsFormOptions) {
       settings.infoPanelTriggerFontFamily =
         state.infoPanelTriggerFontFamily.trim();
       settings.infoPanelDisabled = state.infoPanelDisabled;
+      settings.infoPanelOpenByDefault = state.infoPanelOpenByDefault;
 
       // Panel content
       settings.panelTitle = state.panelTitle.trim();
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
index 634bc09..94c4240 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import type {
   InfoPanelImage,
 } from '../types/constructor';
 import {
+  findDefaultOpenInfoPanelElements,
   isElementFlagEnabled,
   isInfoPanelElementType,
 } from '../lib/elementDefaults';
@@ -219,19 +220,20 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
     element: CanvasElement;
     initialIndex: number;
   } | null>(null);
-  const [activeInfoPanel, setActiveInfoPanel] = useState<CanvasElement | null>(
-    null,
-  );
-  const [activeDetailImage, setActiveDetailImage] =
-    useState<InfoPanelImage | null>(null);
+  const [activeInfoPanelIds, setActiveInfoPanelIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [activeDetailImages, setActiveDetailImages] = useState<
+    Record<string, InfoPanelImage | undefined>
+  >({});
   const [activeInfoPanelGallery, setActiveInfoPanelGallery] = useState<{
+    panelId: string;
     items: GalleryCarouselMediaItem[];
     initialIndex: number;
   } | null>(null);
   // Track selected image in media section (runtime-only local state)
-  const [runtimeSelectedImageId, setRuntimeSelectedImageId] = useState<
-    string | null
-  >(null);
+  const [runtimeSelectedImageIds, setRuntimeSelectedImageIds] = useState<
+    Record<string, string | null>
+  >({});
+  const defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
   const transitionVideoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
   const lastInitializedPageIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -472,6 +474,37 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
     }
   }, [selectedPage]);
 
+  const activeInfoPanelElements = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      activeInfoPanelIds
+        .map((panelId) =>
+          pageElements.find((element) => element.id === panelId),
+        )
+        .filter((element): element is CanvasElement => Boolean(element)),
+    [activeInfoPanelIds, pageElements],
+  );
+
+  const activeInfoPanelGalleryElement = activeInfoPanelGallery
+    ? pageElements.find(
+        (element) => element.id === activeInfoPanelGallery.panelId,
+      ) || null
+    : null;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectedPage) return;
+    if (!selectedPageId || defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef.current === selectedPageId)
+      return;
+
+    defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef.current = selectedPageId;
+    const defaultOpenInfoPanels =
+      findDefaultOpenInfoPanelElements(pageElements);
+
+    setActiveInfoPanelIds(defaultOpenInfoPanels.map((element) => element.id));
+    setActiveDetailImages({});
+    setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+    setRuntimeSelectedImageIds({});
+  }, [pageElements, selectedPage, selectedPageId]);
+
   // Set initial backgrounds when page first loads (before preload cache is populated)
   // The condition ensures this only runs once on initial load when backgrounds are empty.
   // After that, navigateToPage handles all subsequent navigation explicitly.
@@ -626,10 +659,10 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
       const targetPage = pages.find((page) => page.slug === targetPageSlug);
       if (!targetPage) return;
 
-      setActiveInfoPanel(null);
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
+      setActiveInfoPanelIds([]);
+      setActiveDetailImages({});
       setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
-      setRuntimeSelectedImageId(null);
+      setRuntimeSelectedImageIds({});
       navigateToPage(targetPage.id);
     },
     [navigateToPage, pages, transitionPhase, isBuffering],
@@ -643,7 +676,7 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
   }, []);
 
   const handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground = useCallback(
-    (item: InfoPanelImage) => {
+    (panelId: string, item: InfoPanelImage) => {
       const mediaType =
         item.itemType === 'video'
           ? 'video'
@@ -670,14 +703,20 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
           : '',
         navCurrentBgAudioUrl,
       );
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
-      setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+        const next = { ...current };
+        delete next[panelId];
+        return next;
+      });
+      setActiveInfoPanelGallery((current) =>
+        current?.panelId === panelId ? null : current,
+      );
     },
     [navCurrentBgAudioUrl, navSetBackgroundDirectly],
   );
 
