diff --git a/app/features/conference/components/Conference.js b/app/features/conference/components/Conference.js
index 9bd6a16..d270265 100644
--- a/app/features/conference/components/Conference.js
+++ b/app/features/conference/components/Conference.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { conferenceEnded, conferenceJoined } from '../actions';
 import JitsiMeetExternalAPI from '../external_api';
 import { LoadingIndicator, Wrapper } from '../styled';
 
-const ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL = false;
 
 type Props = {
 
@@ -63,6 +62,11 @@ type Props = {
      * Start with Video Muted.
      */
     _startWithVideoMuted: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Enable Remote Control
+     */
+    _enableRemoteControl: boolean;
 };
 
 type State = {
@@ -212,7 +216,8 @@ class Conference extends Component<Props, State> {
 
         const configOverwrite = {
             startWithAudioMuted: this.props._startWithAudioMuted,
-            startWithVideoMuted: this.props._startWithVideoMuted
+            startWithVideoMuted: this.props._startWithVideoMuted,
+            enableRemoteControl: this.props._enableRemoteControl
         };
 
         const options = {
@@ -250,8 +255,7 @@ class Conference extends Component<Props, State> {
         const iframe = this._api.getIFrame();
 
         setupScreenSharingRender(this._api);
-
-        if (ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL) {
+        if (this.props._enableRemoteControl) {
             new RemoteControl(iframe); // eslint-disable-line no-new
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +412,8 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state: Object) {
         _serverURL: state.settings.serverURL,
         _serverTimeout: state.settings.serverTimeout,
         _startWithAudioMuted: state.settings.startWithAudioMuted,
-        _startWithVideoMuted: state.settings.startWithVideoMuted
+        _startWithVideoMuted: state.settings.startWithVideoMuted,
+        _enableRemoteControl: state.settings.enableRemoteControl
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/features/settings/actionTypes.js b/app/features/settings/actionTypes.js
index fd73c63..3e4d248 100644
--- a/app/features/settings/actionTypes.js
+++ b/app/features/settings/actionTypes.js
@@ -68,3 +68,14 @@ export const SET_SERVER_TIMEOUT = Symbol('SET_SERVER_TIMEOUT');
  * }
  */
 export const SET_VIDEO_MUTED = Symbol('SET_VIDEO_MUTED');
+
+/**
+ * The type of (redux) action that sets Remote Control Enabled 
+ *
+ * @type {
+ *     type: SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL,
+ *     enableRemoteControl: boolean
+ * }
+ */
+
+export const SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL= Symbol('SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL');
diff --git a/app/features/settings/actions.js b/app/features/settings/actions.js
index 054c890..c22a5a9 100644
--- a/app/features/settings/actions.js
+++ b/app/features/settings/actions.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
     SET_NAME,
     SET_SERVER_URL,
     SET_SERVER_TIMEOUT,
-    SET_VIDEO_MUTED
+    SET_VIDEO_MUTED,
+    SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 import { normalizeServerURL } from '../utils';
@@ -108,6 +109,21 @@ export function setStartWithVideoMuted(startWithVideoMuted: boolean) {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set Enable Remote Control
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} enableRemoteControl - Whether to enable remote control
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL,
+ *     enableRemoteControl: boolean
+ * }}
+ */
+export function setEnableRemoteControl(enableRemoteControl: boolean) {
+    return {
+        type: SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL,
+        enableRemoteControl
+    };
+}
 
 /**
  * Set window always on top.
diff --git a/app/features/settings/components/SettingsDrawer.js b/app/features/settings/components/SettingsDrawer.js
index 985123d..5b21f0f 100644
--- a/app/features/settings/components/SettingsDrawer.js
+++ b/app/features/settings/components/SettingsDrawer.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { Onboarding, advenaceSettingsSteps, startOnboarding } from '../../onboar
 import { Form, SettingsContainer, TogglesContainer } from '../styled';
 import {
     setEmail, setName, setWindowAlwaysOnTop,
-    setStartWithAudioMuted, setStartWithVideoMuted
+    setStartWithAudioMuted, setStartWithVideoMuted, setEnableRemoteControl
 } from '../actions';
 
