diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e3ca04e..fa197b1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ gitea_internal_token: SomethingVeryLong
 gitea_show_user_email: false
 gitea_disable_gravatar: true
 gitea_disable_registration: false
+gitea_show_registration_button: true
 gitea_require_signin: true
 gitea_enable_captcha: true
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index 89c64af..5955b3b 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ DEFAULT_ALLOW_ONLY_CONTRIBUTORS_TO_TRACK_TIME = true
 ; concatenation of the user name in lower case, "@" and NO_REPLY_ADDRESS.
 NO_REPLY_ADDRESS = noreply.example.org
 ; Show Registration button
-SHOW_REGISTRATION_BUTTON = false
+SHOW_REGISTRATION_BUTTON = {{ gitea_show_registration_button }}
 ; Default value for AutoWatchNewRepos
 ; When adding a repo to a team or creating a new repo all team members will watch the
 ; repo automatically if enabled