   const handleInfoPanelOpenGallery = useCallback(
-    (items: InfoPanelImage[], initialIndex: number) => {
+    (panelId: string, items: InfoPanelImage[], initialIndex: number) => {
       const activeItemId = items[initialIndex]?.id;
       const galleryItems = items
         .map<GalleryCarouselMediaItem | null>((item) => {
@@ -704,8 +743,13 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
         .filter((item): item is GalleryCarouselMediaItem => Boolean(item));
 
       if (galleryItems.length === 0) return;
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
+      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+        const next = { ...current };
+        delete next[panelId];
+        return next;
+      });
       setActiveInfoPanelGallery({
+        panelId,
         items: galleryItems,
         initialIndex: Math.max(
           0,
@@ -738,8 +782,14 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
 
       // Handle info panel click
       if (isInfoPanelElementType(element.type)) {
-        setActiveInfoPanel(element);
-        setActiveDetailImage(null);
+        setActiveInfoPanelIds((current) =>
+          current.includes(element.id) ? current : [...current, element.id],
+        );
+        setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+          const next = { ...current };
+          delete next[element.id];
+          return next;
+        });
         return;
       }
 
@@ -1090,7 +1140,7 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                           }
                         : undefined
                     }
-                    isInfoPanelOpen={activeInfoPanel?.id === element.id}
+                    isInfoPanelOpen={activeInfoPanelIds.includes(element.id)}
                   />
                 ))}
               </div>
@@ -1184,82 +1234,154 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
               />
             )}
 
-            {activeInfoPanelGallery && (
+            {activeInfoPanelGallery && activeInfoPanelGalleryElement && (
               <GalleryCarouselOverlay
                 cards={activeInfoPanelGallery.items}
                 initialIndex={activeInfoPanelGallery.initialIndex}
                 onClose={() => setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null)}
                 resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-                prevIconUrl={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselPrevIconUrl}
-                nextIconUrl={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselNextIconUrl}
-                backIconUrl={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackIconUrl}
-                backLabel={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackLabel || 'BACK'}
-                prevX={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselPrevX}
-                prevY={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselPrevY}
-                nextX={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselNextX}
-                nextY={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselNextY}
-                backX={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackX}
-                backY={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackY}
-                prevWidth={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselPrevWidth}
-                prevHeight={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselPrevHeight}
-                nextWidth={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselNextWidth}
-                nextHeight={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselNextHeight}
-                backWidth={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackWidth}
-                backHeight={activeInfoPanel?.galleryCarouselBackHeight}
+                prevIconUrl={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevIconUrl
+                }
+                nextIconUrl={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextIconUrl
+                }
+                backIconUrl={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackIconUrl
+                }
+                backLabel={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackLabel ||
+                  'BACK'
+                }
+                prevX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevX}
+                prevY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevY}
+                nextX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextX}
+                nextY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextY}
+                backX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackX}
+                backY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackY}
+                prevWidth={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevWidth
+                }
+                prevHeight={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevHeight
+                }
+                nextWidth={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextWidth
+                }
+                nextHeight={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextHeight
+                }
+                backWidth={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackWidth
+                }
+                backHeight={
+                  activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackHeight
+                }
                 letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
                 isEditMode={false}
                 pageTransitionSettings={transitionSettings}
-                galleryElement={activeInfoPanel || undefined}
+                galleryElement={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement}
               />
             )}
 
