diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index f44b715dec..27312f63b5 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
 - Remove the DOCUMENTS_DISABLE_BASE_IMAGE_CACHE,
   DOCUMENTS_DISABLE_TRANSFORMED_IMAGE_CACHE, and 
   DOCUMENTS_FIX_ORIENTATION settings.
+- Support simple search disable via the new
+  SEARCH_DISABLE_SIMPLE_SEARCH setting.
 
 3.2.8 (2019-10-01)
 ==================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/settings.py b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d48be879b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from mayan.apps.smart_settings.classes import Namespace
+
+namespace = Namespace(label=_('Search'), name='search')
+
+setting_disable_simple_search = namespace.add_setting(
+    global_name='SEARCH_DISABLE_SIMPLE_SEARCH',
+    default=False, help_text=_(
+        'Disables the single term bar search leaving only the advanced '
+        'search button.'
+    )
+)
+
diff --git a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/templates/dynamic_search/search_box.html b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/templates/dynamic_search/search_box.html
index d9005b2224..23d7c09c22 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/templates/dynamic_search/search_box.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/templates/dynamic_search/search_box.html
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% load search_tags %}
+{% load smart_settings_tags %}
+
 {% get_search_models as search_models %}
+{% smart_setting global_name="SEARCH_DISABLE_SIMPLE_SEARCH" as setting_disable_simple_search %}
+
+{% if setting_disable_simple_search %}
+<div class="row">
+<div class="col-xs-6 col-xs-offset-3">
+    {% endif %}
 
 <div class="well center-block">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-xs-12">
             <form action="{% url 'search:results' %}" class="form-horizontal" id="formSearch" method="get" role="search">
-                <div class="col-sm-2">
+                {% if setting_disable_simple_search == False %}
+                    <div class="col-sm-2">
+                {% else %}
+                    <div class="col-sm-8">
+                {% endif %}
                     <select class="form-control" id="selectSearchModel" name="_search_model">
                         {% for search_model in search_models %}
                         {{ search_model.self.get_full_name }}
@@ -16,12 +28,21 @@
                     </select>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="col-sm-10">
+                {% if setting_disable_simple_search == False %}
+                    <div class="col-sm-10">
+                {% else %}
+                    <div class="col-sm-4">
+                {% endif %}
+
                     <div class="input-group">
-                        <input class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="{% trans 'Search terms' %}" type="text" value="{{ search_terms|default:'' }}">
+                        {% if setting_disable_simple_search == False %}
+                            <input class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="{% trans 'Search terms' %}" type="text" value="{{ search_terms|default:'' }}">
+                        {% endif %}
                         <span class="input-group-btn">
-                            <button class="btn btn-default" type="submit">{% trans 'Search' %}</button>
-                            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="" id="btnSearchAdvanced" >{% trans 'Advanced' %}</a>
+                            {% if setting_disable_simple_search == False %}
+                                <button class="btn btn-default" type="submit">{% trans 'Search' %}</button>
+                                {% endif %}
+                            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="" id="btnSearchAdvanced" >                {% if setting_disable_simple_search == False %}{% trans 'Advanced' %}{% else %}{% trans 'Advanced search' %}{% endif %}</a>
                         </span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -30,6 +51,12 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+{% if setting_disable_simple_search %}
+</div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+
 <script>
     jQuery(document).ready(function() {
         var $selectSearchModel = $('#selectSearchModel');