diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/components/OnOffField.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/components/OnOffField.tsx
index 75ad343ca..11993bc4b 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/components/OnOffField.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/components/OnOffField.tsx
@@ -11,48 +11,56 @@ interface Props {
   name: string;
   disabled: boolean;
   invert?: boolean;
+  onLabel?: React.ReactNode;
+  offLabel?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 const OnOffField: StatelessComponent<Props> = ({
   name,
   disabled,
+  onLabel,
+  offLabel,
   invert = false,
 }) => (
   <div>
     <Field name={name} type="radio" parse={parseStringBool} value={!invert}>
       {({ input }) => (
-        <Localized id="configure-onOffField-on">
-          <RadioButton
-            id={`${input.name}-true`}
-            name={input.name}
-            onChange={input.onChange}
-            onFocus={input.onFocus}
-            onBlur={input.onBlur}
-            checked={input.checked}
-            disabled={disabled}
-            value={input.value}
-          >
-            On
-          </RadioButton>
-        </Localized>
+        <RadioButton
+          id={`${input.name}-true`}
+          name={input.name}
+          onChange={input.onChange}
+          onFocus={input.onFocus}
+          onBlur={input.onBlur}
+          checked={input.checked}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          value={input.value}
+        >
+          {onLabel || (
+            <Localized id="configure-onOffField-on">
+              <span>On</span>
+            </Localized>
+          )}
+        </RadioButton>
       )}
     </Field>
     <Field name={name} type="radio" parse={parseStringBool} value={invert}>
       {({ input }) => (
-        <Localized id="configure-onOffField-off">
-          <RadioButton
-            id={`${input.name}-fase`}
-            name={input.name}
-            onChange={input.onChange}
-            onFocus={input.onFocus}
-            onBlur={input.onBlur}
-            checked={input.checked}
-            disabled={disabled}
-            value={input.value}
-          >
-            Off
-          </RadioButton>
-        </Localized>
+        <RadioButton
+          id={`${input.name}-false`}
+          name={input.name}
+          onChange={input.onChange}
+          onFocus={input.onFocus}
+          onBlur={input.onBlur}
+          checked={input.checked}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          value={input.value}
+        >
+          {offLabel || (
+            <Localized id="configure-onOffField-off">
+              <span>Off</span>
+            </Localized>
+          )}
+        </RadioButton>
       )}
     </Field>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/GeneralConfig.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/GeneralConfig.tsx
index e9910f508..55db56c2b 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/GeneralConfig.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/GeneralConfig.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ClosingCommentStreamsConfigContainer from "../containers/ClosingCommentSt
 import CommentEditingConfigContainer from "../containers/CommentEditingConfigContainer";
 import CommentLengthConfigContainer from "../containers/CommentLengthConfigContainer";
 import GuidelinesConfigContainer from "../containers/GuidelinesConfigContainer";
+import SitewideCommentingConfigContainer from "../containers/SitewideCommentingConfigContainer";
 
 interface Props {
   disabled: boolean;
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ interface Props {
     PropTypesOf<typeof CommentLengthConfigContainer>["settings"] &
     PropTypesOf<typeof CommentEditingConfigContainer>["settings"] &
     PropTypesOf<typeof ClosedStreamMessageConfigContainer>["settings"] &
-    PropTypesOf<typeof ClosingCommentStreamsConfigContainer>["settings"];
+    PropTypesOf<typeof ClosingCommentStreamsConfigContainer>["settings"] &
+    PropTypesOf<typeof SitewideCommentingConfigContainer>["settings"];
   onInitValues: (values: any) => void;
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ const General: StatelessComponent<Props> = ({
   onInitValues,
 }) => (
   <HorizontalGutter size="double" data-testid="configure-generalContainer">
+    <SitewideCommentingConfigContainer
+      disabled={disabled}
+      settings={settings}
+      onInitValues={onInitValues}
+    />
     <GuidelinesConfigContainer
       disabled={disabled}
       settings={settings}
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/SitewideCommentingConfig.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/SitewideCommentingConfig.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec9ed7d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/components/SitewideCommentingConfig.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { Localized } from "fluent-react/compat";
+import React, { StatelessComponent, Suspense } from "react";
+import { Field } from "react-final-form";
+
+import {
+  FormField,
+  HorizontalGutter,
+  InputDescription,
+  InputLabel,
+  Spinner,
+  Typography,
+  ValidationMessage,
+} from "talk-ui/components";
+
+import OnOffField from "talk-admin/routes/configure/components/OnOffField";
+import Header from "../../../components/Header";
+import LazyMarkdown from "./LazyMarkdown";
+
+interface Props {
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+const SitewideCommentingConfig: StatelessComponent<Props> = ({ disabled }) => (
+  <HorizontalGutter size="oneAndAHalf" container="fieldset">
+    <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-title">
+      <Header container="legend">Sitewide Commenting</Header>
+    </Localized>
+    <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-explanation">
+      <Typography variant="detail">
+        Open or close comment streams for new comments sitewide. When new
+        comments are turned off sitewide, new comments cannot be submitted, but
+        existing comments can continue to receive “Respect” reactions, be
+        reported, and be shared.
