diff --git a/app/Models/Setting.php b/app/Models/Setting.php
index ae0e3beb..089fbf2b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Setting.php
+++ b/app/Models/Setting.php
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ class Setting extends NexusModel
         return self::get('main.spsct') == 'yes';
     }
 
+    public static function getIsComplainEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        return self::get('main.complain_enabled') == 'yes';
+    }
+
     public static function getIsAllowUserReceiveEmailNotification(): bool
     {
         return self::get('smtp.emailnotify') == 'yes';
diff --git a/lang/chs/lang_complains.php b/lang/chs/lang_complains.php
index 8df7f238..a10ee3bc 100644
--- a/lang/chs/lang_complains.php
+++ b/lang/chs/lang_complains.php
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ $lang_complains = [
     'text_view_band_log' => '查看封禁记录',
     'reply_notify_subject' => '申诉回复',
     'reply_notify_body' => '你在网站 %s 的申诉有了回复，点此 <a href="%s" target="_blank">查看</a>。',
+    'complain_not_enabled' => '申诉功能未启用',
 ];
diff --git a/lang/chs/lang_settings.php b/lang/chs/lang_settings.php
index 95527f52..aaba2865 100644
--- a/lang/chs/lang_settings.php
+++ b/lang/chs/lang_settings.php
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ $lang_settings = array
     'text_paid_torrent_enabled_note' => '启用后，有权限的用户可以在发种时设置向下载种子的用户收取一定的魔力，默认：否',
     'row_use_challenge_response_authentication' => '挑战-响应认证',
     'text_use_challenge_response_authentication_note' => '如果启用，登录时将不传输明文密码，建议启用。未来版本会删除此配置且启用此功能。',
+    'row_complain_enabled' => '启用申诉',
+    'row_complain_enabled_note' => '默认: "yes"',
 );
 
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/cht/lang_complains.php b/lang/cht/lang_complains.php
index bccbc8fe..04188b45 100644
--- a/lang/cht/lang_complains.php
+++ b/lang/cht/lang_complains.php
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ $lang_complains = [
     'text_view_band_log' => '查看封禁記錄',
     'reply_notify_subject' => '申訴回復',
     'reply_notify_body' => '你在網站 %s 的申訴有了回復，點此 <a href="%s" target="_blank">查看</a>。',
+    'complain_not_enabled' => '申訴功能未啟用',
 ];
diff --git a/lang/cht/lang_settings.php b/lang/cht/lang_settings.php
index 26d48e1a..bcb45a25 100644
--- a/lang/cht/lang_settings.php
+++ b/lang/cht/lang_settings.php
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ $lang_settings = array
     'text_paid_torrent_enabled_note' => '啟用後，有權限的用戶可以在發種時設置向下載種子的用戶收取一定的魔力，默認：否',
     'row_use_challenge_response_authentication' => '挑戰-響應認證',
     'text_use_challenge_response_authentication_note' => '如果啟用，登錄時將不傳輸明文密碼，建議啟用。未來版本會刪除此配置且啟用此功能。',
+    'row_complain_enabled' => '啟用申訴',
+    'row_complain_enabled_note' => '默認: "yes"',
 );
 
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/en/lang_complains.php b/lang/en/lang_complains.php
index 2dfd4254..df8338a6 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang_complains.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang_complains.php
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ $lang_complains = [
     'text_view_band_log' => 'View ban log',
     'reply_notify_subject' => 'Complaint replied',
     'reply_notify_body' => 'You have a reply to your complaint on the site %s, click here <a href="%s" target="_blank">to see it</a>.',
+    'complain_not_enabled' => 'Complaint not enabled',
 ];
diff --git a/lang/en/lang_settings.php b/lang/en/lang_settings.php
index b3a2dd4f..765d0beb 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang_settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang_settings.php
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ $lang_settings = array
     'text_paid_torrent_enabled_note' => 'When enabled, users with permission can set a certain amount of bonus to be charged to users who download the torrents when they are sent, default: no',
     'row_use_challenge_response_authentication' => 'Challenge-Response Authentication',
     'text_use_challenge_response_authentication_note' => 'If enabled, no plaintext passwords will be transmitted at login, recommended. Future releases will remove this configuration and enable this feature.' ,
+    'row_complain_enabled' => 'Whether to enable complaints',
+    'row_complain_enabled_note' => 'default: "yes"',
 );
 
