diff --git a/backend/src/api/controllers/quote.ts b/backend/src/api/controllers/quote.ts
index c098c325b..170abf510 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/controllers/quote.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/controllers/quote.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ export async function getQuotes(
   return new MonkeyResponse("Quote submissions retrieved", data);
 }
 
+export async function isSubmissionEnabled(
+  req: MonkeyTypes.Request
+): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
+  const { submissionsEnabled } = req.ctx.configuration.quotes;
+  return new MonkeyResponse(
+    "Quote submission " + (submissionsEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"),
+    submissionsEnabled
+  );
+}
+
 export async function addQuote(
   req: MonkeyTypes.Request
 ): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts b/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
index 9ad72098a..4fec59a1d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ router.get(
   asyncHandler(QuoteController.getQuotes)
 );
 
+router.get(
+  "/isSubmissionEnabled",
+  authenticateRequest({
+    isPublic: true,
+  }),
+  RateLimit.newQuotesIsSubmissionEnabled,
+  asyncHandler(QuoteController.isSubmissionEnabled)
+);
+
 router.post(
   "/",
   validateConfiguration({
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
index 9d593d07d..9b504a91b 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ export const newQuotesGet = rateLimit({
   handler: customHandler,
 });
 
+export const newQuotesIsSubmissionEnabled = rateLimit({
+  windowMs: 60 * 1000,
+  max: 60 * REQUEST_MULTIPLIER,
+  keyGenerator: getKeyWithUid,
+  handler: customHandler,
+});
+
 export const newQuotesAdd = rateLimit({
   windowMs: ONE_HOUR_MS,
   max: 60 * REQUEST_MULTIPLIER,