+      </Typography>
+    </Localized>
+
+    <FormField container="fieldset">
+      <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-enableNewCommentsSitewide">
+        <InputLabel container="legend">Enable New Comments Sitewide</InputLabel>
+      </Localized>
+      <OnOffField
+        name="disableCommenting.enabled"
+        disabled={disabled}
+        invert
+        onLabel={
+          <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-onCommentStreamsOpened">
+            <span>On - Comment streams opened for new comments</span>
+          </Localized>
+        }
+        offLabel={
+          <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-offCommentStreamsClosed">
+            <span>Off - Comment streams closed for new comments</span>
+          </Localized>
+        }
+      />
+    </FormField>
+
+    <FormField>
+      <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message">
+        <InputLabel htmlFor="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message">
+          Sitewide Closed Comments Message
+        </InputLabel>
+      </Localized>
+      <Localized id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-messageExplanation">
+        <InputDescription>
+          Write a message that will be displayed when comment streams are closed
+          sitewide
+        </InputDescription>
+      </Localized>
+    </FormField>
+
+    <Field name="disableCommenting.message">
+      {({ input, meta }) => (
+        <>
+          <Suspense fallback={<Spinner />}>
+            <LazyMarkdown
+              id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message"
+              name={input.name}
+              onChange={input.onChange}
+              value={input.value}
+            />
+          </Suspense>
+          {meta.touched &&
+            (meta.error || meta.submitError) && (
+              <ValidationMessage>
+                {meta.error || meta.submitError}
+              </ValidationMessage>
+            )}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </Field>
+  </HorizontalGutter>
+);
+
+export default SitewideCommentingConfig;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
index 7dd67c2fc..abce5c7aa 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
       ...CommentEditingConfigContainer_settings
       ...ClosedStreamMessageConfigContainer_settings
       ...ClosingCommentStreamsConfigContainer_settings
+      ...SitewideCommentingConfigContainer_settings
     }
   `,
 })(GeneralConfigContainer);
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/SitewideCommentingConfigContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/SitewideCommentingConfigContainer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28a140bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/configure/sections/general/containers/SitewideCommentingConfigContainer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { graphql } from "react-relay";
+
+import { SitewideCommentingConfigContainer_settings as SettingsData } from "talk-admin/__generated__/SitewideCommentingConfigContainer_settings.graphql";
+import { withFragmentContainer } from "talk-framework/lib/relay";
+
+import SitewideCommentingConfig from "../components/SitewideCommentingConfig";
+
+interface Props {
+  settings: SettingsData;
+  onInitValues: (values: SettingsData) => void;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+class SitewideCommentingConfigContainer extends React.Component<Props> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    props.onInitValues(props.settings);
+  }
+
+  public render() {
+    const { disabled } = this.props;
+    return <SitewideCommentingConfig disabled={disabled} />;
+  }
+}
+
+const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
+  settings: graphql`
+    fragment SitewideCommentingConfigContainer_settings on Settings {
+      disableCommenting {
+        enabled
+        message
+      }
+    }
+  `,
+})(SitewideCommentingConfigContainer);
+
+export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
index a5247bccf..7dd54569f 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -107,6 +107,107 @@ exports[`renders configure general 1`] = `
           className="HorizontalGutter-root HorizontalGutter-double"
           data-testid="configure-generalContainer"
         >
+          <fieldset
+            className="HorizontalGutter-root HorizontalGutter-oneAndAHalf"
+          >
+            <legend
+              className="Typography-root Typography-heading1 Typography-colorTextPrimary Header-root"
+            >
+              Sitewide Commenting
+            </legend>
+            <p
+              className="Typography-root Typography-detail Typography-colorTextPrimary"
+            >
+              Open or close comment streams for new comments sitewide. When new comments
+are turned off sitewide, new comments cannot be submitted, but existing
+comments can continue to receive “Respect” reactions, be reported, and be
+shared.