 ?>
diff --git a/public/complains.php b/public/complains.php
index 71fd3744..db72dd26 100644
--- a/public/complains.php
+++ b/public/complains.php
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ $isAdmin = user_can('staffmem');
 if($isLogin && !$isAdmin) {
     permissiondenied();
 }
+if (!$isAdmin && !\App\Models\Setting::getIsComplainEnabled()) {
+    stderr($lang_functions['std_error'], $lang_complains['complain_not_enabled']);
+}
+
 $uid = $CURUSER['id'] ?? 0;
 if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST'){
     switch($action = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'action', FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS)){
diff --git a/public/login.php b/public/login.php
index 2f59564c..d69f6375 100644
--- a/public/login.php
+++ b/public/login.php
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ foreach ($oauthProviders as $oauthProvider) {
 if (!empty($items)) {
     echo sprintf("<p>%s: %s</p>", $lang_login['other_methods'], implode("&nbsp;&nbsp;", $items));
 }
+if (\App\Models\Setting::getIsComplainEnabled()) {
+    echo sprintf('<p>[<b><a href="complains.php">%s</a></b>]</p>', $lang_login['text_complain']);
+}
 ?>
-<p>[<b><a href="complains.php"><?= $lang_login['text_complain'] ?></a></b>]</p>
 <p><?php echo $lang_login['p_no_account_signup']?></p>
 <?php
 if ($smtptype != 'none'){
diff --git a/public/settings.php b/public/settings.php
index e5fc681c..4dd7f104 100644
--- a/public/settings.php
+++ b/public/settings.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if ($action == 'savesettings_main')	// save main
 		'smalldescription','altname','extforum','extforumurl','defaultlang','defstylesheet', 'donation','spsct','browsecat','specialcat','waitsystem',
 		'maxdlsystem','bitbucket','torrentnameprefix', 'showforumstats','verification','invite_count','invite_timeout', 'seeding_leeching_time_calc_start',
 		'startsubid', 'logo', 'showlastxforumposts', 'enable_technical_info', 'site_language_enabled', 'show_top_uploader', 'imdb_language', 'offer_skip_approved_count',
-        'upload_deny_approval_deny_count', 'enable_global_search', 'tmp_invite_count',
+        'upload_deny_approval_deny_count', 'enable_global_search', 'tmp_invite_count', 'complain_enabled'
 	);
 	GetVar($validConfig);
 	$MAIN = [];
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ elseif ($action == 'mainsettings')	// main settings
 	tr($lang_settings['row_initial_invites'],"<input type='text' name=invite_count style=\"width: 50px\" value={$MAIN['invite_count']}> ".$lang_settings['text_initial_invites_note'], 1);
 	tr($lang_settings['row_initial_tmp_invites'],"<input type='text' name=tmp_invite_count style=\"width: 50px\" value={$MAIN['tmp_invite_count']}> ".$lang_settings['text_initial_tmp_invites_note'], 1);
 	tr($lang_settings['row_invite_timeout'],"<input type='text' name=invite_timeout style=\"width: 50px\" value={$MAIN['invite_timeout']}> ".$lang_settings['text_invite_timeout_note'], 1);
+	yesorno($lang_settings['row_complain_enabled'], 'complain_enabled', $MAIN['complain_enabled'], $lang_settings['row_complain_enabled_note']);
 	yesorno($lang_settings['row_enable_registration_system'], 'registration', $MAIN['registration'], $lang_settings['row_allow_registrations']);
 	tr($lang_settings['row_verification_type'],"<input type='radio' name='verification'" . ($MAIN["verification"] == "email" ? " checked" : " checked") . " value='email'> ".$lang_settings['text_email'] ." <input type='radio' name='verification'" . ($MAIN["verification"] == "admin" ? " checked" : "") . " value='admin'> ".$lang_settings['text_admin']." <input type='radio' name='verification'" . ($MAIN["verification"] == "automatic" ? " checked" : "") . " value='automatic'> ".$lang_settings['text_automatically']."<br />".$lang_settings['text_verification_type_note'], 1);
 	yesorno($lang_settings['row_enable_wait_system'],'waitsystem', $MAIN['waitsystem'], $lang_settings['text_wait_system_note']);