diff --git a/app/app.py b/app/app.py
index f63348a..44e21c1 100644
--- a/app/app.py
+++ b/app/app.py
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ def create_app(args):
             {
                 "charLimit": args.char_limit,
                 "frontendTimeout": args.frontend_timeout,
+                "suggestions": args.suggestions,
                 "language": {
                     "source": {
                         "code": frontend_argos_language_source.code,
@@ -618,6 +619,9 @@ def create_app(args):
     @app.route("/suggest", methods=["POST"])
     @limiter.exempt
     def suggest():
+        if args.suggestions is False:
+            abort(404)
+
         q = request.values.get("q")
         s = request.values.get("s")
         source_lang = request.values.get("source")
diff --git a/app/default_values.py b/app/default_values.py
index 2538a0e..d41843a 100644
--- a/app/default_values.py
+++ b/app/default_values.py
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ _default_options_objects = [
         'name': 'LOAD_ONLY',
         'default_value': None,
         'value_type': 'str'
+    },
+    {
+        'name': 'SUGGESTIONS',
+        'default_value': False,
+        'value_type':  'bool'
     }
 ]
 
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index d9b5b44..ffaef87 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ def main():
         metavar="<comma-separated language codes>",
         help="Set available languages (ar,de,en,es,fr,ga,hi,it,ja,ko,pt,ru,zh)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--suggestions", default=DEFARGS['SUGGESTIONS'], action="store_true", help="Allow user suggestions"
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     app = create_app(args)
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 404c47e..4ca063f 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -148,15 +148,15 @@
 								<label for="textarea2" class="sr-only">
 									Translated text
 								</label>
-								<textarea id="textarea2" v-model="translatedText" ref="translatedTextarea" dir="auto" v-bind:readonly="!isSuggesting"></textarea>
+								<textarea id="textarea2" v-model="translatedText" ref="translatedTextarea" dir="auto" v-bind:readonly="suggestions && !isSuggesting"></textarea>
                                 <div class="actions">
-                                    <button v-if="!loadingTranslation && inputText.length && !isSuggesting" class="btn-action" @click="suggestTranslation">
+                                    <button v-if="suggestions && !loadingTranslation && inputText.length && !isSuggesting" class="btn-action" @click="suggestTranslation">
                                         <i class="material-icons">edit</i>
                                     </button>
-                                    <button v-if="!loadingTranslation && inputText.length && isSuggesting" class="btn-action btn-blue" @click="closeSuggestTranslation">
+                                    <button v-if="suggestions && !loadingTranslation && inputText.length && isSuggesting" class="btn-action btn-blue" @click="closeSuggestTranslation">
                                         <span>Cancel</span>
                                     </button>
-                                    <button v-if="!loadingTranslation && inputText.length && isSuggesting" :disabled="!canSendSuggestion" class="btn-action btn-blue" @click="sendSuggestion">
+                                    <button v-if="suggestions && !loadingTranslation && inputText.length && isSuggesting" :disabled="!canSendSuggestion" class="btn-action btn-blue" @click="sendSuggestion">
                                         <span>Send</span>
                                     </button>
                                     <button v-if="!isSuggesting" class="btn-action btn-copy-translated" @click="copyText">
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
 
 			copyTextLabel: "Copy text",
 
+            suggestions: false,
             isSuggesting: false,
 		},
 		mounted: function(){
@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@
 					self.sourceLang = self.settings.language.source.code;
 					self.targetLang = self.settings.language.target.code;
 					self.charactersLimit = self.settings.charLimit;
-				}else {
+                    self.suggestions = self.settings.suggestions;
+            }else {
 					self.error = "Cannot load /frontend/settings";
 					self.loading = false;
 			}