diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
index ceddc2ad61..451f90865a 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.coffee
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ module.exports = ProjectCreationHandler =
 			 owner_ref          : new ObjectId(owner_id)
 			 name               : projectName
 		project.overleaf.history.id = projectHistoryId
+		if Settings.apis?.project_history?.displayHistoryForNewProjects
+			project.overleaf.history.display = true
 		if Settings.currentImageName?
 			project.imageName = Settings.currentImageName
 		project.rootFolder[0] = rootFolder
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 844bffae3c..74b2904e5e 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ module.exports = settings =
 		project_history:
 			sendProjectStructureOps: process.env.PROJECT_HISTORY_ENABLED == 'true' or false
 			initializeHistoryForNewProjects: process.env.PROJECT_HISTORY_ENABLED == 'true' or false
+			displayHistoryForNewProjects: process.env.PROJECT_HISTORY_ENABLED == 'true' or false
 			url : "http://localhost:3054"
 		docstore:
 			url : "http://#{process.env['DOCSTORE_HOST'] or 'localhost'}:3016"
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
index 378e909984..8fef737ed8 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ describe 'ProjectCreationHandler', ->
 
 		@User = findById:sinon.stub().callsArgWith(2, null, @user)
 		@callback = sinon.stub()
+
+		@Settings = apis: { project_history: {} }
+
 		@handler = SandboxedModule.require modulePath, requires:
 			'../../models/User': User:@User
 			'../../models/Project':{Project:@ProjectModel}
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ describe 'ProjectCreationHandler', ->
 			'../History/HistoryManager': @HistoryManager
 			'./ProjectEntityHandler':@ProjectEntityHandler
 			"./ProjectDetailsHandler":@ProjectDetailsHandler
-			"settings-sharelatex": @Settings = {}
+			"settings-sharelatex": @Settings
 			'logger-sharelatex': {log:->}
 			"metrics-sharelatex": {
 				inc: ()->,
@@ -113,6 +116,18 @@ describe 'ProjectCreationHandler', ->
 					expect(project.imageName).to.not.exist
 					done()
 
+			it "should not set the overleaf.history.display if not configured in settings", (done) ->
+				@Settings.apis.project_history.displayHistoryForNewProjects = false
+				@handler.createBlankProject ownerId, projectName, (err, project)=>
+					expect(project.overleaf.history.display).to.not.exist
+					done()
+
+			it "should set the overleaf.history.display if configured in settings", (done) ->
+				@Settings.apis.project_history.displayHistoryForNewProjects = true
+				@handler.createBlankProject ownerId, projectName, (err, project)=>
+					expect(project.overleaf.history.display).to.equal true
+					done()
+
 		describe "with an error", ->
 			beforeEach ->
 				@ProjectModel::save = sinon.stub().callsArgWith(0, new Error("something went wrong"))