diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.erb b/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
index 71ca0b15..e3288a25 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.erb
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
           </button>
         <% end %>
 
-        <button id="design" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action setting-btn <%= "active" if params[:setting] == "design"%>">
-          <span class="icon mr-3"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></span><%= t("settings.design.title") %>
-        </button>
+        <% if Rails.configuration.allow_custom_branding %>
+          <button id="design" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action setting-btn <%= "active" if params[:setting] == "design"%>">
+            <span class="icon mr-3"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></span><%= t("settings.design.title") %>
+          </button>
+        <% end %>
 
         <button id="delete" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action setting-btn <%= "active" if params[:setting] == "delete"%>">
           <span class="icon mr-3"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i></span><%= t("settings.delete.title") %>
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@
         <%= render "shared/settings/setting_view", setting_id: "password", setting_title: t("settings.password.subtitle") %>
       <% end %>
 
-      <%= render "shared/settings/setting_view", setting_id: "design", setting_title: t("settings.design.subtitle") %>
+      <% if Rails.configuration.allow_custom_branding %>
+        <%= render "shared/settings/setting_view", setting_id: "design", setting_title: t("settings.design.subtitle") %>
+      <% end %>
 
       <%= render "shared/settings/setting_view", setting_id: "delete", setting_title: t("settings.delete.subtitle") %>
     </div>
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 531d8893..c0ceea45 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ module Greenlight
     # Configure custom branding image.
     config.branding_image = ENV['BRANDING_IMAGE'] || "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bigbluebutton/greenlight/master/app/assets/images/logo_with_text.png"
 
+    # Show/Hide cutomization tab in user settings
+    config.allow_custom_branding = (ENV['ALLOW_CUSTOM_BRANDING'] == "true")
+
     # Enable/disable recording thumbnails.
     config.recording_thumbnails = (ENV['RECORDING_THUMBNAILS'] != "false")
 
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index 5d6bf0dd..a5239729 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ RELATIVE_URL_ROOT=/b
 # By default, this is the BigBlueButton logo.
 BRANDING_IMAGE=
 
+# Shows/Hides a tab in User Settings which allows the user to customize their own instance of GreenLight
+# Customization is currently unimplemented, so this will default to false
+ALLOW_CUSTOM_BRANDING=false
+
 # Specify which settings you would like the users to configure on room creation
 # or edit after the room has been created
 # By default, all settings are turned OFF.