             {/* Info Panel Overlay */}
-            {activeInfoPanel && (
-              <>
-                <InfoPanelOverlay
-                  element={
-                    runtimeSelectedImageId
-                      ? {
-                          ...activeInfoPanel,
-                          infoPanelSelectedImageId: runtimeSelectedImageId,
-                        }
-                      : activeInfoPanel
-                  }
-                  onClose={() => {
-                    setActiveInfoPanel(null);
-                    setActiveDetailImage(null);
-                    setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
-                    setRuntimeSelectedImageId(null);
-                  }}
-                  resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-                  letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
-                  cssVars={cssVars}
-                  onImageClick={(image) => setActiveDetailImage(image)}
-                  onOpenGallery={handleInfoPanelOpenGallery}
-                  onUseAsBackground={handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground}
-                  onSelectImage={(imageId) =>
-                    setRuntimeSelectedImageId(imageId)
-                  }
-                  onNavigateToPage={handleInfoPanelNavigateToPage}
-                  onOpenExternalUrl={handleInfoPanelOpenExternalUrl}
-                  active360ItemId={
-                    activeDetailImage?.itemType === '360'
-                      ? activeDetailImage.id
-                      : null
-                  }
-                />
-                {activeDetailImage && (
-                  <ImageDetailPanel
-                    element={activeInfoPanel}
-                    image={activeDetailImage}
-                    onClose={() => setActiveDetailImage(null)}
+            {activeInfoPanelElements.map((activeInfoPanel, panelIndex) => {
+              const selectedImageId =
+                runtimeSelectedImageIds[activeInfoPanel.id];
+              const panelDetailImage = activeDetailImages[activeInfoPanel.id];
+
+              return (
+                <React.Fragment key={activeInfoPanel.id}>
+                  <InfoPanelOverlay
+                    element={
+                      selectedImageId
+                        ? {
+                            ...activeInfoPanel,
+                            infoPanelSelectedImageId: selectedImageId,
+                          }
+                        : activeInfoPanel
+                    }
+                    onClose={() => {
+                      setActiveInfoPanelIds((current) =>
+                        current.filter(
+                          (panelId) => panelId !== activeInfoPanel.id,
+                        ),
+                      );
+                      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+                        const next = { ...current };
+                        delete next[activeInfoPanel.id];
+                        return next;
+                      });
+                      setActiveInfoPanelGallery((current) =>
+                        current?.panelId === activeInfoPanel.id
+                          ? null
+                          : current,
+                      );
+                      setRuntimeSelectedImageIds((current) => {
+                        const next = { ...current };
+                        delete next[activeInfoPanel.id];
+                        return next;
+                      });
+                    }}
                     resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
                     letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
                     cssVars={cssVars}
+                    renderBackdrop={panelIndex === 0}
+                    onBackdropClose={() => {
+                      setActiveInfoPanelIds([]);
+                      setActiveDetailImages({});
+                      setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+                      setRuntimeSelectedImageIds({});
+                    }}
+                    onImageClick={(image) =>
+                      setActiveDetailImages((current) => ({
+                        ...current,
+                        [activeInfoPanel.id]: image,
+                      }))
+                    }
+                    onOpenGallery={(items, initialIndex) =>
+                      handleInfoPanelOpenGallery(
+                        activeInfoPanel.id,
+                        items,
+                        initialIndex,
+                      )
+                    }
+                    onUseAsBackground={(item) =>
+                      handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground(activeInfoPanel.id, item)
+                    }
+                    onSelectImage={(imageId) =>
+                      setRuntimeSelectedImageIds((current) => ({
+                        ...current,
+                        [activeInfoPanel.id]: imageId,
+                      }))
+                    }
+                    onNavigateToPage={handleInfoPanelNavigateToPage}
+                    onOpenExternalUrl={handleInfoPanelOpenExternalUrl}
+                    active360ItemId={
+                      panelDetailImage?.itemType === '360'
+                        ? panelDetailImage.id
+                        : null
+                    }
                   />
-                )}
-              </>
-            )}
+                  {panelDetailImage && (
+                    <ImageDetailPanel
+                      element={activeInfoPanel}
+                      image={panelDetailImage}
+                      onClose={() =>
+                        setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+                          const next = { ...current };
+                          delete next[activeInfoPanel.id];
+                          return next;
+                        })
+                      }
+                      resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
+                      letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
+                      cssVars={cssVars}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </React.Fragment>
+              );
+            })}
           </BackdropPortalProvider>
         </div>
         {/* End inner canvas container */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UiElements/InfoPanelOverlay.tsx b/frontend/src/components/UiElements/InfoPanelOverlay.tsx
index e19cad7..8117271 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UiElements/InfoPanelOverlay.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UiElements/InfoPanelOverlay.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ interface InfoPanelOverlayProps {
   onOpenExternalUrl?: (url: string) => void;
   /** Callback when a media item should replace the current screen background */
   onUseAsBackground?: (image: InfoPanelImage) => void;
+  /** Whether this overlay instance should render the fullscreen backdrop layer */
+  renderBackdrop?: boolean;
+  /** Optional close handler for backdrop clicks; defaults to onClose */
+  onBackdropClose?: () => void;
   isEditMode?: boolean;
   /** Callback when panel position changes (edit mode only) */
   onPanelPositionChange?: (xPercent: number, yPercent: number) => void;
@@ -140,6 +144,8 @@ const InfoPanelOverlay: React.FC<InfoPanelOverlayProps> = ({
   onNavigateToPage,
   onOpenExternalUrl,
   onUseAsBackground,
+  renderBackdrop = true,
+  onBackdropClose,
   isEditMode = false,
   onPanelPositionChange,
   active360ItemId,
@@ -371,20 +377,20 @@ const InfoPanelOverlay: React.FC<InfoPanelOverlayProps> = ({
   const handleBackdropClick = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
       if (e.target === overlayRef.current && !isEditMode) {
-        onClose();
+        (onBackdropClose || onClose)();
       }
     },
-    [onClose, isEditMode],
+    [onBackdropClose, onClose, isEditMode],
   );
 
