diff --git a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
index e830e863..545d02e2 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
+++ b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ allow_registration = boolean(default=True)
 # tag parsing
 tags_max_length = integer(default=50)
 
+# Enable/disable comments
+allow_comments = boolean(default=True)
+
 # Whether comments are ascending or descending
 comments_ascending = boolean(default=True)