diff --git a/pagure/templates/master.html b/pagure/templates/master.html
index 143d70e..a5a7295 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/master.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/master.html
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@
                     url_for('user_settings')
                     }}">My Settings</a>
                   <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-                  <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{
-                    url_for('view_user_issues', username=g.fas_user.username)
-                    }}">My Issues</a>
+                  {% if config.get('ENABLE_TICKETS', True) %}
+                    <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{
+                      url_for('view_user_issues', username=g.fas_user.username)
+                      }}">My Issues</a>
+                  {% endif %}
                   <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{
                     url_for('view_user_requests', username=g.fas_user.username)
                     }}">My Pull Requests</a>
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index 936ba79..693ab36 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ def view_user_issues(username):
     :param username: The username to retrieve the issues for
     :type  username: str
     """
+
+    if not APP.config.get('ENABLE_TICKETS', True):
+        flask.abort(404, 'Tickets have been disabled on this pagure instance')
+
     user = pagure.lib.search_user(SESSION, username=username)
     if not user:
         flask.abort(404, 'No user `%s` found' % username)