   // Handle touch on backdrop
   const handleBackdropTouch = useCallback(
     (e: React.TouchEvent) => {
       if (e.target === overlayRef.current && !isEditMode) {
-        onClose();
+        (onBackdropClose || onClose)();
       }
     },
-    [onClose, isEditMode],
+    [onBackdropClose, onClose, isEditMode],
   );
 
   // Extract panel styling from element
@@ -462,16 +468,20 @@ const InfoPanelOverlay: React.FC<InfoPanelOverlayProps> = ({
   return (
     <>
       {/* Backdrop overlay - separate from panel for correct z-index stacking */}
-      <div
-        ref={overlayRef}
-        className='fixed inset-0 z-[51] overflow-hidden'
-        style={{
-          backgroundColor: isOverlayVisible ? panelOverlayColor : 'transparent',
-          pointerEvents: isEditMode ? 'none' : 'auto',
-        }}
-        onClick={handleBackdropClick}
-        onTouchEnd={handleBackdropTouch}
-      />
+      {renderBackdrop && (
+        <div
+          ref={overlayRef}
+          className='fixed inset-0 z-[51] overflow-hidden'
+          style={{
+            backgroundColor: isOverlayVisible
+              ? panelOverlayColor
+              : 'transparent',
+            pointerEvents: isEditMode ? 'none' : 'auto',
+          }}
+          onClick={handleBackdropClick}
+          onTouchEnd={handleBackdropTouch}
+        />
+      )}
 
       {/* Inner container constrained to canvas bounds */}
       <div
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/elementDefaults.ts b/frontend/src/lib/elementDefaults.ts
index 82a66ed..ba17c5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/elementDefaults.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/elementDefaults.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ export const isElementFlagEnabled = (value: unknown): boolean =>
   value === true ||
   (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim().toLowerCase() === 'true');
 
+/**
+ * Find all enabled Info Panel elements configured to open with the page.
+ */
+export const findDefaultOpenInfoPanelElements = (
+  elements: CanvasElement[],
+): CanvasElement[] =>
+  elements.filter(
+    (element) =>
+      isInfoPanelElementType(element.type) &&
+      isElementFlagEnabled(element.infoPanelOpenByDefault) &&
+      !isElementFlagEnabled(element.infoPanelDisabled),
+  );
+
 /**
  * Normalize appearDelaySec value
  */
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
index 9dd846c..17a6768 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
   normalizeAppearDurationSec,
   ELEMENT_TYPE_LABELS,
   getNavigationButtonKind,
+  findDefaultOpenInfoPanelElements,
   isElementFlagEnabled,
   isNavigationElementType,
   isDescriptionElementType,
@@ -320,12 +321,14 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     initialIndex: number;
   } | null>(null);
   // Info panel overlay state
-  const [activeInfoPanel, setActiveInfoPanel] = useState<{
-    elementId: string;
-  } | null>(null);
-  const [activeDetailImage, setActiveDetailImage] =
-    useState<InfoPanelImage | null>(null);
+  const [activeInfoPanelIds, setActiveInfoPanelIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const elementsPageIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const [activeDetailImages, setActiveDetailImages] = useState<
+    Record<string, InfoPanelImage | undefined>
+  >({});
   const [activeInfoPanelGallery, setActiveInfoPanelGallery] = useState<{
+    panelId: string;
     items: GalleryCarouselMediaItem[];
     initialIndex: number;
   } | null>(null);
@@ -430,11 +433,14 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     );
   }, [activeGalleryCarousel, elements]);
 
