diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelProviders.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelProviders.razor
index 1389425a..608f72c0 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelProviders.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelProviders.razor	
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         </MudText>
     }
 
-    <MudButton Variant="Variant.Filled" Color="@Color.Primary" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.AddRoad" Class="mt-3 mb-6" OnClick="@this.AddLLMProvider">
+    <MudButton Variant="Variant.Filled" Color="@Color.Primary" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.AddRoad" Class="mt-3 mb-6" OnClick="@this.AddLLMProvider" Disabled="@this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.DontAllowUserToAddProvider"> 
         @T("Add Provider")
     </MudButton>
     
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua
index d80fc0d9..f6c670c0 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua	
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ CONFIG["SETTINGS"] = {}
 
 -- Configure the update behavior:
 -- Allowed values are: NO_CHECK, ONCE_STARTUP, HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY
--- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.UpdateBehavior"] = "NO_CHECK"
\ No newline at end of file
+-- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.UpdateBehavior"] = "NO_CHECK"
+
+-- Configure the user permission to add providers:
+-- Allowed values are: true, false
+-- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.DontAllowUserToAddProvider"] = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs
index e189cbbd..8570c3c4 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs	
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ public sealed class DataApp
     /// </summary>
     public string PreselectedProfile { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     
-    
     /// <summary>
     /// Should we preselect a chat template for the entire app?
     /// </summary>
     public string PreselectedChatTemplate { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Should the user be allowed to add providers?
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool DontAllowUserToAddProvider { get; set; }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 6355fad1..f5dbf542 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs	
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ public sealed class PluginConfiguration(bool isInternal, LuaState state, PluginT
             SETTINGS_LOCKER.Register<DataApp>(x => x.UpdateBehavior, this.Id);
             SETTINGS_MANAGER.ConfigurationData.App.UpdateBehavior = updateBehavior;
         }
+        
+        if (settingsTable.TryGetValue(SettingsManager.ToSettingName<DataApp>(x => x.DontAllowUserToAddProvider), out var dontAllowUserToAddProviderValue) && dontAllowUserToAddProviderValue.TryRead<bool>(out var dontAllowUserToAddProviderEntry))
+        {
+            SETTINGS_LOCKER.Register<DataApp>(x => x.DontAllowUserToAddProvider, this.Id);
+            SETTINGS_MANAGER.ConfigurationData.App.DontAllowUserToAddProvider = dontAllowUserToAddProviderEntry;
+        }
 
         //
         // Configured providers