diff --git a/distrib/gitblit.properties b/distrib/gitblit.properties
index 233fdfa..d57f9ba 100644
--- a/distrib/gitblit.properties
+++ b/distrib/gitblit.properties
@@ -504,6 +504,12 @@
 # SINCE 0.9.0
 web.allowLuceneIndexing = true
 
+# Allows an authenticated user to create forks of a repository
+#
+# set this to false if you want to disable all fork controls on the web site
+#
+web.allowForking = true
+
 # Controls the length of shortened commit hash ids
 #
 # SINCE 1.2.0
@@ -1179,4 +1185,4 @@
 #
 # SINCE 0.5.0
 # RESTART REQUIRED
-server.shutdownPort = 8081
\ No newline at end of file
+server.shutdownPort = 8081
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditRepositoryPage.java b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditRepositoryPage.java
index dead34a..9de8244 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditRepositoryPage.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditRepositoryPage.java
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 		form.add(new TextField<String>("description"));
 		form.add(new DropDownChoice<String>("owner", GitBlit.self().getAllUsernames())
 				.setEnabled(GitBlitWebSession.get().canAdmin() && !repositoryModel.isPersonalRepository()));
-		form.add(new CheckBox("allowForks"));
+		form.add(new CheckBox("allowForks").setEnabled(GitBlit.getBoolean(Keys.web.allowForking, true)));
 		DropDownChoice<AccessRestrictionType> accessRestriction = new DropDownChoice<AccessRestrictionType>("accessRestriction", Arrays
 				.asList(AccessRestrictionType.values()), new AccessRestrictionRenderer());
 		form.add(accessRestriction);
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditTeamPage.java b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditTeamPage.java
index a22361f..1991c02 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditTeamPage.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditTeamPage.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 import com.gitblit.GitBlit;
 import com.gitblit.GitBlitException;
+import com.gitblit.Keys;
 import com.gitblit.Constants.RegistrantType;
 import com.gitblit.models.RegistrantAccessPermission;
 import com.gitblit.models.TeamModel;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
 		// field names reflective match TeamModel fields
 		form.add(new TextField<String>("name"));
 		form.add(new CheckBox("canAdmin"));
-		form.add(new CheckBox("canFork"));
+		form.add(new CheckBox("canFork").setEnabled(GitBlit.getBoolean(Keys.web.allowForking, true)));
 		form.add(new CheckBox("canCreate"));
 		form.add(users.setEnabled(editMemberships));
 		mailingLists = new Model<String>(teamModel.mailingLists == null ? ""
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditUserPage.java b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditUserPage.java
index 80f09db..d22800e 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditUserPage.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/EditUserPage.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 		form.add(new TextField<String>("displayName").setEnabled(editDisplayName));
 		form.add(new TextField<String>("emailAddress").setEnabled(editEmailAddress));
 		form.add(new CheckBox("canAdmin"));
-		form.add(new CheckBox("canFork"));
+		form.add(new CheckBox("canFork").setEnabled(GitBlit.getBoolean(Keys.web.allowForking, true)));
 		form.add(new CheckBox("canCreate"));
 		form.add(new CheckBox("excludeFromFederation"));
 		form.add(new RegistrantPermissionsPanel("repositories",	RegistrantType.REPOSITORY, repos, permissions, getAccessPermissions()));
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/RepositoryPage.java b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/RepositoryPage.java
index 346edc3..3acf73a 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/RepositoryPage.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/wicket/pages/RepositoryPage.java
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@
 		pages.put("branches", new PageRegistration("gb.branches", BranchesPage.class, params));
 		pages.put("tags", new PageRegistration("gb.tags", TagsPage.class, params));
 		pages.put("tree", new PageRegistration("gb.tree", TreePage.class, params));
-		pages.put("forks", new PageRegistration("gb.forks", ForksPage.class, params));
+		if (GitBlit.getBoolean(Keys.web.allowForking, true)) {
+			pages.put("forks", new PageRegistration("gb.forks", ForksPage.class, params));
+		}
 
 		// conditional links
 		Repository r = getRepository();
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@
 	}
 	
 	protected boolean allowForkControls() {
-		return true;
+		return GitBlit.getBoolean(Keys.web.allowForking, true);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -597,4 +599,4 @@
 			getRequestCycle().setRequestTarget(new RedirectRequestTarget(absoluteUrl));
 		}
 	}
-}
+}