diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index dab6475543..b5a0938e5b 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 			var category_name = categoryData.name,
 				category_slug = categoryData.slug,
+				disabled = categoryData.disabled || '0',
 				category_description = categoryData.description;
 
 			function getTopicIds(next) {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				var categoryData = {
 					'category_name' : category_name,
 					'category_description': category_description,
+					'disabled': disabled,
 					'show_sidebar' : 'show',
 					'show_topic_button': 'inline-block',
 					'no_topics_message': 'hidden',
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 68bb0b9127..4e072787b8 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ var express = require('express'),
 			async.waterfall([
 				function(next) {
 					categories.getCategoryById(cid, 0, function(err, categoryData) {
+
+						if(categoryData) {
+							if(categoryData.disabled === '1')
+								return next(new Error('Category disabled'), null);
+						}
 						next(err, categoryData);
 					});
 				},