diff --git a/apps/common/templates/generic_list_subtemplate.html b/apps/common/templates/generic_list_subtemplate.html
index 29213c1d97..b665b2eca0 100644
--- a/apps/common/templates/generic_list_subtemplate.html
+++ b/apps/common/templates/generic_list_subtemplate.html
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 {% load navigation_tags %}
 {% load non_breakable %}
 {% load variable_tags %}
+{% load main_settings_tags %}
+
+{% get_main_setting "DISABLE_ICONS" as disable_icons %}
 
 {% if side_bar %}
     <div class="block">
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@
                         <div class="group navform wat-cf">
                         {% for link in multi_item_links %}
                             <button class="button" type="submit" name="action" value="{{ link.url }}">
-                               {% if link.famfam %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}
+                               {% if link.famfam and not disable_icons %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}
                             </button>
                         {% endfor %}
                         </div>
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@
                         <div class="group navform wat-cf">
                         {% for link in multi_item_links %}
                             <button class="button" type="submit" name="action" value="{{ link.url }}">
-                               {% if link.famfam %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}
+                               {% if link.famfam and not disable_icons %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}
                             </button>
                         {% endfor %}
                         </div>
diff --git a/apps/main/conf/settings.py b/apps/main/conf/settings.py
index 29ff65a859..7a82555ea0 100644
--- a/apps/main/conf/settings.py
+++ b/apps/main/conf/settings.py
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@ register_setting(
     global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_HOME_VIEW',
     default=False,
 )
+
+register_setting(
+    namespace=u'main',
+    module=u'main.conf.settings',
+    name=u'DISABLE_ICONS',
+    global_name=u'MAIN_DISABLE_ICONS',
+    default=False,
+)
diff --git a/apps/main/templates/base.html b/apps/main/templates/base.html
index 5060ab8dfd..6c8c7d904a 100644
--- a/apps/main/templates/base.html
+++ b/apps/main/templates/base.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 {% block html_title %}{% project_name %}{{ request.new_window_url }}{% block title %}{% endblock %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% get_main_setting "SIDE_BAR_SEARCH" as debug %}
-{% block web_theme_project_name %}{% project_name %}{% if debug %} {% trans "(DEBUG Mode)" %} {% endif %}{% endblock %}
+{% block web_theme_project_name %}{% project_name %}{% if debug %} {% trans "(DEBUG)" %} {% endif %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block web_theme_stylesheets %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ MEDIA_URL }}css/famfamfam-silk-sprite.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
diff --git a/apps/navigation/templates/generic_link_instance.html b/apps/navigation/templates/generic_link_instance.html
index 92b5db3c72..808ed2f65b 100644
--- a/apps/navigation/templates/generic_link_instance.html
+++ b/apps/navigation/templates/generic_link_instance.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+{% load main_settings_tags %}
+
+{% get_main_setting "DISABLE_ICONS" as disable_icons %}
+
 {% if link.disabled %}
-    <a class="{{ link.class }}" href="#">{% if link.famfam %}<span class="famfam inactive famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}{% if link.active and not hide_active_anchor %}<span class="famfam active famfam-resultset_previous"></span>{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %} | {% endif %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="{{ link.class }}" href="#">{% if link.famfam and not disable_icons %}<span class="famfam inactive famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}{% if link.active and not hide_active_anchor %}<span class="famfam active famfam-resultset_previous"></span>{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %} | {% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% else %}
-    <a class="{{ link.class }}" href="{{ link.url }}">{% if link.famfam %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}{% if link.active and not hide_active_anchor %}<span class="famfam active famfam-resultset_previous"></span>{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %} | {% endif %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="{{ link.class }}" href="{{ link.url }}">{% if link.famfam and not disable_icons %}<span class="famfam active famfam-{{ link.famfam|default:'link' }}"></span>{% endif %}{{ link.text|capfirst }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}{% if link.active and not hide_active_anchor %}<span class="famfam active famfam-resultset_previous"></span>{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %} | {% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% endif %}