diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 6e88fe8375..1446c33aad 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP', False)  # load plugin
 PLUGIN_RETRY = get_setting('PLUGIN_RETRY', 5)  # how often should plugin loading be tried?
 PLUGIN_FILE_CHECKED = False                    # Was the plugin file checked?
 
-# user interface customization values
+# User interface customization values
 CUSTOMIZE = get_setting(
     'INVENTREE_CUSTOMIZE',
     CONFIG.get('customize', {}),
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index b9d14c4d4b..c60a58d37f 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -193,3 +193,4 @@ static_root: '/home/inventree/data/static'
 #   login_message: InvenTree demo instance - <a href='https://inventree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/demo/'> Click here for login details</a>
 #   navbar_message: <h6>InvenTree demo mode <a href='https://inventree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/demo/'><span class='fas fa-info-circle'></span></a></h6>
 #   logo: logo.png
+#   hide_admin_link: true
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/navbar.html b/InvenTree/templates/navbar.html
index d7d70db59f..9b5ddd89a7 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/navbar.html
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/navbar.html
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 {% settings_value 'BARCODE_ENABLE' as barcodes %}
 {% settings_value 'STICKY_HEADER' user=request.user as sticky %}
 {% navigation_enabled as plugin_nav %}
-{% inventree_demo_mode as demo %}
+
 {% inventree_show_about user as show_about %}
 {% inventree_customize 'navbar_message' as navbar_message %}
+{% inventree_customize 'hide_admin_link' as hide_admin_link %}
 
 <nav class="navbar {% if sticky %}fixed-top{% endif %} navbar-expand-lg navbar-light">
   <div class="container-fluid">
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
         </a>
         <ul class='dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end inventree-navbar-menu'>
           {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-          {% if user.is_staff and not demo %}
+          {% if user.is_staff and not hide_admin_link %}
           <li><a class='dropdown-item' href="{% url 'admin:index' %}"><span class="fas fa-user-shield"></span> {% trans "Admin" %}</a></li>
           {% endif %}
           <li><a class='dropdown-item' href="{% url 'settings' %}"><span class="fas fa-cog"></span> {% trans "Settings" %}</a></li>