diff --git a/backend/src/api/routes/admin.ts b/backend/src/api/routes/admin.ts
index 2fe6e0b96..d04b4aae9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routes/admin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/routes/admin.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 // import joi from "joi";
 import { Router } from "express";
 import { authenticateRequest } from "../../middlewares/auth";
-import { asyncHandler, checkIfUserIsAdmin } from "../../middlewares/api-utils";
+import {
+  asyncHandler,
+  checkIfUserIsAdmin,
+  validateConfiguration,
+} from "../../middlewares/api-utils";
 import * as AdminController from "../controllers/admin";
 
 const router = Router();
 
+router.use(
+  validateConfiguration({
+    criteria: (configuration) => {
+      return configuration.admin.endpointsEnabled;
+    },
+    invalidMessage: "Admin endpoints are currently disabled.",
+  })
+);
+
 router.get(
   "/",
   authenticateRequest({
diff --git a/backend/src/constants/base-configuration.ts b/backend/src/constants/base-configuration.ts
index 36836107e..236d0272e 100644
--- a/backend/src/constants/base-configuration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/constants/base-configuration.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export const BASE_CONFIGURATION: MonkeyTypes.Configuration = {
     submissionsEnabled: false,
     maxFavorites: 0,
   },
+  admin: {
+    endpointsEnabled: false,
+  },
   apeKeys: {
     endpointsEnabled: false,
     acceptKeys: false,
@@ -202,6 +205,16 @@ export const CONFIGURATION_FORM_SCHEMA: ObjectSchema<MonkeyTypes.Configuration>
           },
         },
       },
+      admin: {
+        type: "object",
+        label: "Admin",
+        fields: {
+          endpointsEnabled: {
+            type: "boolean",
+            label: "Endpoints Enabled",
+          },
+        },
+      },
       apeKeys: {
         type: "object",
         label: "Ape Keys",
diff --git a/backend/src/types/types.d.ts b/backend/src/types/types.d.ts
index 9489b59f9..0bada4963 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types/types.d.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ declare namespace MonkeyTypes {
         maxMail: number;
       };
     };
+    admin: {
+      endpointsEnabled: boolean;
+    };
     apeKeys: {
       endpointsEnabled: boolean;
       acceptKeys: boolean;