diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index 6bcec3647..5a11808ce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
             'password'        => 'required|string|min:6',
         ];
 
-        if(config('captcha.enabled')) {
+        if(config('captcha.enabled') || config('captcha.active.login')) {
             $rules['h-captcha-response'] = 'required|captcha';
         }
         
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
index 0e62abef8..b70f1d52a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
 			'password' => 'required|string|min:'.config('pixelfed.min_password_length').'|confirmed',
 		];
 
-		if(config('captcha.enabled')) {
+		if(config('captcha.enabled') || config('captcha.active.register')) {
 			$rules['h-captcha-response'] = 'required|captcha';
 		}
 
diff --git a/config/captcha.php b/config/captcha.php
index baeeae2d2..4f55cbb1d 100644
--- a/config/captcha.php
+++ b/config/captcha.php
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ return [
     'attributes' => [
         'theme' => 'light'
     ],
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    'active' => [
+    	'login' => env('CAPTCHA_ENABLED_ON_LOGIN', false),
+    	'register' => env('CAPTCHA_ENABLED_ON_REGISTER', false)
+    ]
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php b/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php
index 19b241485..73559826e 100644
--- a/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
-                        @if(config('captcha.enabled'))
+                        @if(config('captcha.enabled') || config('captcha.active.login'))
                         <div class="d-flex justify-content-center mb-3">
                             {!! Captcha::display() !!}
                         </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php b/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
index 5f3b6e503..a2c008bd7 100644
--- a/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
-                        @if(config('captcha.enabled'))
+                        @if(config('captcha.enabled') || config('captcha.active.register'))
                         <div class="d-flex justify-content-center my-3">
                             {!! Captcha::display() !!}
                         </div>