diff --git a/public/src/ajaxify.js b/public/src/ajaxify.js
index 497823e3c7..4c6b83991a 100644
--- a/public/src/ajaxify.js
+++ b/public/src/ajaxify.js
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ var ajaxify = {};
 					}
 				} else if (window.location.pathname !== '/outgoing') {
 					// External Link
-					ajaxify.go('outgoing?url=' + encodeURIComponent(this.href));
-					e.preventDefault();
+
+					if (config.useOutgoingLinksPage == true) {
+						ajaxify.go('outgoing?url=' + encodeURIComponent(this.href));
+						e.preventDefault();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
index 68fbacd632..ecc51cd730 100644
--- a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
 		<strong>Post Delay</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" value="10000" data-field="postDelay"><br />
 		<strong>Minimum Title Length</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="minimumTitleLength"><br />
 		<strong>Minimum Post Length</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" value="8" data-field="minimumPostLength"><br />
-
+		<div class="checkbox">
+			<label>
+				<input type="checkbox" data-field="useOutgoingLinksPage"> <strong>Use Outgoing Links Warning Page</strong>
+			</label>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 40b19aec91..d201a31c93 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 				config.minimumUsernameLength = meta.config.minimumUsernameLength;
 				config.maximumUsernameLength = meta.config.maximumUsernameLength;
 				config.minimumPasswordLength = meta.config.minimumPasswordLength;
+				config.useOutgoingLinksPage = meta.config.useOutgoingLinksPage;
 
 				res.json(200, config);
 			});