diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index e82e2ddad7..07f5263116 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		}
 
 		data.privileges = userPrivileges;
+		data.votingEnabled = meta.config['votingEnabled'] ? meta.config['votingEnabled'] : true;
 
 		var topic_url = tid + (req.params.slug ? '/' + req.params.slug : '');
 		var queryString = qs.stringify(req.query);