diff --git a/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj b/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
index ceefea90b..d68e39ef7 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
+++ b/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
-		<Version>1.0.0.35</Version>
+		<Version>1.0.0.36</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="Build\dockerfiles\**" />
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
index 55237399d..3c2811245 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
@@ -235,8 +235,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
 
         [HttpGet]
         [AllowAnonymous]
-        public IActionResult Register(string returnUrl = null)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> Register(string returnUrl = null)
         {
+            var policies = await _SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<PoliciesSettings>() ?? new PoliciesSettings();
+            if (policies.LockSubscription)
+                return RedirectToAction(nameof(HomeController.Index), "Home");
             ViewData["ReturnUrl"] = returnUrl;
             return View();
         }
@@ -247,9 +250,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
         public async Task<IActionResult> Register(RegisterViewModel model, string returnUrl = null)
         {
             ViewData["ReturnUrl"] = returnUrl;
+            var policies = await _SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<PoliciesSettings>() ?? new PoliciesSettings();
+            if (policies.LockSubscription)
+                return RedirectToAction(nameof(HomeController.Index), "Home");
             if (ModelState.IsValid)
             {
-                var policies = await _SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<PoliciesSettings>() ?? new PoliciesSettings();
                 var user = new ApplicationUser { UserName = model.Email, Email = model.Email, RequiresEmailConfirmation = policies.RequiresConfirmedEmail };
                 var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(user, model.Password);
                 if (result.Succeeded)
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs b/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
index abbaf406d..431e902eb 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace BTCPayServer.Services
 {
@@ -11,5 +12,8 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services
         {
             get; set;
         }
+
+        [JsonProperty(DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Populate)]
+        public bool LockSubscription { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml b/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
index 83a636ec3..f744ac4dc 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
                 <label asp-for="RequiresConfirmedEmail"></label>
                 <input asp-for="RequiresConfirmedEmail" type="checkbox" class="form-check-inline" />
             </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label asp-for="LockSubscription"></label>
+                <input asp-for="LockSubscription" type="checkbox" class="form-check-inline" />
+            </div>
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" name="command" value="Save">Save</button>
         </form>
     </div>