diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 84e4cb53..55ef138f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ New in 3.1.1.6
 ==============
 - FIX: Issue #798: Slider title needs to support multi-lang filter.
 - FIX: Course category multi-lang, ref: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=344426#p1389008.
+- NEW: Issue #734: Unable to disable the new "page top" block region.
 
 New in 3.1.1.5
 ==============
diff --git a/classes/toolbox.php b/classes/toolbox.php
index 2bafb30e..a03af28b 100644
--- a/classes/toolbox.php
+++ b/classes/toolbox.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static private function check_corerenderer() {
                 global $PAGE;
                 $corerenderer = null;
                 try {
-                    $corerenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('theme_'.$PAGE->theme->name, 'core');
+                    $corerenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('theme_'.$page->theme->name, 'core');
                 } catch (\coding_exception $ce) {
                     // Specialised renderer may not exist in theme.  This is not a coding fault.  We just need to cope.
                     $corerenderer = null;
diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 526792af..2dfc5fa8 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -72,13 +72,18 @@
     $baseregions[] = 'header';
     $fpaddregions[] = 'header';
 }
-$standardregions = array_merge(array('side-pre', 'page-top'), $baseregions);
+$onecolumnregions = array_merge($baseregions);
+$standardregions = array_merge(array('side-pre'), $baseregions);
+if (get_config('theme_essential', 'pagetopblocks')) {
+    $onecolumnregions[] = 'page-top';
+    $standardregions[] = 'page-top';
+}
 
 $THEME->layouts = array(
     // Most backwards compatible layout without the blocks - this is the layout used by default.
     'base' => array(
         'file' => 'columns1.php',
-        'regions' => $baseregions,
+        'regions' => $onecolumnregions,
         'defaultregion' => 'footer-middle',
     ),
     // Front page.
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@
     // Should display the content and basic headers only.
     'print' => array(
         'file' => 'columns1.php',
-        'regions' => $baseregions,
+        'regions' => $onecolumnregions,
         'defaultregion' => '',
         'options' => array('nofooter' => true),
     ),
diff --git a/lang/en/theme_essential.php b/lang/en/theme_essential.php
index 5c6a456b..a93b063f 100644
--- a/lang/en/theme_essential.php
+++ b/lang/en/theme_essential.php
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@
 $string['stylestretch'] = 'Stretch';
 $string['styletiled'] = 'Tiled';
 
+$string['pagetopblocks'] = 'Enable additional page \'Page top\' blocks';
+$string['pagetopblocksdesc'] = 'If enabled this will display an additional block location beside the side blocks and above the content area on all pages except the \'Front page\' which has its own setting.  Note: The number of blocks per row depends on the setting \'pagetopblocksperrow\'.';
 $string['pagetopblocksperrow'] = 'Page top blocks per row';
-$string['pagetopblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for pages with \'Page top blocks\'.  Current pages are: Admin, Course, Course Category, Dashboard, Frontpage, My Public.';
+$string['pagetopblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for pages with \'Page top blocks\'.  Current pages are: Course, Course Category, Dashboard, My Public and Print.';
 $string['pagebottomblocksperrow'] = 'Page bottom blocks per row';
 $string['pagebottomblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for pages with \'Page bottom blocks\'.  Current pages are: Admin, Course management, Grading and Quiz edit.';
 
@@ -455,9 +457,11 @@
 $string['frontpagemiddleblocks'] = 'Enable additional front page \'Home\' (was \'Middle\') blocks';
 $string['frontpagemiddleblocksdesc'] = 'If enabled this will display an additional block location just under the marketing spots.';
 $string['frontpagehomeblocksperrow'] = 'Home (was \'Middle\') blocks per row';
-$string['frontpagehomeblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for the \'Home blocks\'.';
+$string['frontpagehomeblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for the \'Home blocks\' block region.';
 $string['fppagetopblocks'] = 'Enable additional front page \'Page top\' blocks';
-$string['fppagetopblocksdesc'] = 'If enabled this will display an additional block location beside the side blocks and above the content area.  Note: The number of blocks per row depends on the setting \'pagetopblocksperrow\'.';
+$string['fppagetopblocksdesc'] = 'If enabled this will display an additional block location beside the side blocks and above the content area.  Note: The number of blocks per row depends on the setting \'fppagetopblocksperrow\'.';
+$string['fppagetopblocksperrow'] = 'Page top blocks per row';
+$string['fppagetopblocksperrowdesc'] = 'State up to how many blocks per row between {$a->lower} and {$a->upper} for the \'Page top\' block region on the front page.';
 
