diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 0208b01f5b..3c64a8836c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ TERMS_OF_SERVICE_URL=''
 TWITTER_HASHTAG=''
 TWITTER_URL=''
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME=''
+DISABLE_SELF_ENROLLMENT='false'
diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 499b947c78..fe91ee9dae 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ TWITTER_HASHTAG='myedxjourney'
 TWITTER_URL='https://twitter.com/edXOnline'
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME='edx-user-info'
 SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN='localhost'
+DISABLE_SELF_ENROLLMENT='false'
diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index 390ba92704..659415a6b0 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ TERMS_OF_SERVICE_URL='https://www.edx.org/edx-terms-service'
 TWITTER_HASHTAG='myedxjourney'
 TWITTER_URL='https://twitter.com/edXOnline'
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME='edx-user-info'
+DISABLE_SELF_ENROLLMENT='false'
diff --git a/src/alerts/enrollment-alert/hooks.js b/src/alerts/enrollment-alert/hooks.js
index 03df8b616d..8ffcfab8d8 100644
--- a/src/alerts/enrollment-alert/hooks.js
+++ b/src/alerts/enrollment-alert/hooks.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React, {
   useContext, useMemo,
 } from 'react';
 import { AppContext } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 
 import { useAlert } from '../../generic/user-messages';
 import { useModel } from '../../generic/model-store';
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export function useEnrollmentAlert(courseId) {
    */
   const isVisible = !enrolledUser && authenticatedUser !== null && privateOutline;
   const payload = {
-    canEnroll: outline && outline.enrollAlert ? outline.enrollAlert.canEnroll : false,
+    canEnroll: getConfig().DISABLE_SELF_ENROLLMENT !== 'true' && outline && outline.enrollAlert ? outline.enrollAlert.canEnroll : false,
     courseId,
     extraText: outline && outline.enrollAlert ? outline.enrollAlert.extraText : '',
     isStaff: course && course.isStaff,
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/alerts/private-course-alert/hooks.js b/src/course-home/outline-tab/alerts/private-course-alert/hooks.js
index ec5efc5c4a..58097558f8 100644
--- a/src/course-home/outline-tab/alerts/private-course-alert/hooks.js
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/alerts/private-course-alert/hooks.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
 import React, { useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { AppContext } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { ALERT_TYPES, useAlert } from '../../../../generic/user-messages';
 import { useModel } from '../../../../generic/model-store';
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export function usePrivateCourseAlert(courseId) {
   const isVisible = !enrolledUser && (privateOutline || authenticatedUser !== null);
   const payload = {
     anonymousUser: authenticatedUser === null,
-    canEnroll: outline && outline.enrollAlert ? outline.enrollAlert.canEnroll : false,
+    canEnroll: getConfig().DISABLE_SELF_ENROLLMENT !== 'true' && outline && outline.enrollAlert ? outline.enrollAlert.canEnroll : false,
     courseId,
   };