diff --git a/app/lib/settings/scoped_settings.rb b/app/lib/settings/scoped_settings.rb
index 3653ab1149..9ca39510ac 100644
--- a/app/lib/settings/scoped_settings.rb
+++ b/app/lib/settings/scoped_settings.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Settings
   class ScopedSettings
     DEFAULTING_TO_UNSCOPED = %w(
       theme
+      noindex
     ).freeze
 
     def initialize(object)
diff --git a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
index 6bc3ca9f52..24196e1828 100644
--- a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     trends
     show_domain_blocks
     show_domain_blocks_rationale
+    noindex
   ).freeze
 
   BOOLEAN_KEYS = %i(
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     profile_directory
     spam_check_enabled
     trends
+    noindex
   ).freeze
 
   UPLOAD_KEYS = %i(
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
index 28880c087e..752386b3ca 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/edit.html.haml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
     .fields-group
       = f.input :trends, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.trends.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.trends.desc_html')
 
+    .fields-group
+      = f.input :noindex, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.default_noindex.desc_html')
+
   .fields-group
     = f.input :spam_check_enabled, as: :boolean, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.settings.spam_check_enabled.title'), hint: t('admin.settings.spam_check_enabled.desc_html')
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 52cb4a2692..0a5ca31c1a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ en:
       custom_css:
         desc_html: Modify the look with CSS loaded on every page
         title: Custom CSS
+      default_noindex:
+        desc_html: Affects all users who have not changed this setting themselves
+        title: Opt users out of search engine indexing by default
       domain_blocks:
         all: To everyone
         disabled: To no one
diff --git a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
index 1811500dfe..da4a794cdd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ describe ApplicationController, type: :controller do
       sign_in current_user
 
       allow(Setting).to receive(:[]).with('theme').and_return 'contrast'
+      allow(Setting).to receive(:[]).with('noindex').and_return false
 
       expect(controller.view_context.current_theme).to eq 'contrast'
     end