diff --git a/Module.php b/Module.php
index d325ee8ce..c16bf52b4 100644
--- a/Module.php
+++ b/Module.php
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class Module extends BaseModule
     /** @var bool Enable the 'impersonate as another user' function */
     public $enableImpersonateUser = true;
 
+    /** @var bool Enable gravatar profile avatars  */
+    public $enableGravatar = true;
+
     /** @var int Email changing strategy. */
     public $emailChangeStrategy = self::STRATEGY_DEFAULT;
 
diff --git a/views/settings/profile.php b/views/settings/profile.php
index 07c625ccb..4c9c5fe27 100644
--- a/views/settings/profile.php
+++ b/views/settings/profile.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                         )
                     ); ?>
 
-                <?= $form
+                <? if ($this->context->module->enableGravatar) echo $form
                     ->field($model, 'gravatar_email')
                     ->hint(Html::a(Yii::t('user', 'Change your avatar at Gravatar.com'), 'http://gravatar.com')) ?>