diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 337c92e43..826eaf399 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ def set_current_user
     end
   end
 
+  def current_user_country
+    remote_ip = ENV.fetch('MOCK_IP') { Rails.env.production? ? request.remote_ip : '130.88.0.0' }
+    Locator.instance.lookup(remote_ip)&.dig('country')
+  end
+
+  def from_blocked_country?
+    TeSS::Config.blocked_countries.present? &&
+      TeSS::Config.blocked_countries.include?(current_user_country['iso_code'].downcase)
+  end
+
+  helper_method :current_user_country, :from_blocked_country?
+
   protected
 
   def configure_permitted_parameters
diff --git a/app/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller.rb
index b9ef521cb..80fcca377 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class TessDevise::RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   # Inspired by http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3546289/override-devise-registrations-controller
   before_action :check_captcha, only: :create
+  before_action :check_country_blocked, only: [:create, :new]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs, only: :edit
 
   # Set the after update path to be user's show page
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ def check_captcha
     end
   end
 
+  def check_country_blocked
+    head :forbidden if from_blocked_country?
+  end
+
   def set_breadcrumbs
     add_base_breadcrumbs('users')
     @breadcrumbs += [{ name: @user.name, url: user_path(@user) }, { name: 'Manage Account' }]
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index fe260bb77..de1592cc4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -691,9 +691,4 @@ def unverified_notice(resource)
     content_tag('div', t('warnings.unverified', resource_type: resource.model_name.human.downcase),
                 class: 'alert alert-warning mb-4 unverified-notice')
   end
-
-  def current_user_country
-    remote_ip = ENV.fetch('MOCK_IP') { Rails.env.production? ? request.remote_ip : '130.88.0.0' }
-    Locator.instance.lookup(remote_ip)&.dig('country')
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_login_menu.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_login_menu.html.erb
index 70a06870e..55a26b63e 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_login_menu.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_login_menu.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <%= link_to t('authentication.password.title'), new_user_session_path %>
     </li>
 
-    <% if TeSS::Config.feature['registration'] %>
+    <% if TeSS::Config.feature['registration'] && !from_blocked_country? %>
       <li role="presentation" class="divider"></li>
       <li class="dropdown-item">
         <%= link_to "Register", new_user_registration_path %>
diff --git a/config/tess.example.yml b/config/tess.example.yml
index c0d65aec6..f86cd74db 100644
--- a/config/tess.example.yml
+++ b/config/tess.example.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ default: &default
   require_cookie_consent: true
   blocked_domains:
     - !ruby/regexp '/bad-domain\.example/'
+  blocked_countries: # Block registration from the following ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes
+  # - gb
   sentry_dsn:
   csp_report_uri: 
   site:
diff --git a/test/controllers/static_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/static_controller_test.rb
index 7d3f5c499..aeea5eb8e 100644
--- a/test/controllers/static_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/static_controller_test.rb
@@ -311,4 +311,20 @@ class StaticControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       end
     end
   end
+
+  test 'should not show registration button if disabled for country' do
+    with_settings({ blocked_countries: ['gb'] }) do
+      Locator.instance.stub(:lookup, { 'country' => { 'iso_code' => 'GB' } }) do
+        get :home
+        assert_response :success
+        assert_select '.dropdown-item a', text: 'Register', count: 0
+      end
+
+      Locator.instance.stub(:lookup, { 'country' => { 'iso_code' => 'FR' } }) do
+        get :home
+        assert_response :success
+        assert_select '.dropdown-item a', text: 'Register', count: 1
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller_test.rb
index 3a4ec76f2..6cc0e42e4 100644
--- a/test/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/tess_devise/registrations_controller_test.rb
@@ -124,5 +124,45 @@ class RegistrationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       put :update, params: { user: { username: 'cooldude99' } }
       assert_redirected_to assigns(:user)
     end
+
+    test 'should not register user from blocked country' do
+      assert_no_difference('User.count') do
+        Locator.instance.stub(:lookup, { 'country' => { 'iso_code' => 'GB' } }) do
+          with_settings({ blocked_countries: ['gb'] }) do
+            post :create, params: {
+              user: {
+                username: 'mileyfan1997',
+                email: 'h4nn4hm0nt4n4@example.com',
+                password: '12345678',
+                password_confirmation: '12345678',
+                processing_consent: '1'
+              }
+            }
+          end
+
+          assert_response :forbidden
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'should register user if country not blocked' do
+      assert_difference('User.count') do
+        Locator.instance.stub(:lookup, { 'country' => { 'iso_code' => 'FR' } }) do
+          with_settings({ blocked_countries: ['gb'] }) do
+            post :create, params: {
+              user: {
+                username: 'mileyfan1997',
+                email: 'h4nn4hm0nt4n4@example.com',
+                password: '12345678',
+                password_confirmation: '12345678',
+                processing_consent: '1'
+              }
+            }
+          end
+
+          assert_redirected_to root_path
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end