diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdce3e7f8..94b38f4e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Override any of these defaults in `config/initializers/clearance.rb`:
 ```ruby
 Clearance.configure do |config|
   config.allow_sign_up = true
+  config.allow_password_reset = true
   config.cookie_domain = ".example.com"
   config.cookie_expiration = lambda { |cookies| 1.year.from_now.utc }
   config.cookie_name = "remember_token"
diff --git a/app/views/sessions/_form.html.erb b/app/views/sessions/_form.html.erb
index 31dc415ac..8fb2e9abe 100644
--- a/app/views/sessions/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/sessions/_form.html.erb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     <% if Clearance.configuration.allow_sign_up? %>
       <%= link_to t(".sign_up"), sign_up_path %>
     <% end %>
-    <%= link_to t(".forgot_password"), new_password_path %>
+    <% if Clearance.configuration.allow_password_reset? %>
+      <%= link_to t(".forgot_password"), new_password_path %>
+    <% end %>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 700f7b3e0..08de03e34 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
     resources :users,
       controller: 'clearance/users',
       only: Clearance.configuration.user_actions do
-        resource :password,
-          controller: 'clearance/passwords',
-          only: [:edit, :update]
+        if Clearance.configuration.allow_password_reset?
+          resource :password,
+            controller: 'clearance/passwords',
+            only: [:edit, :update]
+        end
       end
 
     get '/sign_in' => 'clearance/sessions#new', as: 'sign_in'
diff --git a/lib/clearance/configuration.rb b/lib/clearance/configuration.rb
index b5f21eeb3..61f0b3800 100644
--- a/lib/clearance/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/clearance/configuration.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ class Configuration
     # @return [Boolean]
     attr_writer :allow_sign_up
 
+    # Controls whether the password reset routes are enabled
+    # Defaults to `true`. Set to False to disable password reset routes
+    # The setting is ignored if routes are disabled.
+    # @param [Boolean] value
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    attr_writer :allow_password_reset
+
     # The domain to use for the clearance remember token cookie.
     # Defaults to `nil`, which causes the cookie domain to default to the
     # domain of the request. For more, see
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@ class Configuration
 
     def initialize
       @allow_sign_up = true
+      @allow_password_reset = true
       @allowed_backdoor_environments = ["test", "ci", "development"]
       @cookie_domain = nil
       @cookie_expiration = ->(cookies) { 1.year.from_now.utc }
@@ -195,6 +203,12 @@ def allow_sign_up?
       @allow_sign_up
     end
 
+    # Are the password reset routes enabled?
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def allow_password_reset?
+      @allow_password_reset
+    end
+    
     # Specifies which controller actions are allowed for user resources.
     # This will be `[:create]` is `allow_sign_up` is true (the default), and
     # empty otherwise.
diff --git a/spec/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/configuration_spec.rb
index 446365023..c6436ece7 100644
--- a/spec/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#allow_password_reset?" do
+    context "when allow_password_reset is configured to false" do
+      it "returns false" do
+        Clearance.configure { |config| config.allow_password_reset = false }
+        expect(Clearance.configuration.allow_password_reset?).to eq false
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when allow_sign_up has not been configured" do
+      it "returns true" do
+        expect(Clearance.configuration.allow_password_reset?).to eq true
+      end
+    end
+  end  
+
   describe "#user_actions" do
     context "when allow_sign_up is configured to false" do
       it "returns empty array" do
diff --git a/spec/routing/clearance_routes_spec.rb b/spec/routing/clearance_routes_spec.rb
index 960c1ba90..633824b95 100644
--- a/spec/routing/clearance_routes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/routing/clearance_routes_spec.rb
@@ -62,4 +62,36 @@
       expect(post: 'users').to be_routable
     end
   end
+
+  context 'password reset disabled' do
+    around do |example|
+      Clearance.configure { |config| config.allow_password_reset = false }
+      Rails.application.reload_routes!
+      example.run
+      Clearance.configuration = Clearance::Configuration.new
+      Rails.application.reload_routes!
+    end
+
+    it 'does not route password edit' do
+      user = create(:user)
+      expect(get: "users/#{user.id}/password/edit").not_to be_routable
+    end
+
+    it 'does not route to clearance/passwords#update' do
+      user = create(:user)
+      expect(patch: "/users/#{user.id}/password").not_to be_routable
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'reset enabled' do
+    it 'does route password edit' do
+      user = create(:user)
+      expect(get: "users/#{user.id}/password/edit").to be_routable
+    end
+
+    it 'does route to clearance/passwords#update' do
+      user = create(:user)
+      expect(patch: "/users/#{user.id}/password").to be_routable
+    end
+  end
 end