diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index d16100d0fc..7b37e5cfdf 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ module.exports = settings =
 	reloadModuleViewsOnEachRequest: process.env['NODE_ENV'] == 'development'
 	disableModule:
 		'user-activate': process.env['DISABLE_MODULE_USER_ACTIVATE'] == 'true'
+		'launchpad': process.env['DISABLE_MODULE_LAUNCHPAD'] == 'true'
 
 	domainLicences: [
 
diff --git a/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js b/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
index 1f33512c45..b24ce3bf88 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
+++ b/services/web/modules/launchpad/app/src/LaunchpadRouter.js
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@
  * Full docs: https://github.com/decaffeinate/decaffeinate/blob/master/docs/suggestions.md
  */
 const logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
+const Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
 const LaunchpadController = require('./LaunchpadController')
 const AuthenticationController = require('../../../../app/src/Features/Authentication/AuthenticationController')
 const AuthorizationMiddleware = require('../../../../app/src/Features/Authorization/AuthorizationMiddleware')
 
 module.exports = {
   apply(webRouter, apiRouter) {
+    if (Settings.disableModule['launchpad']) {
+      logger.log({}, 'Skipping Init launchpad router')
+      return
+    }
     logger.log({}, 'Init launchpad router')
 
     webRouter.get('/launchpad', LaunchpadController.launchpadPage)