diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
index 60d14ad4aa76c5b33122ab54f26b075c604c993f..aaf89d0327e79993b3695a54263136f479011ac1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ public class ConfigurationController extends AbstractController {
 	@Value("${features.learning-progress.enabled:false}")
 	private String learningProgressEnabled;
 
+	@Value("${features.students-own-questions.enabled:false}")
+	private String studentsOwnQuestions;
+
 	@Value("${features.question-format.flashcard.enabled:false}")
 	private String flashcardEnabled;
 
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ public class ConfigurationController extends AbstractController {
 		features.put("mathJax", "true".equals(mathJaxEnabled));
 		features.put("markdown", "true".equals(markdownEnabled));
 		features.put("learningProgress", "true".equals(learningProgressEnabled));
+		features.put("studentsOwnQuestions", "true".equals(studentsOwnQuestions));
 		features.put("flashcard", "true".equals(flashcardEnabled));
 		features.put("gridSquare", "true".equals(gridSquareEnabled));
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example b/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
index 7dbef658c609efaad8d36f46b8588cc30615dff0..9a42c8b2e231512075ba49667741c1cf19ab3c08 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
+++ b/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ features.mathjax.enabled=true
 #
 features.markdown.enabled=false
 features.learning-progress.enabled=false
+features.students-own-questions.enabled=false
 features.question-format.flashcard.enabled=false
 features.question-format.grid-square.enabled=false
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example b/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
index 7dbef658c609efaad8d36f46b8588cc30615dff0..9a42c8b2e231512075ba49667741c1cf19ab3c08 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
+++ b/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ features.mathjax.enabled=true
 #
 features.markdown.enabled=false
 features.learning-progress.enabled=false
+features.students-own-questions.enabled=false
 features.question-format.flashcard.enabled=false
 features.question-format.grid-square.enabled=false