diff --git a/cronjobs/auto_payout.php b/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
index 548e5de8..bf87f41c 100755
--- a/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
+++ b/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 // Include all settings and classes
 require_once('shared.inc.php');
 
+if ($setting->getValue('disable_ap') == 1) {
+  $log->logInfo(" auto payout disabled via admin panel");
+  $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_active", "yesno", 0);
+  $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_message", "message", "Auto-Payout disabled");
+  $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_status", "okerror", 1);
+  exit(0);
+}
+
 if ($bitcoin->can_connect() !== true) {
   $log->logFatal(" unable to connect to RPC server, exiting");
   $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_active", "yesno", 0);
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ if ($bitcoin->can_connect() !== true) {
 $users = $user->getAllAutoPayout();
 
 // Quick summary
-$log->logInfo(" found " . count($users) . " queued payout(s)");
+if (count($users) > 0) $log->logInfo(" found " . count($users) . " queued payout(s)");
 
 // Go through users and run transactions
 if (! empty($users)) {
diff --git a/public/include/pages/account/edit.inc.php b/public/include/pages/account/edit.inc.php
index 9ab38e49..503542fc 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/account/edit.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/account/edit.inc.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ if ($user->isAuthenticated()) {
     case 'cashOut':
       if ($setting->getValue('manual_payout_active') == 1) {
         $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => 'A manual payout is in progress. Please try again later.', 'TYPE' => 'errormsg');
+      } else if ($setting->getValue('disable_mp') == 1) {
+        $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => 'Manual payouts are disabled.', 'TYPE' => 'info');
       } else {
         $setting->setValue('manual_payout_active', 1);
         $continue = true;
diff --git a/public/include/pages/admin/settings.inc.php b/public/include/pages/admin/settings.inc.php
index 9bc7ef3b..5999b00d 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/admin/settings.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/admin/settings.inc.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if (@$_REQUEST['do'] == 'save' && !empty($_REQUEST['data'])) {
 $smarty->assign("MAINTENANCE", $setting->getValue('maintenance'));
 $smarty->assign("LOCKREGISTRATION", $setting->getValue('lock_registration'));
 $smarty->assign("DISABLEINVITATIONS", $setting->getValue('disable_invitations'));
+$smarty->assign("DISABLEAP", $setting->getValue('disable_ap'));
+$smarty->assign("DISABLEMP", $setting->getValue('disable_mp'));
 
 // Tempalte specifics
 $smarty->assign("CONTENT", "default.tpl");
diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index fe1868d6..5f47bd65 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ $aGlobal = array(
   'price' => $setting->getValue('price'),
   'blockexplorer' => $config['blockexplorer'],
   'chaininfo' => $config['chaininfo'],
+  'disable_mp' => $setting->getValue('disable_mp'),
   'config' => array(
     'website' => $config['website'],
     'accounts' => $config['accounts'],
diff --git a/public/templates/mmcFE/account/edit/default.tpl b/public/templates/mmcFE/account/edit/default.tpl
index c3b28f42..71221f12 100644
--- a/public/templates/mmcFE/account/edit/default.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/mmcFE/account/edit/default.tpl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       <input type="submit" class="submit long" value="Update Settings"></form>
 {include file="global/block_footer.tpl"}
 
+{if !$GLOBAL.disable_mp}
 {include file="global/block_header.tpl" BLOCK_HEADER="Cash Out"}
     <ul><li><font color="">Please note: a {$GLOBAL.config.txfee} {$GLOBAL.config.currency} transaction will apply when processing "On-Demand" manual payments</font></li></ul>
     <form action="{$smarty.server.PHP_SELF}" method="post">
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
       </tbody></table>
       <input type="submit" class="submit mid" value="Cash Out"></form>
 {include file="global/block_footer.tpl"}
+{/if}
 
 {include file="global/block_header.tpl" BLOCK_HEADER="Change Password"}
     <ul><li><font color="">Note: You will be redirected to login on successful completion of a password change</font></li></ul>
diff --git a/public/templates/mmcFE/admin/settings/default.tpl b/public/templates/mmcFE/admin/settings/default.tpl
index 154c39d1..117dd8cd 100644
--- a/public/templates/mmcFE/admin/settings/default.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/mmcFE/admin/settings/default.tpl
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@
           </select>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td class="left">Disable Auto Payout</td>
+        <td class="center"><span id='tt'><img src='{$PATH}/images/questionmark.png' height='15px' width='15px' title='Enable or disable users to invite others. Configuration file defines number of allowed invitations.'></span></td>
+        <td>
+          <select name="data[disable_ap]">
+            <option value="1">Yes</option>
+            <option value="0"{nocache}{if !$DISABLEAP} selected{/if}{/nocache}>No</option>
+          </select>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td class="left">Disable Manual Payout</td>
+        <td class="center"><span id='tt'><img src='{$PATH}/images/questionmark.png' height='15px' width='15px' title='Enable or disable users to invite others. Configuration file defines number of allowed invitations.'></span></td>
+        <td>
+          <select name="data[disable_mp]">
+            <option value="1">Yes</option>
+            <option value="0"{nocache}{if !$DISABLEMP} selected{/if}{/nocache}>No</option>
+          </select>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
       <tr><td class="center" colspan="3"><input type="submit" value="Save" class="submit small" /></td></tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>