diff --git a/models/repo_issue.go b/models/repo_issue.go
index 10356d2c9..946c6b06f 100644
--- a/models/repo_issue.go
+++ b/models/repo_issue.go
@@ -32,3 +32,21 @@ func (repo *Repository) AllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime() bool {
 	}
 	return u.IssuesConfig().AllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime
 }
+
+/*
+________                                   .___                   .__
+\______ \   ____ ______   ____   ____    __| _/____   ____   ____ |__| ____   ______
+ |    |  \_/ __ \\____ \_/ __ \ /    \  / __ |/ __ \ /    \_/ ___\|  |/ __ \ /  ___/
+ |    `   \  ___/|  |_> >  ___/|   |  \/ /_/ \  ___/|   |  \  \___|  \  ___/ \___ \
+/_______  /\___  >   __/ \___  >___|  /\____ |\___  >___|  /\___  >__|\___  >____  >
+        \/     \/|__|        \/     \/      \/    \/     \/     \/        \/     \/
+ */
+
+func (repo *Repository) IsDependenciesEnabled() bool {
+	var u *RepoUnit
+	var err error
+	if u, err = repo.GetUnit(UnitTypeIssues); err != nil {
+		return setting.Service.DefaultEnableDependencies
+	}
+	return u.IssuesConfig().EnableDependencies
+}
diff --git a/models/repo_unit.go b/models/repo_unit.go
index 6ac61968b..cec0fc6b2 100644
--- a/models/repo_unit.go
+++ b/models/repo_unit.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func (cfg *ExternalTrackerConfig) ToDB() ([]byte, error) {
 type IssuesConfig struct {
 	EnableTimetracker                bool
 	AllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime bool
+	EnableDependencies		 bool
 }
 
 // FromDB fills up a IssuesConfig from serialized format.
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 4a48cdfd5..7c8749cc0 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ func (r *Repository) CanUseTimetracker(issue *models.Issue, user *models.User) b
 		r.IsWriter() || issue.IsPoster(user.ID) || issue.AssigneeID == user.ID)
 }
 
+// CanUseDependencies returns whether or not a user can create dependencies.
+func (r *Repository) CanUseDependencies(issue *models.Issue, user *models.User) bool {
+	// Checking for following:
+	// 1. Is dependencies enabled
+	// 2. Has the user write access?
+	return r.Repository.IsDependenciesEnabled() && r.IsWriter()
+}
+
 // GetCommitsCount returns cached commit count for current view
 func (r *Repository) GetCommitsCount() (int64, error) {
 	var contextName string
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index d4f92dee3..7ebae297c 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -1138,6 +1138,7 @@ var Service struct {
 	DefaultKeepEmailPrivate                 bool
 	DefaultAllowCreateOrganization          bool
 	DefaultEnableTimetracking               bool
+	DefaultEnableDependencies               bool
 	DefaultAllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime bool
 	NoReplyAddress                          string
 
@@ -1161,6 +1162,7 @@ func newService() {
 	Service.DefaultKeepEmailPrivate = sec.Key("DEFAULT_KEEP_EMAIL_PRIVATE").MustBool()
 	Service.DefaultAllowCreateOrganization = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ALLOW_CREATE_ORGANIZATION").MustBool(true)
 	Service.DefaultEnableTimetracking = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ENABLE_TIMETRACKING").MustBool(true)
+	Service.DefaultEnableDependencies = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ENABLE_DEPENDENCIES").MustBool(true)
 	Service.DefaultAllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ALLOW_ONLY_CONTRIBUTORS_TO_TRACK_TIME").MustBool(true)
 	Service.NoReplyAddress = sec.Key("NO_REPLY_ADDRESS").MustString("noreply.example.org")
 
diff --git a/routers/repo/issue.go b/routers/repo/issue.go
index e8940f55a..5a14b53de 100644
--- a/routers/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/repo/issue.go
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Check if the user can use the dependencies
+	ctx.Data["CanUseDependencies"] = ctx.Repo.CanUseDependencies(issue, ctx.User)
+
 	// Render comments and and fetch participants.
 	participants[0] = issue.Poster
 	for _, comment = range issue.Comments {
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
index 7ef9c95e0..5eca9ac6c 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@
 								<label>{{.i18n.Tr "repo.settings.allow_only_contributors_to_track_time"}}</label>
 							</div>
 						</div>
-					</div>
-					<div class="field">
-						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							<input name="enable_issue_dependencies" type="checkbox" {{if (.Repository.UnitEnabled $.UnitTypeIssueDependencies)}}checked{{end}}>
-							<label>{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.dependency.setting"}}</label>
+						<div class="field">
+							<div class="ui checkbox">
+								<input name="enable_issue_dependencies" type="checkbox" {{if (.Repository.IsDependenciesEnabled)}}checked{{end}}>
+								<label>{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.dependency.setting"}}</label>
+							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div class="field">