-  // Look up current element for info panel (so it receives updates from element editor)
-  const activeInfoPanelElement = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!activeInfoPanel) return null;
-    return elements.find((el) => el.id === activeInfoPanel.elementId) || null;
-  }, [activeInfoPanel, elements]);
+  // Look up current elements for info panels (so they receive updates).
+  const activeInfoPanelElements = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      activeInfoPanelIds
+        .map((panelId) => elements.find((element) => element.id === panelId))
+        .filter((element): element is CanvasElement => Boolean(element)),
+    [activeInfoPanelIds, elements],
+  );
 
   // In edit mode, show overlay when info_panel element is selected (even without click)
   const editModeInfoPanelElement = useMemo(() => {
@@ -445,18 +451,42 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
 
   // In edit mode the overlay is only a selected-element preview. Do not keep
   // runtime-open Info Panel state above the canvas after selection is cleared.
-  const infoPanelElementToRender = isConstructorEditMode
+  const infoPanelElementsToRender = isConstructorEditMode
     ? editModeInfoPanelElement
-    : activeInfoPanelElement;
-  const shouldShowInfoPanelOverlays = !!infoPanelElementToRender;
+      ? [editModeInfoPanelElement]
+      : []
+    : activeInfoPanelElements;
+  const shouldShowInfoPanelOverlays = infoPanelElementsToRender.length > 0;
+  const activeInfoPanelGalleryElement = activeInfoPanelGallery
+    ? elements.find(
+        (element) => element.id === activeInfoPanelGallery.panelId,
+      ) || null
+    : null;
 
   // Reset info panel state when switching between edit and interact modes
   useEffect(() => {
-    setActiveInfoPanel(null);
-    setActiveDetailImage(null);
+    setActiveInfoPanelIds([]);
+    setActiveDetailImages({});
     setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
   }, [isConstructorEditMode]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isConstructorEditMode) {
+      defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef.current = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (elementsPageIdRef.current !== activePageId) return;
+    if (!activePageId || defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef.current === activePageId)
+      return;
+
+    defaultInfoPanelPageIdRef.current = activePageId;
+    const defaultOpenInfoPanels = findDefaultOpenInfoPanelElements(elements);
+
+    setActiveInfoPanelIds(defaultOpenInfoPanels.map((element) => element.id));
+    setActiveDetailImages({});
+    setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+  }, [activePageId, elements, isConstructorEditMode]);
+
   // Draggable panels using useDraggable hook
   const { position: toolbarPosition, onDragStart: onToolbarDragStart } =
     useDraggable({
@@ -668,8 +698,8 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
         pages.find((page) => page.slug === targetPageSlug) || null;
       if (!targetPage) return;
 
-      setActiveInfoPanel(null);
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
+      setActiveInfoPanelIds([]);
+      setActiveDetailImages({});
       setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
       switchToPage(targetPage).then(() => {
         clearSelection();
@@ -688,7 +718,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
   }, []);
 
   const handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground = useCallback(
-    (item: InfoPanelImage) => {
+    (panelId: string, item: InfoPanelImage) => {
       const mediaType =
         item.itemType === 'video'
           ? 'video'
@@ -715,14 +745,20 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
           : '',
         navCurrentBgAudioUrl,
       );
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
-      setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+        const next = { ...current };
+        delete next[panelId];
+        return next;
+      });
+      setActiveInfoPanelGallery((current) =>
+        current?.panelId === panelId ? null : current,
+      );
     },
     [navCurrentBgAudioUrl, navSetBackgroundDirectly],
   );
 