 import SettingToggle from './SettingToggle';
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ class SettingsDrawer extends Component<Props, *> {
                                     label = { t('settings.startWithVideoMuted') }
                                     settingChangeEvent = { setStartWithVideoMuted }
                                     settingName = 'startWithVideoMuted' />
+                                <SettingToggle
+                                    label = { t('settings.enableRemoteControl') }
+                                    settingChangeEvent = { setEnableRemoteControl }
+                                    settingName = 'enableRemoteControl' />
                             </SpotlightTarget>
                         </TogglesContainer>
                         <Panel
diff --git a/app/features/settings/reducer.js b/app/features/settings/reducer.js
index 5f09b7c..51995c5 100644
--- a/app/features/settings/reducer.js
+++ b/app/features/settings/reducer.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
     SET_NAME,
     SET_SERVER_URL,
     SET_SERVER_TIMEOUT,
-    SET_VIDEO_MUTED
+    SET_VIDEO_MUTED,
+    SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 type State = {
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ type State = {
     serverURL: ?string,
     serverTimeout: ?number,
     startWithAudioMuted: boolean,
-    startWithVideoMuted: boolean
+    startWithVideoMuted: boolean,
+    enableRemoteControl: boolean
 };
 
 const username = window.jitsiNodeAPI.osUserInfo().username;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ const DEFAULT_STATE = {
     serverURL: undefined,
     serverTimeout: undefined,
     startWithAudioMuted: false,
+    enableRemoteControl: false,
     startWithVideoMuted: false
 };
 
@@ -83,6 +86,12 @@ export default (state: State = DEFAULT_STATE, action: Object) => {
             startWithVideoMuted: action.startWithVideoMuted
         };
 
+    case SET_ENABLE_REMOTE_CONTROL:
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            enableRemoteControl: action.enableRemoteControl
+        };
+
     default:
         return state;
     }
diff --git a/app/i18n/lang/de.json b/app/i18n/lang/de.json
index 0c5ff31..e70cdb4 100644
--- a/app/i18n/lang/de.json
+++ b/app/i18n/lang/de.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"alwaysOnTopWindow": "Immer im Vordergrund",
 		"startWithAudioMuted": "Ohne Audio starten",
 		"startWithVideoMuted": "Ohne Video starten",
+		"enableRemoteControl": "Steuerung übernehmen aktivieren",
 		"invalidServer": "Falsche Server-Adresse",
 		"invalidServerTimeout": "Üngültiger Wert für die Server-Wartezeit",
 		"serverUrl": "Server-Adresse",
diff --git a/app/i18n/lang/en.json b/app/i18n/lang/en.json
index df26637..6222df5 100644
--- a/app/i18n/lang/en.json
+++ b/app/i18n/lang/en.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"alwaysOnTopWindow": "Always on Top Window",
 		"startWithAudioMuted": "Start with Audio muted",
 		"startWithVideoMuted": "Start with Video muted",
+		"enableRemoteControl": "Enable remote control",
 		"invalidServer": "Invalid Server URL",
 		"invalidServerTimeout": "Invalid value for Server Timeout",
 		"serverUrl": "Server URL",
diff --git a/app/i18n/lang/fr.json b/app/i18n/lang/fr.json
index e1c91ca..b266ecf 100644
--- a/app/i18n/lang/fr.json
+++ b/app/i18n/lang/fr.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "alwaysOnTopWindow": "Fenêtre Toujours au Dessus",
     "startWithAudioMuted": "Démarrer avec le micro coupé",
     "startWithVideoMuted": "Démarrer avec la caméra coupée",
+    "enableRemoteControl": "activer la télécommande",
     "invalidServer": "URL invalide",
     "serverUrl": "URL du serveur",
     "serverTimeout": "Délai de connexion au server (en secondes)"
diff --git a/app/i18n/lang/it.json b/app/i18n/lang/it.json
index 8352454..0145b59 100644
--- a/app/i18n/lang/it.json
+++ b/app/i18n/lang/it.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"alwaysOnTopWindow": "Finestra sempre in primo piano",
 		"startWithAudioMuted": "Inizia senza audio",
 		"startWithVideoMuted": "Inizio senza video",
+		"enableRemoteControl": "Attiva le funzioni dell’ID del telecomando",
 		"invalidServer": "URL del server errato",
 		"serverUrl": "URL Server",
         "serverTimeout": "Timeout del server (in secondi)"