diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index 2225373ee2..0c906e562c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ accountsController.accountSettings = function(req, res, next) {
 			userData.settings = results.settings;
 			userData.languages = results.languages;
 
+			userData.disableEmailSubscriptions = meta.config.disableEmailSubscriptions !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableEmailSubscriptions, 10) === 1;
+
 			res.render('account/settings', userData);
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/src/user/jobs.js b/src/user/jobs.js
index 7659a87aea..160f3bb33c 100644
--- a/src/user/jobs.js
+++ b/src/user/jobs.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 	};
 
 	User.sendDailyDigests = function() {
+		var digestsDisabled = meta.config.disableEmailSubscriptions !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableEmailSubscriptions, 10) === 1;
+		if (digestsDisabled) {
+			return winston.log('[user/jobs] Did not send daily digests because subscription system is disabled.');
+		}
+
 		async.parallel({
 			recent: function(next) {
 				topics.getLatestTopics(0, 0, 10, 'day', next);