diff --git a/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php b/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
index da7d302f1b..328dc997fb 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
@@ -65,9 +65,15 @@ if ($updated && $update_message)
     </div>
     <div class="col-sm-1">
     </div>
+<?php
+if($config['disable_clear_discovery'] == 0) {
+?>
     <div class="col-sm-1">
         <button type="submit" id="rediscover" data-device_id="<?php echo($device['device_id']); ?>" class="btn btn-primary" name="rediscover">Rediscover device</button>
     </div>
+<?php
+}
+?>
 </div>
 <br />
 <form id="edit" name="edit" method="post" action="" role="form" class="form-horizontal">
diff --git a/includes/defaults.inc.php b/includes/defaults.inc.php
index 170134d6c3..69e477f246 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.inc.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.inc.php
@@ -578,4 +578,6 @@ $config['dateformat']['long']                             = "r"; # RFC2822 style
 $config['dateformat']['compact']                          = "Y-m-d H:i:s";
 $config['dateformat']['time']                             = "H:i:s";
 
+$config['disable_clear_discovery']                        = 0;// Set this to 1 if you want to disable the web option to rediscover devices
+
 ?>