diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
index 28e81efdf235..aeb6cabc14ef 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ public function __construct()
             ],
         ];
 
+        // Remove the credits link if we cannot look them up
+        if (Config::get('cachet.internet_lookups') === false) {
+            unset($this->subMenu['credits']);
+        }
+
         View::share([
             'subTitle' => trans('dashboard.settings.settings'),
             'subMenu'  => $this->subMenu,
@@ -244,6 +249,10 @@ public function showStylesheetView()
      */
     public function showCreditsView()
     {
+        if (Config::get('cachet.internet_lookups') === false) {
+            abort(403, 'Outbound Internet Lookups Disabled');
+        }
+
         $this->subMenu['credits']['active'] = true;
 
         $credits = app(Credits::class)->latest();
diff --git a/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php b/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
index 3df1671ddb1f..382336eb0026 100644
--- a/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
+++ b/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
@@ -52,17 +52,27 @@ class Credits implements CreditsContract
      */
     protected $url;
 
+    /**
+     * Are outbound HTTP requests to the internet allowed by
+     * this installation
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $enabled;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new credits instance.
      *
      * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository $cache
+     * @param bool                                   $enabled
      * @param string|null                            $url
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Repository $cache, $url = null)
+    public function __construct(Repository $cache, bool $enabled = true, $url = null)
     {
         $this->cache = $cache;
+        $this->enabled = $enabled;
         $this->url = $url ?: static::URL;
     }
 
@@ -73,6 +83,10 @@ public function __construct(Repository $cache, $url = null)
      */
     public function latest()
     {
+        if (!$this->enabled) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $result = $this->cache->remember('credits', 2880, function () {
             try {
                 return json_decode((new Client())->get($this->url, [
diff --git a/app/Integrations/GitHub/Releases.php b/app/Integrations/GitHub/Releases.php
index 7b3cb8314718..84d77c1c6af5 100644
--- a/app/Integrations/GitHub/Releases.php
+++ b/app/Integrations/GitHub/Releases.php
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class Releases implements ReleasesContract
      */
     protected $url;
 
+    /**
+     * Are outbound HTTP requests to the internet allowed by
+     * this installation
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $enabled;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new releases instance.
      *
@@ -72,10 +80,11 @@ class Releases implements ReleasesContract
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Client $client, Repository $cache, $token = null, $url = null)
+    public function __construct(Client $client, Repository $cache, bool $enabled = true, $token = null, $url = null)
     {
         $this->client = $client;
         $this->cache = $cache;
+        $this->enabled = $enabled;
         $this->token = $token;
         $this->url = $url ?: static::URL;
     }
@@ -87,6 +96,10 @@ public function __construct(Client $client, Repository $cache, $token = null, $u
      */
     public function latest()
     {
+        if (!$this->enabled) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $release = $this->cache->remember('release.latest', 720, function () {
             $headers = ['Accept' => 'application/vnd.github.v3+json', 'User-Agent' => defined('CACHET_VERSION') ? 'cachet/'.constant('CACHET_VERSION') : 'cachet'];
 
diff --git a/app/Providers/IntegrationServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/IntegrationServiceProvider.php
index 34e1253b3061..1f04353b239e 100644
--- a/app/Providers/IntegrationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/IntegrationServiceProvider.php
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ protected function registerCredits()
     {
         $this->app->singleton(CreditsContract::class, function ($app) {
             $cache = $app['cache.store'];
+            $enabled = $app['config']->get('cachet.internet_lookups');
 
-            return new Credits($cache);
+            return new Credits($cache, $enabled);
         });
     }
 
@@ -97,9 +98,10 @@ protected function registerReleases()
         $this->app->singleton(ReleasesContract::class, function ($app) {
             $client = $app->make(Client::class);
             $cache = $app['cache.store'];
+            $enabled = $app['config']->get('cachet.internet_lookups');
             $token = $app['config']->get('services.github.token');
 
-            return new Releases($client, $cache, $token);
+            return new Releases($client, $cache, $enabled, $token);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/cachet.php b/config/cachet.php
index dd3f27051aa9..c163d63dc58d 100644
--- a/config/cachet.php
+++ b/config/cachet.php
@@ -46,4 +46,16 @@
 
     'beacon' => env('CACHET_BEACON', true),
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Internet Lookups
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Should Cachet make outbound HTTP requests to the internet to load external
+    | resources. Turn off if you're behind a Firewall with no HTTP(S) egress.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'internet_lookups' => env('CACHET_INTERNET_LOOKUPS', true),
+
 ];
diff --git a/tests/Integrations/GitHub/ReleasesTest.php b/tests/Integrations/GitHub/ReleasesTest.php
index 586a094ba5a0..8a614b0e5a18 100644
--- a/tests/Integrations/GitHub/ReleasesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integrations/GitHub/ReleasesTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use GuzzleHttp\Client;
 use GuzzleHttp\Handler\MockHandler;
 use GuzzleHttp\HandlerStack;
+use GuzzleHttp\Middleware;
 use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
 use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Request;
 use GuzzleHttp\Exception\RequestException;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 
 class ReleasesTest extends AbstractTestCase
 {
+    private $request_history = [];
     /**
      * Creates Mock Guzzle client
      *
@@ -23,9 +25,12 @@ class ReleasesTest extends AbstractTestCase
      */
 	private function createMockClient(array $mock_responses)
 	{
+        $history = Middleware::history($this->request_history);
 		$mock = new MockHandler($mock_responses);
 
 		$handlerStack = HandlerStack::create($mock);
+        $handlerStack->push($history);
+
 		$client = new Client(['handler' => $handlerStack]);
 		$this->app->instance(Client::class, $client);
 	}
@@ -56,4 +61,17 @@ public function test_latest_returns_empty_on_timeout()
 		$latest = $this->app->make(Releases::class)->latest();
 		$this->assertEquals(null, $latest);
     }
+
+    public function test_latest_does_not_make_http_request_when_enabled_false()
+    {
+        $mock_responses = [
+            new Response(200),
+        ];
+		$this->createMockClient($mock_responses);
+
+        Cache::tags('release.latest')->flush();
+		$latest = $this->app->makeWith(Releases::class, ['enabled' => false])->latest();
+		$this->assertEquals(null, $latest);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, count($this->request_history));
+    }
 }