diff --git a/apps/documents/__init__.py b/apps/documents/__init__.py
index 0f4c17b197..ab03a92ff7 100755
--- a/apps/documents/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/documents/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from staging import StagingFile
 
 from common.conf import settings as common_settings
 
+from conf.settings import ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD
+
 PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CREATE = 'document_create'
 PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_PROPERTIES_EDIT = 'document_properties_edit'
 PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_METADATA_EDIT = 'document_metadata_edit'
@@ -55,7 +57,11 @@ staging_file_delete = {'text':_('delete'), 'view':'staging_file_delete', 'args':
 
 register_links(Document, [document_view, document_edit, document_edit_metadata, document_delete, document_download], menu_name='sidebar')
 register_links(Document, [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple, document_create_sibling], menu_name='sidebar')
-register_links(['document_list', 'document_create', 'document_create_multiple', 'upload_document_with_type', 'upload_multiple_documents_with_type'], [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple], menu_name='sidebar')
+
+if ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD:
+    register_links(['document_list', 'document_create', 'document_create_multiple', 'upload_document_with_type', 'upload_multiple_documents_with_type'], [document_list, document_create, document_create_multiple], menu_name='sidebar')
+else:
+    register_links(['document_list', 'document_create', 'document_create_multiple', 'upload_document_with_type', 'upload_multiple_documents_with_type'], [document_list, document_create_multiple], menu_name='sidebar')
 
 register_links(DocumentPage, [document_page_go_back], menu_name='sidebar')
 
@@ -76,9 +82,16 @@ register_model_list_columns(Document, [
 
     ])
 
-register_menu([
-    {'text':_('documents'), 'view':'document_create', 'links':[
-        document_create, document_create_multiple, document_list
-    ],'famfam':'page','position':1}])
+print 'ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD', ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD
+if ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD:
+    register_menu([
+        {'text':_('documents'), 'view':'document_create', 'links':[
+            document_create, document_create_multiple, document_list
+        ],'famfam':'page','position':1}])
+else:
+    register_menu([
+        {'text':_('documents'), 'view':'document_create_multiple', 'links':[
+            document_create_multiple, document_list
+        ],'famfam':'page','position':1}])
 
 TEMPORARY_DIRECTORY = common_settings.TEMPORARY_DIRECTORY if common_settings.TEMPORARY_DIRECTORY else tempfile.mkdtemp()
diff --git a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
index 055ff5ef8a..e95600a785 100755
--- a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
+++ b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ DELETE_STAGING_FILE_AFTER_UPLOAD = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_DELETE_STAGING_F
 STAGING_FILES_PREVIEW_SIZE = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_STAGING_FILES_PREVIEW_SIZE', '640x480')
 DELETE_LOCAL_ORIGINAL = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_DELETE_LOCAL_ORIGINAL', False)
 AUTOMATIC_OCR = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_AUTOMATIC_OCR', False)
+ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD', True)
 
 # Saving
 CHECKSUM_FUNCTION = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_CHECKSUM_FUNCTION', lambda x: hashlib.sha256(x).hexdigest())
diff --git a/apps/documents/urls.py b/apps/documents/urls.py
index c00262e869..ca503edbb1 100755
--- a/apps/documents/urls.py
+++ b/apps/documents/urls.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from documents.conf.settings import PREVIEW_SIZE
 from documents.conf.settings import THUMBNAIL_SIZE
 from documents.conf.settings import DISPLAY_SIZE
 from documents.conf.settings import MULTIPAGE_PREVIEW_SIZE
+from documents.conf.settings import ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD
 
 from converter.api import QUALITY_HIGH
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('documents.views',
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/display/thumbnail/$', 'get_document_image', {'size':THUMBNAIL_SIZE}, 'document_thumbnail'),
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/display/$', 'get_document_image', {'size':DISPLAY_SIZE,'quality':QUALITY_HIGH}, 'document_display'),
     url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/download/$', 'document_download', (), 'document_download'),
-    url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/create/siblings/$', 'document_create_sibling', {'multiple':False}, 'document_create_sibling'),
+    url(r'^document/(?P<document_id>\d+)/create/siblings/$', 'document_create_sibling', {'multiple':True if ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD == False else False}, 'document_create_sibling'),
 
     url(r'^staging_file/(?P<staging_file_id>\w+)/preview/$', 'staging_file_preview', (), 'staging_file_preview'),
     url(r'^staging_file/(?P<staging_file_id>\w+)/delete/$', 'staging_file_delete', (), 'staging_file_delete'),
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index eec3157590..a47f3a5ea0 100755
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ LOGIN_EXEMPT_URLS = (
 #DOCUMENTS_DELETE_STAGING_FILE_AFTER_UPLOAD = False
 #DOCUMENTS_STAGING_FILES_PREVIEW_SIZE = '640x480'
 #DOCUMENTS_AUTOMATIC_OCR = False
+#DOCUMENTS_ENABLE_SINGLE_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD = True
 
 
 # Saving