diff --git a/controller/viewcontroller.php b/controller/viewcontroller.php
index 39af972bf2..65fd7f2430 100644
--- a/controller/viewcontroller.php
+++ b/controller/viewcontroller.php
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ private function getTemplateParams() {
 		$appVersion = $this->config->getAppValue($this->appName, 'installed_version');
 		$isIE = $this->request->isUserAgent([Request::USER_AGENT_IE]);
 		$defaultColor = $this->config->getAppValue('theming', 'color', '#0082C9');
+		$canSharePublicLink = $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes');
 
 		return [
 			'appVersion' => $appVersion,
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ private function getTemplateParams() {
 			'defaultColor' => $defaultColor,
 			'shareeCanEditShares' => $shareeCanEditShares ? 'yes' : 'no',
 			'shareeCanEditCalendarProperties' => $shareeCanEditCalendarProperties ? 'yes' : 'no',
+			'canSharePublicLink' => $canSharePublicLink,
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/js/app/controllers/calendarlistcontroller.js b/js/app/controllers/calendarlistcontroller.js
index 887cf527f8..d38e2e5387 100644
--- a/js/app/controllers/calendarlistcontroller.js
+++ b/js/app/controllers/calendarlistcontroller.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ app.controller('CalendarListController', ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$window', 'Ha
 		$scope.publicdavdesc = t('calendar', 'CalDAV address for clients');
 
 		$scope.isSharingAPI = isSharingAPI;
+		$scope.canSharePublicLink = constants.canSharePublicLink;
 
 		$scope.$watchCollection('calendars', function(newCalendars, oldCalendars) {
 			newCalendars = newCalendars || [];
diff --git a/js/config/config.js b/js/config/config.js
index a564c69ff4..6ef1f06306 100644
--- a/js/config/config.js
+++ b/js/config/config.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ app.config(['$provide', '$httpProvider',
 		const publicSharingToken = angular.element('#fullcalendar').attr('data-publicSharingToken');
 		const shareeCanEditShares = angular.element('#fullcalendar').attr('data-shareeCanEditShares') === 'yes';
 		const shareeCanEditCalendarProperties = angular.element('#fullcalendar').attr('data-shareeCanEditCalendarProperties') === 'yes';
+		const canSharePublicLink = angular.element('#fullcalendar').attr('data-canSharePublicLink') === 'yes';
 		$provide.constant('constants', {
 			initialView,
 			emailAddress,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ app.config(['$provide', '$httpProvider',
 			publicSharingToken,
 			shareeCanEditShares,
 			shareeCanEditCalendarProperties,
+			canSharePublicLink,
 			SHARE_TYPE_USER: 0,
 			SHARE_TYPE_GROUP: 1
 		});
diff --git a/templates/part.calendarlist.item.php b/templates/part.calendarlist.item.php
index f629ede56b..acaecc830c 100644
--- a/templates/part.calendarlist.item.php
+++ b/templates/part.calendarlist.item.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class="checkbox"
 			</span>
 		</li>
 	</ul>
-	<div class="publishing" ng-if="item.calendar.isPublishable()">
+	<div class="publishing" ng-if="item.calendar.isPublishable() && canSharePublicLink">
 		<input type="checkbox" name="publish"
 			   class="checkbox"
 			   id="checkbox_publish_calendar_{{ $index }}"
diff --git a/templates/part.fullcalendar.php b/templates/part.fullcalendar.php
index 6117c4c06c..76e34aadcf 100644
--- a/templates/part.fullcalendar.php
+++ b/templates/part.fullcalendar.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class="calendar"
 	data-publicSharingToken="<?php p($_['token']); ?>"
 	data-shareeCanEditShares="<?php p($_['shareeCanEditShares']); ?>"
 	data-shareeCanEditCalendarProperties="<?php p($_['shareeCanEditCalendarProperties']); ?>"
+	data-canSharePublicLink="<?php p($_['canSharePublicLink']); ?>"
 	fc
 	id="fullcalendar">
 </div>
diff --git a/tests/php/controller/viewcontrollerTest.php b/tests/php/controller/viewcontrollerTest.php
index baff3681b7..fb17e9faad 100755
--- a/tests/php/controller/viewcontrollerTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/controller/viewcontrollerTest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public function testIndex($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeActions, $shareeCanEdit)
 			->with('theming', 'color', '#0082C9')
 			->will($this->returnValue('#ff00ff'));
 
