diff --git a/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist b/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
index f74853b..ba5f9c2 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
+++ b/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ $config['recaptcha_publickey'] = '';
 $config['recaptcha_privatekey'] = '';
 $config['disable_api'] = false;
 $config['blocked_words'] = '';
+$config['disable_shorturl'] = false;
 
 //spamadmin: accessible via /spamadmin (only active when user + pass is set)
 $config['spamadmin_user'] = '';
diff --git a/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php b/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
index 8810002..de2c4ba 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
+++ b/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ class Main extends CI_Controller
 				{
 					$_POST['private'] = 1;
 				}
+
+				if (config_item('disable_shorturl'))
+				{
+					$_POST['snipurl'] = 0;
+				}
 				
 				if ($this->input->post('reply') == false) 
 				{
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index b8bc315..3aef828 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 							<label class="checkbox">
 								<?php
 									$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+									if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+										$set['checked'] = 0;
+										$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+									}
 									echo form_checkbox($set);
 								?>
 								<?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 9d8e5d1..e740e12 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 				<div class="text_beside">
 					<?php
 						$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+						if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+							$set['checked'] = 0;
+							$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+						}
 						echo form_checkbox($set);
 					?>
 				</div>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index d611fcb..3be1acd 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 				<div class="text_beside">
 					<?php
 						$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+						if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+							$set['checked'] = 0;
+							$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+						}
 						echo form_checkbox($set);
 					?>
 				</div>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 82f9b4c..eaef869 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 							<label class="checkbox">
 								<?php
 									$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+									if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+										$set['checked'] = 0;
+										$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+									}
 									echo form_checkbox($set);
 								?>
 								<?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 8b607eb..25d1df6 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 							<label class="checkbox">
 								<?php
 									$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+									if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+										$set['checked'] = 0;
+										$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+									}
 									echo form_checkbox($set);
 								?>
 								<?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?>