   const handleInfoPanelOpenGallery = useCallback(
-    (items: InfoPanelImage[], initialIndex: number) => {
+    (panelId: string, items: InfoPanelImage[], initialIndex: number) => {
       const activeItemId = items[initialIndex]?.id;
       const galleryItems = items
         .map<GalleryCarouselMediaItem | null>((item) => {
@@ -749,8 +785,13 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
         .filter((item): item is GalleryCarouselMediaItem => Boolean(item));
 
       if (galleryItems.length === 0) return;
-      setActiveDetailImage(null);
+      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+        const next = { ...current };
+        delete next[panelId];
+        return next;
+      });
       setActiveInfoPanelGallery({
+        panelId,
         items: galleryItems,
         initialIndex: Math.max(
           0,
@@ -1102,13 +1143,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     if (createdPage?.id) {
       setSuccessMessage('Page duplicated.');
     }
-  }, [
-    activePage,
-    activePageId,
-    duplicatePage,
-    existingSlugs,
-    saveConstructor,
-  ]);
+  }, [activePage, activePageId, duplicatePage, existingSlugs, saveConstructor]);
 
   const handleShowDeletePageModal = useCallback(() => {
     if (!activePageId || !activePage) {
@@ -1135,7 +1170,9 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     const currentIndex = sortedPages.findIndex(
       (page) => page.id === activePageId,
     );
-    const remainingPages = sortedPages.filter((page) => page.id !== activePageId);
+    const remainingPages = sortedPages.filter(
+      (page) => page.id !== activePageId,
+    );
     const fallbackPage =
       currentIndex >= 0
         ? remainingPages[Math.min(currentIndex, remainingPages.length - 1)]
@@ -1226,6 +1263,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!activePage) {
+      elementsPageIdRef.current = null;
       setElements([]);
       clearSelection();
       updateBackgroundFromPage(null);
@@ -1480,6 +1518,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
           })
       : [];
 
+    elementsPageIdRef.current = activePage.id;
     setElements(normalizedElements);
     setSelectedMenuItem('none');
 
@@ -1831,8 +1870,14 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     (element: CanvasElement) => {
       if (isConstructorEditMode) return;
       if (isInfoPanelElementType(element.type)) {
-        setActiveInfoPanel({ elementId: element.id });
-        setActiveDetailImage(null);
+        setActiveInfoPanelIds((current) =>
+          current.includes(element.id) ? current : [...current, element.id],
+        );
+        setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+          const next = { ...current };
+          delete next[element.id];
+          return next;
+        });
       }
     },
     [isConstructorEditMode],
@@ -2385,9 +2430,9 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
                           )
                         }
                         onInfoPanelClick={() => handleInfoPanelClick(element)}
-                        isInfoPanelOpen={
-                          activeInfoPanel?.elementId === element.id
-                        }
+                        isInfoPanelOpen={activeInfoPanelIds.includes(
+                          element.id,
+                        )}
                         letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
                         pageTransitionSettings={transitionSettings}
                         preloadCache={{
@@ -2493,105 +2538,153 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
         />
       )}
 
-      {activeInfoPanelGallery && (
+      {activeInfoPanelGallery && activeInfoPanelGalleryElement && (
         <GalleryCarouselOverlay
           cards={activeInfoPanelGallery.items}
           initialIndex={activeInfoPanelGallery.initialIndex}
           onClose={() => setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null)}
           resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-          prevIconUrl={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselPrevIconUrl}
-          nextIconUrl={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselNextIconUrl}
-          backIconUrl={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackIconUrl}
+          prevIconUrl={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevIconUrl}
+          nextIconUrl={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextIconUrl}
+          backIconUrl={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackIconUrl}
           backLabel={
-            infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackLabel || 'BACK'
+            activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackLabel || 'BACK'
           }
-          prevX={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselPrevX}
-          prevY={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselPrevY}
-          nextX={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselNextX}
-          nextY={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselNextY}
-          backX={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackX}
-          backY={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackY}
-          prevWidth={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselPrevWidth}
-          prevHeight={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselPrevHeight}
-          nextWidth={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselNextWidth}
-          nextHeight={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselNextHeight}
-          backWidth={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackWidth}
-          backHeight={infoPanelElementToRender?.galleryCarouselBackHeight}
+          prevX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevX}
+          prevY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevY}
+          nextX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextX}
+          nextY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextY}
+          backX={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackX}
+          backY={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackY}
+          prevWidth={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevWidth}
+          prevHeight={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselPrevHeight}
+          nextWidth={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextWidth}
+          nextHeight={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselNextHeight}
+          backWidth={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackWidth}
+          backHeight={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement.galleryCarouselBackHeight}
           letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
           isEditMode={false}
           pageTransitionSettings={transitionSettings}
-          galleryElement={infoPanelElementToRender || undefined}
+          galleryElement={activeInfoPanelGalleryElement}
         />
       )}
 
