diff --git a/configuration.txt b/configuration.txt
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 10d54410..7bd144ae
--- a/configuration.txt
+++ b/configuration.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ web:
     
     # showchat: modal/balloons
     showchat: modal
+    allowchat: true
     messagettl: 15000
         
     showplayerfacesonmap: true
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
index 8ac9f555..9805c370 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
@@ -132,15 +132,18 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         webServer.handlers.put("/up/configuration", new ClientConfigurationHandler((Map<?, ?>) configuration.getProperty("web")));
 
         SendMessageHandler messageHandler = new SendMessageHandler();
-        messageHandler.onMessageReceived.addListener(new Listener<SendMessageHandler.Message>() {
-            @Override
-            public void triggered(Message t) {
-                mapManager.pushUpdate(new Client.WebChatMessage(t.name, t.message));
-                log.info("[WEB]" + t.name + ": " + t.message);
-                getServer().broadcastMessage("[WEB]" + t.name + ": " + t.message);
-            }
-        });
-        webServer.handlers.put("/up/sendmessage", messageHandler);
+        boolean allowchat = configuration.getBoolean("allowchat", true);
+        if (allowchat == true) {
+	        messageHandler.onMessageReceived.addListener(new Listener<SendMessageHandler.Message>() {
+	            @Override
+	            public void triggered(Message t) {
+	                mapManager.pushUpdate(new Client.WebChatMessage(t.name, t.message));
+	                log.info("[WEB]" + t.name + ": " + t.message);
+	                getServer().broadcastMessage("[WEB]" + t.name + ": " + t.message);
+	            }
+	        });
+	        webServer.handlers.put("/up/sendmessage", messageHandler);
+        }
 
         try {
             webServer.startServer();
diff --git a/web/map.js b/web/map.js
index 326bf977..cce76d9e 100644
--- a/web/map.js
+++ b/web/map.js
@@ -202,21 +202,23 @@ DynMap.prototype = {
 			var messagelist = me.messagelist = $('<div/>')
 				.addClass('messagelist')
 				.appendTo(chat);
-			var chatinput = me.chatinput = $('<input/>')
-				.addClass('chatinput')
-				.attr({
-					id: 'chatinput',
-					type: 'text',
-					value: ''
-				})
-				.keydown(function(event) {
-					if (event.keyCode == '13') {
-						event.preventDefault();
-						sendChat(chatinput.val());
-						chatinput.val('');
-					}
-				})
-				.appendTo(chat);
+			if (me.options.allowchat === 'true') {
+				var chatinput = me.chatinput = $('<input/>')
+					.addClass('chatinput')
+					.attr({
+						id: 'chatinput',
+						type: 'text',
+						value: ''
+					})
+					.keydown(function(event) {
+						if (event.keyCode == '13') {
+							event.preventDefault();
+							sendChat(chatinput.val());
+							chatinput.val('');
+						}
+					})
+					.appendTo(chat);
+			}
 		}
 		
 		// TODO: Enable hash-links.