3 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/auth/repo_form.go b/modules/auth/repo_form.go
index 4ea1ba90ec..eea5859fff 100644
--- a/modules/auth/repo_form.go
+++ b/modules/auth/repo_form.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ type RepoSettingForm struct {
 	PullsAllowSquash                 bool
 	EnableTimetracker                bool
 	AllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime bool
+	EnableIssueDependencies          bool
 
 	// Admin settings
 	EnableHealthCheck bool
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 1fe5482ce1..7239b353ff 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ func (r *Repository) CanUseTimetracker(issue *models.Issue, user *models.User) b
 		r.IsWriter() || issue.IsPoster(user.ID) || isAssigned)
 }
 
+// CanCreateIssueDependencies returns whether or not a user can create dependencies.
+func (r *Repository) CanCreateIssueDependencies(user *models.User) bool {
+	return r.Repository.IsDependenciesEnabled() && r.IsWriter()
+}
+
 // GetCommitsCount returns cached commit count for current view
 func (r *Repository) GetCommitsCount() (int64, error) {
 	var contextName string
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 410cdfbfb5..b44ba4d11b 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ var Service struct {
 	DefaultAllowCreateOrganization          bool
 	EnableTimetracking                      bool
 	DefaultEnableTimetracking               bool
+	DefaultEnableDependencies               bool
 	DefaultAllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime bool
 	NoReplyAddress                          string
 
@@ -1210,6 +1211,7 @@ func newService() {
 	if Service.EnableTimetracking {
 		Service.DefaultEnableTimetracking = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ENABLE_TIMETRACKING").MustBool(true)
 	}
+	Service.DefaultEnableDependencies = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ENABLE_DEPENDENCIES").MustBool(true)
 	Service.DefaultAllowOnlyContributorsToTrackTime = sec.Key("DEFAULT_ALLOW_ONLY_CONTRIBUTORS_TO_TRACK_TIME").MustBool(true)
 	Service.NoReplyAddress = sec.Key("NO_REPLY_ADDRESS").MustString("noreply.example.org")