diff --git a/app/Controllers/updateController.php b/app/Controllers/updateController.php
index 8f939dbdb..b4e8a0bff 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/updateController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/updateController.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class FreshRSS_update_Controller extends Minz_ActionController {
 	}
 
 	public function applyAction() {
-		if (!file_exists(UPDATE_FILENAME) || !is_writable(FRESHRSS_PATH)) {
+		if (!file_exists(UPDATE_FILENAME) || !is_writable(FRESHRSS_PATH) || Minz_Configuration::get('system')->disable_update) {
 			Minz_Request::forward(array('c' => 'update'), true);
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/layout/aside_configure.phtml b/app/layout/aside_configure.phtml
index d956ec21f..94f5b1f6c 100644
--- a/app/layout/aside_configure.phtml
+++ b/app/layout/aside_configure.phtml
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@
 	                          Minz_Request::actionName() === 'checkInstall' ? ' active' : ''; ?>">
 		<a href="<?php echo _url('update', 'checkInstall'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.check_install'); ?></a>
 	</li>
+	<?php if (!Minz_Configuration::get('system')->disable_update) { ?>
 	<li class="item<?php echo Minz_Request::controllerName() === 'update' &&
 	                          Minz_Request::actionName() === 'index' ? ' active' : ''; ?>">
 		<a href="<?php echo _url('update', 'index'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.update'); ?></a>
 	</li>
 	<?php } ?>
+	<?php } ?>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/layout/header.phtml b/app/layout/header.phtml
index 238c664b0..e589ed7ef 100644
--- a/app/layout/header.phtml
+++ b/app/layout/header.phtml
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ if (FreshRSS_Auth::accessNeedsAction()) {
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('user', 'manage'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.user_management'); ?></a></li>
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('auth', 'index'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.authentication'); ?></a></li>
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('update', 'checkInstall'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.check_install'); ?></a></li>
+				<?php if (!Minz_Configuration::get('system')->disable_update) { ?>
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('update', 'index'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.update'); ?></a></li>
 				<?php } ?>
+				<?php } ?>
 				<li class="separator"></li>
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('stats', 'index'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.stats'); ?></a></li>
 				<li class="item"><a href="<?php echo _url('index', 'logs'); ?>"><?php echo _t('gen.menu.logs'); ?></a></li>
diff --git a/data/config.default.php b/data/config.default.php
index 433207a9c..748df1884 100644
--- a/data/config.default.php
+++ b/data/config.default.php
@@ -146,4 +146,7 @@ return array(
 
 	# List of enabled FreshRSS extensions.
 	'extensions_enabled' => array(),
+
+	# Disable self-update,
+	'disable_update' => false,
 );