diff --git a/timApp/static/scripts/tim/document/IDocSettings.ts b/timApp/static/scripts/tim/document/IDocSettings.ts
index 2f6165b933..4a1248ee97 100644
--- a/timApp/static/scripts/tim/document/IDocSettings.ts
+++ b/timApp/static/scripts/tim/document/IDocSettings.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface IDocSettings {
     parAuthorOnlyEdit?: boolean;
     pollDocumentViewInfo?: number;
     pollDocumentViewInfoJitter?: number;
+    disable_answer?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ISlideDocSettings extends IDocSettings {
diff --git a/timApp/static/scripts/tim/user/userService.ts b/timApp/static/scripts/tim/user/userService.ts
index cf883b0b02..008b535e5c 100644
--- a/timApp/static/scripts/tim/user/userService.ts
+++ b/timApp/static/scripts/tim/user/userService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {showMessageDialog} from "tim/ui/showMessageDialog";
 import type {Locale} from "tim/util/globals";
+import {isDocumentGlobals} from "tim/util/globals";
 import {genericglobals} from "tim/util/globals";
 import {$http} from "tim/util/ngimport";
 import type {ToReturn} from "tim/util/utils";
@@ -141,7 +142,14 @@ export class UserService {
     }
 
     private getIsInAnswerReviewImpl() {
-        const curr_item = genericglobals().curr_item;
+        const g = genericglobals();
+        if (
+            isDocumentGlobals(g) &&
+            g.docSettings.disable_answer !== "answer_review"
+        ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        const curr_item = g.curr_item;
         if (!curr_item || !isTaggedItem(curr_item)) {
             return false;
         }