diff --git a/customize.dist/application_config.js b/customize.dist/application_config.js
index 0762b5b36..f7790ad66 100644
--- a/customize.dist/application_config.js
+++ b/customize.dist/application_config.js
@@ -68,5 +68,7 @@ define(function() {
 
     config.displayCreationScreen = false;
 
+    config.disableAnonymousStore = true;
+
     return config;
 });
diff --git a/customize.dist/translations/messages.fr.js b/customize.dist/translations/messages.fr.js
index 8ff3c8de7..869064a8b 100644
--- a/customize.dist/translations/messages.fr.js
+++ b/customize.dist/translations/messages.fr.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ define(function () {
     out.typeError = "Ce pad n'est pas compatible avec l'application sélectionnée";
     out.onLogout = 'Vous êtes déconnecté de votre compte utilisateur, <a href="/" target="_blank">cliquez ici</a> pour vous authentifier<br>ou appuyez sur <em>Échap</em> pour accéder au pad en mode lecture seule.';
     out.wrongApp = "Impossible d'afficher le contenu de ce document temps-réel dans votre navigateur. Vous pouvez essayer de recharger la page.";
+    out.padNotPinned = 'Ce pad va expirer dans 3 mois, {0}connectez-vous{1} ou {2}enregistrez-vous{3} pour le préserver.';
+    out.anonymousStoreDisabled = "L'administrateur de cette instance de CryptPad a désactivé le drive pour les utilisateurs non enregistrés. Vous devez vous connecter pour pouvoir utiliser CryptDrive.";
 
     out.loading = "Chargement...";
     out.error = "Erreur";
diff --git a/customize.dist/translations/messages.js b/customize.dist/translations/messages.js
index a877275fd..6ac63c4ef 100644
--- a/customize.dist/translations/messages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/translations/messages.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define(function () {
     out.onLogout = 'You are logged out, <a href="/" target="_blank">click here</a> to log in<br>or press <em>Escape</em> to access your pad in read-only mode.';
     out.wrongApp = "Unable to display the content of that realtime session in your browser. Please try to reload that page.";
     out.padNotPinned = 'This pad will expire in 3 months, {0}login{1} or {2}register{3} to preserve it.';
+    out.anonymousStoreDisabled = "The webmaster of this CryptPad instance has disabled the store for anonymous users. You have to log in to be able to use CryptDrive.";
 
     out.loading = "Loading...";
     out.error = "Error";
diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index 7d3d15dfd..82cbee00d 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ define([
     '/common/common-messenger.js',
     '/common/outer/chainpad-netflux-worker.js',
     '/common/outer/network-config.js',
+    '/customize/application_config.js',
 
     '/bower_components/chainpad-crypto/crypto.js?v=0.1.5',
     '/bower_components/chainpad/chainpad.dist.js',
     '/bower_components/chainpad-listmap/chainpad-listmap.js',
 ], function (UserObject, Migrate, Hash, Util, Constants, Feedback, Realtime, Messaging, Messenger,
-             CpNfWorker, NetConfig,
+             CpNfWorker, NetConfig, AppConfig,
              Crypto, ChainPad, Listmap) {
     var Store = {};
 
@@ -524,6 +525,8 @@ define([
         var p = Hash.parsePadUrl(href);
         var h = p.hashData;
 
+        if (AppConfig.disableAnonymousStore && !store.loggedIn) { return void cb(); }
+
         var owners;
         if (Store.channel && Store.channel.wc && Util.base64ToHex(h.channel) === Store.channel.wc.id) {
             owners = Store.channel.data.owners || undefined;
diff --git a/www/drive/inner.js b/www/drive/inner.js
index afa12fdec..dfc330420 100644
--- a/www/drive/inner.js
+++ b/www/drive/inner.js
@@ -1922,6 +1922,10 @@ define([
         };
 
         var displayAllFiles = function ($container) {
+            if (AppConfig.disableAnonymousStore && !APP.loggedIn) {
+                $container.append(Messages.anonymousStoreDisabled);
+                return;
+            }
             var allfiles = files[FILES_DATA];
             if (allfiles.length === 0) { return; }
             var $fileHeader = getFileListHeader(false);