diff --git a/client/common/configuration/register.ts b/client/common/configuration/register.ts
index 1e969c6a..b7fd2ed4 100644
--- a/client/common/configuration/register.ts
+++ b/client/common/configuration/register.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import { vivifyConfigurationChannel } from './logic/channel'
 async function registerConfiguration (clientOptions: RegisterClientOptions): Promise<void> {
   const { peertubeHelpers, registerClientRoute, registerHook } = clientOptions
 
+  const settings = await peertubeHelpers.getSettings()
+  if (settings['disable-configuration']) { return }
+
   registerClientRoute({
     route: 'livechat/configuration',
     onMount: async ({ rootEl }) => {
diff --git a/languages/en.yml b/languages/en.yml
index fb0dc17c..bc0577e5 100644
--- a/languages/en.yml
+++ b/languages/en.yml
@@ -293,6 +293,17 @@ prosody_components_list_description: |
     <li>Only use alphanumeric characters in the secret passphrase (use at least 15 characters).</li>
   </ul>
 
+experimental_warning: |
+  <b class="orange">Experimental feature:</b> this feature is still experimental.
+
+configuration_description: |
+  <h3>Channel advanced configuration</h3>
+  Following settings concern the advanced channel options:
+  users will be able to add some customization on their channels,
+  activate the moderation bot, ...
+
+disable_configuration_label: "Disable the advanced channel configuration and the chatbot"
+
 save: "Save"
 cancel: "Cancel"
 successfully_saved: "Successfully saved"
diff --git a/server/lib/middlewares/configuration/configuration.ts b/server/lib/middlewares/configuration/configuration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96cc18af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/middlewares/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { RegisterServerOptions } from '@peertube/peertube-types'
+import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express'
+import type { RequestPromiseHandler } from '../async'
+
+/**
+ * Returns a middleware handler to check if advanced configuration is not disabled
+ * @param options Peertube server options
+ * @returns middleware function
+ */
+function checkConfigurationEnabledMiddleware (options: RegisterServerOptions): RequestPromiseHandler {
+  return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const settings = await options.settingsManager.getSettings([
+      'disable-configuration'
+    ])
+    if (!settings['disable-configuration']) {
+      next()
+      return
+    }
+    options.peertubeHelpers.logger.info('Advanced Configuration is disabled, blocking the request.')
+    res.sendStatus(403)
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  checkConfigurationEnabledMiddleware
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/routers/api/configuration.ts b/server/lib/routers/api/configuration.ts
index 4d36e342..e057127c 100644
--- a/server/lib/routers/api/configuration.ts
+++ b/server/lib/routers/api/configuration.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express'
 import type { ChannelInfos } from '../../../../shared/lib/types'
 import { asyncMiddleware } from '../../middlewares/async'
 import { getCheckConfigurationChannelMiddleware } from '../../middlewares/configuration/channel'
+import { checkConfigurationEnabledMiddleware } from '../../middlewares/configuration/configuration'
 import { getChannelConfigurationOptions, storeChannelConfigurationOptions } from '../../configuration/channel/storage'
 import { sanitizeChannelConfigurationOptions } from '../../configuration/channel/sanitize'
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ async function initConfigurationApiRouter (options: RegisterServerOptions): Prom
   const logger = options.peertubeHelpers.logger
 
   router.get('/channel/:channelId', asyncMiddleware([
+    checkConfigurationEnabledMiddleware(options),
     getCheckConfigurationChannelMiddleware(options),
     async (req: Request, res: Response, _next: NextFunction): Promise<void> => {
       if (!res.locals.channelInfos) {
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ async function initConfigurationApiRouter (options: RegisterServerOptions): Prom
   ]))
 
   router.post('/channel/:channelId', asyncMiddleware([
+    checkConfigurationEnabledMiddleware(options),
     getCheckConfigurationChannelMiddleware(options),
     async (req: Request, res: Response, _next: NextFunction): Promise<void> => {
       if (!res.locals.channelInfos) {
diff --git a/server/lib/settings.ts b/server/lib/settings.ts
index 62f23acb..16ccfc86 100644
--- a/server/lib/settings.ts
+++ b/server/lib/settings.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,26 @@ Please read
     private: true
   })
 
+  // ********** Moderation and advances customization
+  registerSetting({
+    type: 'html',
+    private: true,
+    descriptionHTML: loc('configuration_description')
+  })
+  registerSetting({
+    type: 'html',
+    private: true,
+    descriptionHTML: loc('experimental_warning')
+  })
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'disable-configuration',
+    label: loc('disable_configuration_label'),
+    // descriptionHTML: loc('disable_configuration_description'),
+    type: 'input-checkbox',
+    default: false,
+    private: false
+  })
+
   // ********** Chat behaviour
   registerSetting({
     type: 'html',