diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index 9964d96..90d0f03 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export const errors = {
     BAD_AUTH: { code: 6003, message: "Bad authentication" },
     NOT_FOUND: { code: 6004, message: "Not found" },
     FORBIDDEN_DUE_TO_MISSING_PERMISSIONS: { code: 6005, message: "Forbidden due to missing permission(s)" },
-    GOT_NO_DATABASE_DATA: { code: 7001, message: "Unexpectedly got no data from database" }
+    GOT_NO_DATABASE_DATA: { code: 7001, message: "Unexpectedly got no data from database" },
+    FEATURE_DISABLED: { code: 7002, message: "This feature is disabled" }
 };
 
 export const gatewayErrors = {
diff --git a/src/routes/api/v1/users.ts b/src/routes/api/v1/users.ts
index 7aa4dcb..aec59b0 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/v1/users.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/v1/users.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ router.post(
     body("username").isLength({ min: 3, max: 32 }).isAlphanumeric("en-US", { ignore: " _-" }),
     body("password").isLength({ min: 8, max: 1000 }),
     async (req, res) => {
+        if (process.env.DISABLE_ACCOUNT_CREATION === "true") {
+            return res.status(403).json({ ...errors.FEATURE_DISABLED });
+        }
+
         const validationErrors = validationResult(req);
         if (!validationErrors.isEmpty()) {
             return res.status(400).json({ ...errors.INVALID_DATA, errors: validationErrors.array() });