diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
index 80e913e3f..4093f8798 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <!-- Amendments -->
-        <div *ngIf="perms.isAllowed('manage') || hasAmendments()">
+        <div *ngIf="amendmentsEnabled && (perms.isAllowed('manage') || hasAmendments())">
             <button mat-menu-item routerLink="amendments">
                 <!-- color_lens -->
                 <!-- format_paint -->
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
index c417ba95d..65490e415 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
      */
     public statutesEnabled: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Value of the configuration variable `motions_amendments_enabled` - are amendments enabled?
+     */
+    public amendmentsEnabled: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Value of the config variable `motions_show_sequential_numbers`
      */
@@ -235,6 +240,9 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
         this.configService
             .get<boolean>('motions_statutes_enabled')
             .subscribe(enabled => (this.statutesEnabled = enabled));
+        this.configService
+            .get<boolean>('motions_amendments_enabled')
+            .subscribe(enabled => (this.amendmentsEnabled = enabled));
         this.configService.get<string>('motions_recommendations_by').subscribe(recommender => {
             this.recommendationEnabled = !!recommender;
         });