       {/* Info Panel Overlay */}
-      {shouldShowInfoPanelOverlays && infoPanelElementToRender && (
-        <>
-          <InfoPanelOverlay
-            element={infoPanelElementToRender}
-            onClose={() => {
-              setActiveInfoPanel(null);
-              setActiveDetailImage(null);
-              setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
-            }}
-            resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-            letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
-            cssVars={canvasCssVars}
-            onImageClick={(image) => setActiveDetailImage(image)}
-            onOpenGallery={handleInfoPanelOpenGallery}
-            onUseAsBackground={handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground}
-            onNavigateToPage={handleInfoPanelNavigateToPage}
-            onOpenExternalUrl={handleInfoPanelOpenExternalUrl}
-            onSelectImage={
-              isConstructorEditMode
-                ? (imageId) => {
-                    updateSelectedElement({
-                      infoPanelSelectedImageId: imageId,
+      {shouldShowInfoPanelOverlays &&
+        infoPanelElementsToRender.map(
+          (infoPanelElementToRender, panelIndex) => {
+            const panelDetailImage =
+              activeDetailImages[infoPanelElementToRender.id];
+
+            return (
+              <React.Fragment key={infoPanelElementToRender.id}>
+                <InfoPanelOverlay
+                  element={infoPanelElementToRender}
+                  onClose={() => {
+                    setActiveInfoPanelIds((current) =>
+                      current.filter(
+                        (panelId) => panelId !== infoPanelElementToRender.id,
+                      ),
+                    );
+                    setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+                      const next = { ...current };
+                      delete next[infoPanelElementToRender.id];
+                      return next;
                     });
+                    setActiveInfoPanelGallery((current) =>
+                      current?.panelId === infoPanelElementToRender.id
+                        ? null
+                        : current,
+                    );
+                  }}
+                  resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
+                  letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
+                  cssVars={canvasCssVars}
+                  renderBackdrop={panelIndex === 0}
+                  onBackdropClose={() => {
+                    setActiveInfoPanelIds([]);
+                    setActiveDetailImages({});
+                    setActiveInfoPanelGallery(null);
+                  }}
+                  onImageClick={(image) =>
+                    setActiveDetailImages((current) => ({
+                      ...current,
+                      [infoPanelElementToRender.id]: image,
+                    }))
                   }
-                : undefined
-            }
-            isEditMode={isConstructorEditMode}
-            onPanelPositionChange={
-              isConstructorEditMode
-                ? (xPercent, yPercent) => {
-                    updateSelectedElement({
-                      panelXPercent: xPercent,
-                      panelYPercent: yPercent,
-                    });
+                  onOpenGallery={(items, initialIndex) =>
+                    handleInfoPanelOpenGallery(
+                      infoPanelElementToRender.id,
+                      items,
+                      initialIndex,
+                    )
                   }
-                : undefined
-            }
-            active360ItemId={
-              activeDetailImage?.itemType === '360'
-                ? activeDetailImage.id
-                : null
-            }
-          />
-          {/* In edit mode, always show detail panel (with placeholder if no image selected) */}
-          {(activeDetailImage || isConstructorEditMode) && (
-            <ImageDetailPanel
-              element={infoPanelElementToRender}
-              image={activeDetailImage}
-              onClose={() => setActiveDetailImage(null)}
-              resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-              letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
-              cssVars={canvasCssVars}
-              isEditMode={isConstructorEditMode}
-              onDetailPositionChange={
-                isConstructorEditMode
-                  ? (xPercent, yPercent) => {
-                      updateSelectedElement({
-                        detailXPercent: xPercent,
-                        detailYPercent: yPercent,
-                      });
+                  onUseAsBackground={(item) =>
+                    handleInfoPanelUseAsBackground(
+                      infoPanelElementToRender.id,
+                      item,
+                    )
+                  }
+                  onNavigateToPage={handleInfoPanelNavigateToPage}
+                  onOpenExternalUrl={handleInfoPanelOpenExternalUrl}
+                  onSelectImage={
+                    isConstructorEditMode
+                      ? (imageId) => {
+                          updateSelectedElement({
+                            infoPanelSelectedImageId: imageId,
+                          });
+                        }
+                      : undefined
+                  }
+                  isEditMode={isConstructorEditMode}
+                  onPanelPositionChange={
+                    isConstructorEditMode
+                      ? (xPercent, yPercent) => {
+                          updateSelectedElement({
+                            panelXPercent: xPercent,
+                            panelYPercent: yPercent,
+                          });
+                        }
+                      : undefined
+                  }
+                  active360ItemId={
+                    panelDetailImage?.itemType === '360'
+                      ? panelDetailImage.id
+                      : null
+                  }
+                />
+                {/* In edit mode, always show detail panel (with placeholder if no image selected) */}
+                {(panelDetailImage || isConstructorEditMode) && (
+                  <ImageDetailPanel
+                    element={infoPanelElementToRender}
+                    image={panelDetailImage}
+                    onClose={() =>
+                      setActiveDetailImages((current) => {
+                        const next = { ...current };
+                        delete next[infoPanelElementToRender.id];
+                        return next;
+                      })
                     }
-                  : undefined
-              }
-            />
-          )}
-        </>
-      )}
+                    resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
+                    letterboxStyles={letterboxStyles}
+                    cssVars={canvasCssVars}
+                    isEditMode={isConstructorEditMode}
+                    onDetailPositionChange={
+                      isConstructorEditMode
+                        ? (xPercent, yPercent) => {
+                            updateSelectedElement({
+                              detailXPercent: xPercent,
+                              detailYPercent: yPercent,
+                            });
+                          }
+                        : undefined
+                    }
+                  />
+                )}
+              </React.Fragment>
+            );
+          },
+        )}
 
