diff --git a/public/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php b/public/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
index fbc396b6..48a5a0d6 100644
--- a/public/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ $aSettings['acl'][] = array(
   'name' => 'acl_moot_forum', 'value' => $setting->getValue('acl_moot_forum'),
   'tooltip' => 'Make the forum page private (users only) or public.'
 );
+$aSettings['acl'][] = array(
+  'display' => 'QRCode', 'type' => 'select',
+  'options' => array( 0 => 'Enabled', 1 => 'Disabled' ),
+  'default' => 0,
+  'name' => 'acl_qrcode', 'value' => $setting->getValue('acl_qrcode'),
+  'tooltip' => 'Hide or Show the QRCode Page.'
+);
 $aSettings['system'][] = array(
   'display' => 'E-mail address for system error notifications', 'type' => 'text',
   'size' => 25,
diff --git a/public/include/pages/account/qrcode.inc.php b/public/include/pages/account/qrcode.inc.php
index 3171ded7..6e30b898 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/account/qrcode.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/account/qrcode.inc.php
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 $defflip = (!cfip()) ? exit(header('HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized')) : 1;
 
-if ($user->isAuthenticated()) $smarty->assign("CONTENT", "default.tpl");
+switch($setting->getValue('acl_qrcode')) {
+case '0':
+  if ($user->isAuthenticated()) {
+    $smarty->assign("CONTENT", "default.tpl");
+  }
+  break;
+case '1':
+  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => 'Page currently disabled. Please try again later.', 'TYPE' => 'alert alert-danger');
+  $smarty->assign("CONTENT", "");
+  break;
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 0365ee32..d19fd00b 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ $aGlobal['acl']['about']['page'] = $setting->getValue('acl_about_page');
 $aGlobal['acl']['contactform'] = $setting->getValue('acl_contactform');
 $aGlobal['acl']['chat']['page'] = $setting->getValue('acl_chat_page', 2);
 $aGlobal['acl']['moot']['forum'] = $setting->getValue('acl_moot_forum', 2);
+$aGlobal['acl']['qrcode'] = $setting->getValue('acl_qrcode');
 
 // We don't want these session infos cached
 if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['id']) {
diff --git a/public/templates/bootstrap/account/qrcode/disabled.tpl b/public/templates/bootstrap/account/qrcode/disabled.tpl
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/public/templates/bootstrap/global/navigation.tpl b/public/templates/bootstrap/global/navigation.tpl
index d7ec51be..e360a61c 100644
--- a/public/templates/bootstrap/global/navigation.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/bootstrap/global/navigation.tpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           <li><a href="{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=account&action=earnings"><i class="fa fa-money fa-fw"></i> Earnings</a></li>
                           {if !$GLOBAL.config.disable_notifications}<li><a href="{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=account&action=notifications"><i class="fa fa-bullhorn fa-fw"></i> Notifications</a></li>{/if}
                           {if !$GLOBAL.config.disable_invitations}<li><a href="{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=account&action=invitations"><i class="fa fa-users fa-fw"></i> Invitations</a></li>{/if}
-                          <li><a href="{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=account&action=qrcode"><i class="fa fa-qrcode fa-fw"></i> QR Codes</a></li>
+                          {if !$GLOBAL.acl.qrcode}<li><a href="{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=account&action=qrcode"><i class="fa fa-qrcode fa-fw"></i> QR Codes</a></li>{/if}
                         </ul>
                         <!-- /.nav-second-level -->
                     </li>