diff --git a/public/templates/account.tpl b/public/templates/account.tpl
index 571bb2ddd2..f54b52cb95 100644
--- a/public/templates/account.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/account.tpl
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@
 					<br/>
 
 					<hr/>
+					<!-- IF !disableSignatures -->
 					<!-- IF signature -->
 					<span class="account-bio-label">[[user:signature]]</span>
 					<div class="post-signature">
 						<span id='signature'>{signature}</span>
 					</div>
 					<!-- ENDIF signature -->
+					<!-- ENDIF !disableSignatures -->
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/public/templates/accountedit.tpl b/public/templates/accountedit.tpl
index 9dd8d97ef4..0c4f8ca196 100644
--- a/public/templates/accountedit.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/accountedit.tpl
@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 
+					<!-- IF !disableSignatures -->
 					<div class="control-group">
 						<label class="control-label" for="inputSignature">[[user:signature]]</label> <small><label id="signatureCharCountLeft"></label></small>
 						<div class="controls">
 							<textarea class="form-control" id="inputSignature" rows="5">{signature}</textarea>
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					<!-- ENDIF !disableSignatures -->
 
 					<input type="hidden" id="inputUID" value="{uid}"><br />
 
diff --git a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
index 66343f3acb..2fe46bbdc0 100644
--- a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 				<input type="checkbox" data-field="allowRegistration" checked> <strong>Allow registration</strong>
 			</label>
 		</div>
+		<div class="checkbox">
+			<label>
+				<input type="checkbox" data-field="disableSignatures"> <strong>Disable signatures</strong>
+			</label>
+		</div>
 		<strong>Minimum Username Length</strong><br />
 		<input type="text" class="form-control" value="2" data-field="minimumUsernameLength"><br />
 		<strong>Maximum Username Length</strong><br />
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 29879cd5c2..56ce12453b 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				post.user_postcount = userData.postcount || 0;
 				post.user_banned = parseInt(userData.banned, 10) === 1;
 				post.picture = userData.picture || gravatar.url('', {}, https = nconf.get('https'));
-				post.signature = signature;
+
+				if(meta.config.disableSignatures === undefined || parseInt(meta.config.disableSignatures, 10) === 0) {
+					post.signature = signature;
+				}
 
 				for (var info in customUserInfo) {
 					if (customUserInfo.hasOwnProperty(info)) {
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index d7b88ff03e..c97bcf6126 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 						data.yourid = callerUID;
 						data.theirid = uid;
 
+						data.disableSignatures = meta.config.disableSignatures !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableSignatures, 10) === 1;
+
 						user.getFollowingCount(uid, function (followingCount) {
 							user.getFollowerCount(uid, function (followerCount) {
 								data.followingCount = followingCount;