diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index 0a81ff47cc..b8b4fc3175 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ Controllers.confirmEmail = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 Controllers.sitemap = function(req, res, next) {
+	if (meta.config['feeds:disableSitemap'] === '1') {
+		return res.redirect('404');
+	}
+
 	var sitemap = require('../sitemap.js');
 
 	sitemap.render(function(xml) {