diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 91798129..1b8be67e 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -168,13 +168,16 @@ end
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::RefreshChannelsJob.new(PG_DB, logger, config)
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::RefreshFeedsJob.new(PG_DB, logger, config)
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::SubscribeToFeedsJob.new(PG_DB, logger, config, HMAC_KEY)
-Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::PullPopularVideosJob.new(PG_DB)
 Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::UpdateDecryptFunctionJob.new
 
 if config.statistics_enabled
   Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::StatisticsRefreshJob.new(PG_DB, config, SOFTWARE)
 end
 
+if config.popular_enabled
+  Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::PullPopularVideosJob.new(PG_DB)
+end
+
 if config.captcha_key
   Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::BypassCaptchaJob.new(logger, config)
 end
@@ -1146,13 +1149,20 @@ end
 
 get "/feed/top" do |env|
   locale = LOCALES[env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale]?
-  env.redirect "/"
+
+  message = translate(locale, "The Top feed has been removed from Invidious.")
+  templated "message"
 end
 
 get "/feed/popular" do |env|
   locale = LOCALES[env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale]?
 
-  templated "popular"
+  if config.popular_enabled
+    templated "popular"
+  else
+    message = translate(locale, "The Popular feed has been disabled by the administrator.")
+    templated "message"
+  end
 end
 
 get "/feed/trending" do |env|
@@ -2216,6 +2226,12 @@ get "/api/v1/popular" do |env|
 
   env.response.content_type = "application/json"
 
+  if !config.popular_enabled
+    error_message = {"error" => "Administrator has disabled this endpoint."}.to_json
+    env.response.status_code = 400
+    next error_message
+  end
+
   JSON.build do |json|
     json.array do
       popular_videos.each do |video|
@@ -2229,7 +2245,8 @@ get "/api/v1/top" do |env|
   locale = LOCALES[env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale]?
 
   env.response.content_type = "application/json"
-  "[]"
+  env.response.status_code = 400
+  {"error" => "The Top feed has been removed from Invidious."}.to_json
 end
 
 get "/api/v1/channels/:ucid" do |env|
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
index efd4d255..2da49abb 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct ConfigPreferences
   end
 end
 
-struct Config
+class Config
   include YAML::Serializable
 
   property channel_threads : Int32                 # Number of threads to use for crawling videos from channels (for updating subscriptions)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct Config
   property hmac_key : String?                      # HMAC signing key for CSRF tokens and verifying pubsub subscriptions
   property domain : String?                        # Domain to be used for links to resources on the site where an absolute URL is required
   property use_pubsub_feeds : Bool | Int32 = false # Subscribe to channels using PubSubHubbub (requires domain, hmac_key)
+  property popular_enabled : Bool = true
   property captcha_enabled : Bool = true
   property login_enabled : Bool = true
   property registration_enabled : Bool = true
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/home.cr b/src/invidious/routes/home.cr
index 9b1bf61b..486a7344 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/home.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/home.cr
@@ -5,30 +5,24 @@ class Invidious::Routes::Home < Invidious::Routes::BaseRoute
     user = env.get? "user"
 
     case preferences.default_home
-    when ""
-      templated "empty"
     when "Popular"
-      templated "popular"
+      env.redirect "/feed/popular"
     when "Trending"
       env.redirect "/feed/trending"
     when "Subscriptions"
       if user
         env.redirect "/feed/subscriptions"
       else
-        templated "popular"
+        env.redirect "/feed/popular"
       end
     when "Playlists"
       if user
         env.redirect "/view_all_playlists"
       else
-        templated "popular"
+        env.redirect "/feed/popular"
       end
     else
       templated "empty"
     end
   end
-
-  private def popular_videos
-    Jobs::PullPopularVideosJob::POPULAR_VIDEOS.get
-  end
 end
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/user_preferences.cr b/src/invidious/routes/user_preferences.cr
index 3ca8ed1b..7f334115 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/user_preferences.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/user_preferences.cr
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ class Invidious::Routes::UserPreferences < Invidious::Routes::BaseRoute
         end
         config.default_user_preferences.feed_menu = admin_feed_menu
 
+        popular_enabled = env.params.body["popular_enabled"]?.try &.as(String)
+        popular_enabled ||= "off"
+        config.popular_enabled = popular_enabled == "on"
+
         captcha_enabled = env.params.body["captcha_enabled"]?.try &.as(String)
         captcha_enabled ||= "off"
         config.captcha_enabled = captcha_enabled == "on"
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/message.ecr b/src/invidious/views/message.ecr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c7bf611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/invidious/views/message.ecr
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<% content_for "header" do %>
+<meta name="description" content="<%= translate(locale, "An alternative front-end to YouTube") %>">
+<title>
+    Invidious
+</title>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= rendered "components/feed_menu" %>
+
+<p>
+    <%= message %>
+</p>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr b/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr
index 6f674e86..1ef080be 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@
                     <% end %>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="pure-control-group">
+                    <label for="popular_enabled"><%= translate(locale, "Popular enabled: ") %></label>
+                    <input name="popular_enabled" id="popular_enabled" type="checkbox" <% if config.popular_enabled %>checked<% end %>>
+                </div>
+
+
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     <label for="captcha_enabled"><%= translate(locale, "CAPTCHA enabled: ") %></label>
                     <input name="captcha_enabled" id="captcha_enabled" type="checkbox" <% if config.captcha_enabled %>checked<% end %>>