diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/stylesheets/main.less b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/stylesheets/main.less
index 9407a2dc5df187a0c828c2958f720e1a1fcc5400..1335a0114511bdc8c618d0986be524aa5358aeb3 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/stylesheets/main.less
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/stylesheets/main.less
@@ -382,6 +382,13 @@ input:focus {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	.offline {
+		flex: 1 1 100%;
+		font-weight: bold;
+		background-color: white;
+		padding: 2em 0;
+		text-align: center;
+	}
 }
 
 .livechat-form {
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/messages.js b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/messages.js
index e6391df23038311a67fb1bd339e13976d99f539f..d2f45ce48d05627af25c20a0926a12d2ed9adef4 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/messages.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/messages.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ Template.messages.onCreated(function() {
 			}
 		});
 	});
-	self.subscribe('settings', ['Livechat_title', 'Livechat_title_color']);
 	self.atBottom = true;
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.html b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.html
index 90c31283b2b1d5dda269cf4216862ca6186275f7..0220ed9abfa61b5216c72c5ca2429ece0897f2f3 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.html
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.html
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 <template name="room">
-	<div class="livechat-room">
-		<div class="title" style="background-color:{{color}}">
-			<div class="toolbar">
-				&nbsp;
-				{{#unless popoutActive}}
-					<i class="popout icon-link-ext" title="Open in a new window"></i>
-				{{/unless}}
+	{{#if livechatStartedEnabled}}
+		<div class="livechat-room">
+			<div class="title" style="background-color:{{color}}">
+				<div class="toolbar">
+					&nbsp;
+					{{#unless popoutActive}}
+						<i class="popout icon-link-ext" title="Open in a new window"></i>
+					{{/unless}}
+				</div>
+				<h1>{{title}}</h1>
 			</div>
-			<h1>{{title}}</h1>
+			{{#if currentUser}}
+				{{> messages}}
+			{{else}}
+				{{#if livechatEnabled}}
+					{{> register}}
+				{{else}}
+					<div class="offline">{{_ "We_are_offline_Sorry_for_the_inconvenience"}}</div>
+				{{/if}}
+			{{/if}}
 		</div>
-		{{#if currentUser}}
-			{{> messages}}
-		{{else}}
-			{{> register}}
-		{{/if}}
-	</div>
+	{{/if}}
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.js b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.js
index 530adb4d01fec8cf625cdd0ce23e85f5df9a463b..a844293decb8b1d2f93df988525d8da7aa6b32b3 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/client/views/room.js
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ Template.room.helpers({
 	},
 	popoutActive: function() {
 		return FlowRouter.getQueryParam('mode') === 'popout';
+	},
+	livechatStartedEnabled: function() {
+		return Template.instance().startedEnabled.get() !== null;
+	},
+	livechatEnabled: function() {
+		return Template.instance().startedEnabled.get();
 	}
 });
 
@@ -27,3 +33,26 @@ Template.room.events({
 		parentCall('openPopout');
 	}
 });
+
+Template.room.onCreated(function() {
+	self = this;
+
+	self.startedEnabled = new ReactiveVar(null);
+
+	self.subscribe('settings', ['Livechat_title', 'Livechat_title_color', 'Livechat_enabled']);
+
+	var initialCheck = true;
+
+	self.autorun(function() {
+		if (self.subscriptionsReady()) {
+			var enabled = Settings.findOne('Livechat_enabled');
+			if (enabled !== undefined) {
+				if (!enabled.value && initialCheck) {
+					parentCall('removeWidget');
+				}
+				initialCheck = false;
+				self.startedEnabled.set(enabled.value);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 8d6e2fe32e6f328efb2c97d0c7769f4dc6e82c3f..a14d83d215ed9566d020fea1d0e239135a24e4fd 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/app/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
 	"Survey": "Survey",
 	"Survey_instructions": "Rate each question according to your satisfaction, 1 meaning you are completely unsatisfied and 5 meaning you are completely satisfied.",
 	"Thank_you_for_your_feedback": "Thank you for your feedback",
-	"User_left" : "Has left the channel."
+	"User_left" : "Has left the channel.",
+	"We_are_offline_Sorry_for_the_inconvenience": "We are offline. Sorry for the inconvenience."
 }
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/assets/rocket-livechat.js b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/assets/rocket-livechat.js
index b7633e3073ce12f42d79c0537f1d1bca1414f386..c16c5a7bd9277313415f0c8c371b05032f56aff7 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/assets/rocket-livechat.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/assets/rocket-livechat.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 			closeWidget();
 			var popup = window.open(config.url + '?mode=popout', 'livechat-popout', 'width=400, height=450, toolbars=no');
 			popup.focus();
+		},
+		removeWidget: function() {
+			document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeChild(widget);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/config.js b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/config.js
index 1295c45ed9c792d3e16a5bbc38205ccccfb09dc9..9ae62a8ecb133a1be17de7141630519ed4812c1e 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/config.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/config.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
 	RocketChat.settings.addGroup('Livechat');
 	RocketChat.settings.add('Livechat_title'       , 'Rocket.Chat', { type: 'string', group: 'Livechat', public: true });
 	RocketChat.settings.add('Livechat_title_color' , '#C1272D',     { type: 'string', group: 'Livechat', public: true });
+	RocketChat.settings.add('Livechat_enabled' ,     true,          { type: 'boolean', group: 'Livechat', public: true });
 });
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 2d6abc513b709e2df550b341b794baca2c7cfd37..fe6208b29894ca25c650dce9ecbd967627fcb7f1 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-livechat/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-livechat/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "Integrations" : "Integrations",
   "Live_sessions" : "Live sessions",
   "Livechat_agents" : "Livechat agents",
+  "Livechat_enabled" : "Livechat enabled",
   "Livechat_Manager" : "Livechat Manager",
   "Livechat_managers" : "Livechat managers",
   "Livechat_title" : "Livechat Title",