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes')
+			->will($this->returnValue('yes'));
+
 		$this->userSession->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUser')
 			->will($this->returnValue($this->dummyUser));
@@ -94,22 +99,22 @@ public function testIndex($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeActions, $shareeCanEdit)
 			->method('getEMailAddress')
 			->will($this->returnValue('test@bla.com'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'currentView', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue('someView'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'skipPopover', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someSkipPopoverValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'showWeekNr', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someShowWeekNrValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(7))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'firstRun', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue('someFirstRunValue'));
@@ -124,6 +129,7 @@ public function testIndex($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeActions, $shareeCanEdit)
 			'skipPopover' => 'someSkipPopoverValue',
 			'weekNumbers' => 'someShowWeekNrValue',
 			'firstRun' => 'someFirstRunValue',
+			'canSharePublicLink' => 'yes',
 			'defaultColor' => '#ff00ff',
 			'isPublic' => false,
 			'isEmbedded' => false,
@@ -178,21 +184,26 @@ public function testIndexNoMonthFallback() {
 			->will($this->returnValue('#ff00ff'));
 
 		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes')
+			->will($this->returnValue('no'));
+
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'currentView', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue(null));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'skipPopover', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someSkipPopoverValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'showWeekNr', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someShowWeekNrValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(7))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'firstRun', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue('someFirstRunValue'));
@@ -214,6 +225,7 @@ public function testIndexNoMonthFallback() {
 			'token' => '',
 			'shareeCanEditShares' => 'no',
 			'shareeCanEditCalendarProperties' => 'yes',
+			'canSharePublicLink' => 'no'
 		], $actual->getParams());
 		$this->assertEquals('main', $actual->getTemplateName());
 	}
@@ -255,27 +267,32 @@ public function testIndexFirstRunDetection($initialView, $expectedFirstRun, $exp
 			->will($this->returnValue('#ff00ff'));
 
 		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes')
+			->will($this->returnValue('no'));
+
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'currentView', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue($initialView));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(4))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'skipPopover', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someSkipPopoverValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(5))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'showWeekNr', 'no')
 			->will($this->returnValue('someShowWeekNrValue'));
 
-		$this->config->expects($this->at(6))
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(7))
 			->method('getUserValue')
 			->with('user123', $this->appName, 'firstRun', null)
 			->will($this->returnValue(null));
 
 		if ($expectsSetRequest) {
-			$this->config->expects($this->at(7))
+			$this->config->expects($this->at(8))
 				->method('setUserValue')
 				->with('user123');
 		}
@@ -297,6 +314,7 @@ public function testIndexFirstRunDetection($initialView, $expectedFirstRun, $exp
 			'token' => '',
 			'shareeCanEditShares' => 'yes',
 			'shareeCanEditCalendarProperties' => 'no',
+			'canSharePublicLink' => 'no'
 		], $actual->getParams());
 		$this->assertEquals('main', $actual->getTemplateName());
 	}
@@ -332,6 +350,11 @@ public function testPublicIndex($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeActions, $shareeCa
 			->with('theming', 'color', '#0082C9')
 			->will($this->returnValue('#ff00ff'));
 
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes')
+			->will($this->returnValue('no'));
+
 		$this->request->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getServerProtocol')
 			->will($this->returnValue('fancy_protocol'));
@@ -389,6 +412,7 @@ public function testPublicIndex($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeActions, $shareeCa
 			'token' => 'fancy_token_123',
 			'shareeCanEditShares' => $shareeActions,
 			'shareeCanEditCalendarProperties' => $shareeCanEdit,
+			'canSharePublicLink' => 'no',
 		], $actual->getParams());
 		$this->assertEquals('main', $actual->getTemplateName());
 	}
@@ -417,6 +441,11 @@ public function testPublicIndexWithBranding($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeAction
 			->with('theming', 'color', '#0082C9')
 			->will($this->returnValue('#ff00ff'));
 
+		$this->config->expects($this->at(3))
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', 'yes')
+			->will($this->returnValue('no'));
+
 		$this->request->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getServerProtocol')
 			->will($this->returnValue('fancy_protocol'));
@@ -474,6 +503,7 @@ public function testPublicIndexWithBranding($serverVersion, $isIE, $shareeAction
 			'token' => 'fancy_token_123',
 			'shareeCanEditShares' => $shareeActions,
 			'shareeCanEditCalendarProperties' => $shareeCanEdit,
+			'canSharePublicLink' => 'no',
 		], $actual->getParams());
 		$this->assertEquals('public', $actual->getTemplateName());
 	}