diff --git a/cockatrice/src/window_main.cpp b/cockatrice/src/window_main.cpp
index 7890d63a..ee1f3c59 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/window_main.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/window_main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/***************************************************************************
+/***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Max-Wilhelm Bruker   *
  *   brukie@gmx.net   *
  *                                                                         *
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void MainWindow::actAbout()
         + tr("French:") + " Yannick Hammer, Arnaud Faes<br>"
         + tr("Japanese:") + " Nagase Task<br>"
         + tr("Russian:") + " Alexander Davidov<br>"
-//        + tr("Czech:") + " Ondřej Trhoň<br>"
+//        + tr("Czech:") + " Ondrej Trhon<br>"
 //        + tr("Slovak:") + " Ganjalf Rendy<br>"
         + tr("Italian:") + " Luigi Sciolla<br>"
         + tr("Swedish:") + " Jessica Dahl<br>"
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ void MainWindow::loginError(Response::ResponseCode r, QString reasonStr, quint32
         case Response::RespUsernameInvalid:
             QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Invalid username."));
             break;
+        case Response::RespRegistrationRequired:
+        	QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("This server requires user registration."));
+        	break;
         default:
             QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Unknown login error: %1").arg(static_cast<int>(r)));
     }
diff --git a/common/pb/response.proto b/common/pb/response.proto
index 4fa3c447..0f13c415 100644
--- a/common/pb/response.proto
+++ b/common/pb/response.proto
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ message Response {
 		RespUserIsBanned = 19;
 		RespAccessDenied = 20;
 		RespUsernameInvalid = 21;
+		RespRegistrationRequired = 22;
 	}
 	enum ResponseType {
 		JOIN_ROOM = 1000;
diff --git a/common/server.cpp b/common/server.cpp
index f0530497..7603b0b8 100644
--- a/common/server.cpp
+++ b/common/server.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QSettings>
 
 Server::Server(bool _threaded, QObject *parent)
 	: QObject(parent), threaded(_threaded), nextLocalGameId(0)
@@ -131,6 +132,14 @@ AuthenticationResult Server::loginUser(Server_ProtocolHandler *session, QString
 	} else if (authState == UnknownUser) {
 		// Change user name so that no two users have the same names,
 		// don't interfere with registered user names though.
+		QSettings *settings = new QSettings("servatrice.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
+    	bool requireReg = settings->value("server/regonly").toBool();
+    	if (requireReg) {
+    		qDebug("Login denied: registration required");
+			databaseInterface->unlockSessionTables();
+    		return RegistrationRequired;
+    	}
+    		
 		QString tempName = name;
 		int i = 0;
 		while (users.contains(tempName) || databaseInterface->userExists(tempName) || databaseInterface->userSessionExists(tempName))
diff --git a/common/server.h b/common/server.h
index 631d2d2e..2cf4cc57 100644
--- a/common/server.h
+++ b/common/server.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class GameEventContainer;
 class CommandContainer;
 class Command_JoinGame;
 
-enum AuthenticationResult { NotLoggedIn = 0, PasswordRight = 1, UnknownUser = 2, WouldOverwriteOldSession = 3, UserIsBanned = 4, UsernameInvalid = 5 };
+enum AuthenticationResult { NotLoggedIn = 0, PasswordRight = 1, UnknownUser = 2, WouldOverwriteOldSession = 3, UserIsBanned = 4, UsernameInvalid = 5, RegistrationRequired = 6 };
 
 class Server : public QObject
 {
diff --git a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
index eb8322d0..8792cbb7 100644
--- a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ Response::ResponseCode Server_ProtocolHandler::cmdLogin(const Command_Login &cmd
 		case NotLoggedIn: return Response::RespWrongPassword;
 		case WouldOverwriteOldSession: return Response::RespWouldOverwriteOldSession;
 		case UsernameInvalid: return Response::RespUsernameInvalid;
+		case RegistrationRequired: return Response::RespRegistrationRequired;
 		default: authState = res;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
index c50ff9f1..bb83b53c 100644
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ id=1
 number_pools=1
 writelog=1
 logfilters=""
+regonly=0
 
 [servernetwork]
 active=0
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
index ee513339..0b087ccb 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
@@ -132,12 +132,18 @@ bool Servatrice::initServer()
 {
 	serverName = settings->value("server/name").toString();
 	serverId = settings->value("server/id", 0).toInt();
-	
+	bool regServerOnly = settings->value("server/regonly", 0).toBool();
+		
 	const QString authenticationMethodStr = settings->value("authentication/method").toString();
-	if (authenticationMethodStr == "sql")
+	if (authenticationMethodStr == "sql") {
 		authenticationMethod = AuthenticationSql;
-	else
+	} else {
+		if (regServerOnly) {
+			qDebug() << "Registration only server enabled but no DB Connection : Error.";
+			return false;	
+		}
 		authenticationMethod = AuthenticationNone;
+	}
 	
 	QString dbTypeStr = settings->value("database/type").toString();
 	if (dbTypeStr == "mysql")