       {/* Create Page Modal */}
       <CreatePageModal
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/element-type-defaults/[id].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/element-type-defaults/[id].tsx
index 8414129..ef97593 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/element-type-defaults/[id].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/element-type-defaults/[id].tsx
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ const ElementTypeDefaultDetailsPage = () => {
                         form.state.infoPanelTriggerFontFamily
                       }
                       infoPanelDisabled={form.state.infoPanelDisabled}
+                      infoPanelOpenByDefault={form.state.infoPanelOpenByDefault}
                       // Header section
                       infoPanelHeaderImageUrl={
                         form.state.infoPanelHeaderImageUrl
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/project-element-defaults/[id].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/project-element-defaults/[id].tsx
index 0cb97e5..ecbd9fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/project-element-defaults/[id].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/project-element-defaults/[id].tsx
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ const ProjectElementDefaultDetailsPage = () => {
                       form.state.infoPanelTriggerFontFamily
                     }
                     infoPanelDisabled={form.state.infoPanelDisabled}
+                    infoPanelOpenByDefault={form.state.infoPanelOpenByDefault}
                     // Header section
                     infoPanelHeaderImageUrl={form.state.infoPanelHeaderImageUrl}
                     infoPanelHeaderText={form.state.infoPanelHeaderText}
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts b/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
index c00d008..ad0aa4c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/constructor.ts
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ export interface CanvasElement extends BaseCanvasElement {
   infoPanelTriggerLabel?: string;
   infoPanelTriggerFontFamily?: string;
   infoPanelDisabled?: boolean;
+  infoPanelOpenByDefault?: boolean;
 
   // Component 2: Info Panel (section-based like Gallery)
   // Header section