diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd89159..d1037ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ docker-compose up -d --build
 | --frontend-language-target | Set frontend default language - target | `es`          |
 | --frontend-timeout | Set frontend translation timeout | `500`         |
 | --api-keys | Enable API keys database for per-user rate limits lookup | `Don't use API keys` |
+| --require-api-key-origin | Require use of an API key for programmatic access to the API, unless the request origin matches this domain | `No restrictions on domain origin` |
 | --load-only   | Set available languages    | `all from argostranslate`    |
 
 ## Manage API Keys
diff --git a/app/app.py b/app/app.py
index e0af8de..9b7e0b4 100644
--- a/app/app.py
+++ b/app/app.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 from .api_keys import Database
 from app.language import detect_languages, transliterate
 from app import flood
+from functools import wraps
 
 def get_json_dict(request):
     d = request.get_json()
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ def get_routes_limits(default_req_limit, daily_req_limit, api_keys_db):
 
     return res
 
+
 def create_app(args):
     from app.init import boot
     boot(args.load_only)
@@ -76,13 +78,17 @@ def create_app(args):
         raise AttributeError(f"{args.frontend_language_source} as frontend source language is not supported.")
     if frontend_argos_language_target is None:
         raise AttributeError(f"{args.frontend_language_target} as frontend target language is not supported.")
+    
+    api_keys_db = None
 
     if args.req_limit > 0 or args.api_keys or args.daily_req_limit > 0:
+        api_keys_db = Database() if args.api_keys else None
+
         from flask_limiter import Limiter
         limiter = Limiter(
             app,
             key_func=get_remote_address,
-            default_limits=get_routes_limits(args.req_limit, args.daily_req_limit, Database() if args.api_keys else None)
+            default_limits=get_routes_limits(args.req_limit, args.daily_req_limit, api_keys_db)
         )
     else:
       from .no_limiter import Limiter
@@ -91,6 +97,25 @@ def create_app(args):
     if args.req_flood_threshold > 0:
         flood.setup(args.req_flood_threshold)
 
+    def access_check(f):
+        @wraps(f)
+        def func(*a, **kw):
+            if flood.is_banned(get_remote_address()):
+                abort(403, description="Too many request limits violations")
+            
+            if args.api_keys and args.require_api_key_origin:
+                if request.is_json:
+                    json = get_json_dict(request)
+                    ak = json.get("api_key")
+                else:
+                    ak = request.values.get("api_key")
+
+                if api_keys_db.lookup(ak) is None and request.headers.get("Origin") != args.require_api_key_origin:
+                    abort(403, description="Please contact the server operator to obtain an API key")
+
+            return f(*a, **kw)
+        return func
+
     @app.errorhandler(400)
     def invalid_api(e):
         return jsonify({"error": str(e.description)}), 400
@@ -167,6 +192,7 @@ def create_app(args):
 
 
     @app.route("/translate", methods=['POST'])
+    @access_check
     def translate():
         """
         Translate text from a language to another
@@ -254,9 +280,6 @@ def create_app(args):
                   type: string
                   description: Error message
         """
-        if flood.is_banned(get_remote_address()):
-            abort(403, description="Too many request limits violations")
-
         if request.is_json:
             json = get_json_dict(request)
             q = json.get('q')
@@ -320,6 +343,7 @@ def create_app(args):
             abort(500, description="Cannot translate text: %s" % str(e))
 
     @app.route("/detect", methods=['POST'])
+    @access_check
     def detect():
         """
         Detect the language of a single text
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index ce1d5f9..c1fdf23 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def main():
                         help='Set frontend translation timeout (%(default)s)')
     parser.add_argument('--api-keys', default=False, action="store_true",
                         help="Enable API keys database for per-user rate limits lookup")
+    parser.add_argument('--require-api-key-origin', type=str, default="",
+                        help="Require use of an API key for programmatic access to the API, unless the request origin matches this domain")
     parser.add_argument('--load-only', type=operator.methodcaller('split', ','),
                         metavar='<comma-separated language codes>',
                         help='Set available languages (ar,de,en,es,fr,ga,hi,it,ja,ko,pt,ru,zh)')