diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
index e95d87773..e6d544816 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ export class ConfigurationService extends BaseComponent {
 		return this._guideAssets;
 	}
 
+	private _allowOrganizationCreator: boolean;
+	get allowOrganizationCreator():boolean {
+		return this._allowOrganizationCreator;
+	}
+
 
 	public loadConfiguration(): Promise<any> {
 		return new Promise((r, e) => {
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ export class ConfigurationService extends BaseComponent {
 		this._logging = Logging.parseValue(config.logging);
 		this._lockInterval = config.lockInterval;
 		this._guideAssets = config.guideAssets;
+		this._allowOrganizationCreator = config.allowOrganizationCreator;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
index 50d7d2fef..620a27cb4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 					<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('organisations').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' |
 												translate}}</mat-error>
 					<mat-hint>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ORGANISATIONS-HINT' | translate}}</mat-hint>
-					<button matSuffix class="input-btn" [disabled]="canAddOrganizations()" type="button" (click)="addOrganization($event)">
+					<button *ngIf="showOrganizationCreator()" matSuffix class="input-btn" [disabled]="canAddOrganizations()" type="button" (click)="addOrganization($event)">
 						<mat-icon class="icon-btn">add_circle</mat-icon>
 					</button>
 				</mat-form-field>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.ts
index f21ddfed9..1435dfaef 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { map, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { AddOrganizationComponent } from '../add-organization/add-organization.component';
 import { isNullOrUndefined } from 'util';
+import { ConfigurationService } from '@app/core/services/configuration/configuration.service';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-general-tab',
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ export class GeneralTabComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 		private externalSourcesService: ExternalSourcesService,
 		private _service: DmpService,
 		private dialog: MatDialog,
-		private language: TranslateService
+		private language: TranslateService,
+		private configurationService: ConfigurationService
 	) {
 		super();
 	}
@@ -194,6 +196,10 @@ export class GeneralTabComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 		});
 	}
 
+	showOrganizationCreator(): boolean {
+		return this.configurationService.allowOrganizationCreator;
+	}
+
 	canAddOrganizations(): boolean {
 		if (!isNullOrUndefined(this.formGroup.get('organizations'))) {
 			return this.formGroup.get('organiztions').disabled;
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/config/config.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/config/config.json
index 1c32e5676..7674363b7 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/config/config.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/config/config.json
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
 		"logLevels": ["debug", "info", "warning", "error"]
 	},
 	"lockInterval": 60000,
-	"guideAssets": "assets/images/guide"
+	"guideAssets": "assets/images/guide",
+	"allowOrganizationCreator": true
 }