 // Slideshow.
 $string['slideshowheading'] = 'Slide show';
diff --git a/layout/columns1.php b/layout/columns1.php
index 4ce2a0ea..006d1f3d 100644
--- a/layout/columns1.php
+++ b/layout/columns1.php
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@
     <!-- Start Main Regions -->
     <div id="page-content" class="row-fluid">
         <section id="region-main" class="span12">
-            <?php echo $OUTPUT->course_title(); ?>
-            <?php echo $OUTPUT->course_content_header(); ?>
-            <?php echo $OUTPUT->main_content(); ?>
-            <?php if (empty($PAGE->layout_options['nocoursefooter'])) {
+            <?php
+            if (\theme_essential\toolbox::get_setting('pagetopblocks')) {
+                echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+            }
+            echo $OUTPUT->course_title();
+            echo $OUTPUT->course_content_header();
+            echo $OUTPUT->main_content();
+            if (empty($PAGE->layout_options['nocoursefooter'])) {
                 echo $OUTPUT->course_content_footer();
-}
+            }
             ?>
         </section>
     </div>
diff --git a/layout/columns3.php b/layout/columns3.php
index 67f6a59c..5941cedb 100644
--- a/layout/columns3.php
+++ b/layout/columns3.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 } else {
     echo '<div id="content" class="span8 desktop-first-column">';
 }
-echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+if (\theme_essential\toolbox::get_setting('pagetopblocks')) {
+    echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+}
 echo '<section id="region-main">';
 echo $OUTPUT->course_title();
 echo $OUTPUT->course_content_header();
diff --git a/layout/tiles/fppagetopblocks.php b/layout/tiles/fppagetopblocks.php
index c6887105..de032d7f 100644
--- a/layout/tiles/fppagetopblocks.php
+++ b/layout/tiles/fppagetopblocks.php
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
  * @license     http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
-echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'fppagetopblocksperrow');
diff --git a/layout/tiles/twocolumncontent.php b/layout/tiles/twocolumncontent.php
index 4ab359ef..691f4180 100644
--- a/layout/tiles/twocolumncontent.php
+++ b/layout/tiles/twocolumncontent.php
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 } else {
     echo '<div id="content" class="span9">';
 }
-echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+if (\theme_essential\toolbox::get_setting('pagetopblocks')) {
+    echo $OUTPUT->essential_blocks('page-top', 'row-fluid', 'aside', 'pagetopblocksperrow');
+}
 echo '<section id="region-main">';
 echo $OUTPUT->course_title();
 echo $OUTPUT->course_content_header();
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index 0f78b255..4c928758 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@
     $setting->set_updatedcallback('theme_reset_all_caches');
     $essentialsettingsgeneric->add($setting);
 
+    // Toggle page top blocks.
+    $name = 'theme_essential/pagetopblocks';
+    $title = get_string('pagetopblocks', 'theme_essential');
+    $description = get_string('pagetopblocksdesc', 'theme_essential');
+    $default = true;
+    $setting = new admin_setting_configcheckbox($name, $title, $description, $default, true, false);
+    $setting->set_updatedcallback('theme_reset_all_caches');
+    $essentialsettingsgeneric->add($setting);
+
     // Page top blocks per row.
     $name = 'theme_essential/pagetopblocksperrow';
     $title = get_string('pagetopblocksperrow', 'theme_essential');
@@ -1625,6 +1634,17 @@
     $setting->set_updatedcallback('theme_reset_all_caches');
     $essentialsettingsfrontpage->add($setting);
 
+    // Page top blocks per row.
+    $name = 'theme_essential/fppagetopblocksperrow';
+    $title = get_string('fppagetopblocksperrow', 'theme_essential');
+    $default = 3;
+    $lower = 1;
+    $upper = 4;
+    $description = get_string('fppagetopblocksperrowdesc', 'theme_essential',
+        array('lower' => $lower, 'upper' => $upper));
+    $setting = new essential_admin_setting_configinteger($name, $title, $description, $default, $lower, $upper);
+    $essentialsettingsfrontpage->add($setting);
+
     // Marketing spot settings.
     $essentialsettingsfrontpage->add(new admin_setting_heading('theme_essential_marketing',
         get_string('marketingheading', 'theme_essential'),