+            </p>
+            <fieldset
+              className="HorizontalGutter-root FormField-root HorizontalGutter-half"
+            >
+              <legend
+                className="Typography-root Typography-inputLabel Typography-colorTextPrimary InputLabel-root"
+              >
+                Enable New Comments Sitewide
+              </legend>
+              <div>
+                <div
+                  className="Flex-root RadioButton-root Flex-flex Flex-alignCenter"
+                >
+                  <input
+                    checked={true}
+                    className="RadioButton-input"
+                    disabled={false}
+                    id="disableCommenting.enabled-true"
+                    name="disableCommenting.enabled"
+                    onBlur={[Function]}
+                    onChange={[Function]}
+                    onFocus={[Function]}
+                    type="radio"
+                    value={false}
+                  />
+                  <label
+                    className="RadioButton-label"
+                    htmlFor="disableCommenting.enabled-true"
+                  >
+                    <span>
+                      On - Comment streams opened for new comments
+                    </span>
+                  </label>
+                </div>
+                <div
+                  className="Flex-root RadioButton-root Flex-flex Flex-alignCenter"
+                >
+                  <input
+                    checked={false}
+                    className="RadioButton-input"
+                    disabled={false}
+                    id="disableCommenting.enabled-false"
+                    name="disableCommenting.enabled"
+                    onBlur={[Function]}
+                    onChange={[Function]}
+                    onFocus={[Function]}
+                    type="radio"
+                    value={true}
+                  />
+                  <label
+                    className="RadioButton-label"
+                    htmlFor="disableCommenting.enabled-false"
+                  >
+                    <span>
+                      Off - Comment streams closed for new comments
+                    </span>
+                  </label>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </fieldset>
+            <div
+              className="HorizontalGutter-root FormField-root HorizontalGutter-half"
+            >
+              <label
+                className="Typography-root Typography-inputLabel Typography-colorTextPrimary InputLabel-root"
+                htmlFor="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message"
+              >
+                Sitewide Closed Comments Message
+              </label>
+              <p
+                className="Typography-root Typography-detail Typography-colorTextSecondary"
+              >
+                Write a message that will be displayed when comment streams are closed sitewide
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div
+              className="MarkdownEditor-wrapper"
+            >
+              <textarea
+                id="configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message"
+                name="disableCommenting.message"
+                onChange={[Function]}
+                value=""
+              />
+            </div>
+          </fieldset>
           <fieldset
             className="FieldSet-root HorizontalGutter-root HorizontalGutter-oneAndAHalf"
           >
@@ -143,7 +244,9 @@ exports[`renders configure general 1`] = `
                     className="RadioButton-label"
                     htmlFor="communityGuidelines.enabled-true"
                   >
-                    On
+                    <span>
+                      On
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div
@@ -153,7 +256,7 @@ exports[`renders configure general 1`] = `
                     checked={true}
                     className="RadioButton-input"
                     disabled={false}
-                    id="communityGuidelines.enabled-fase"
+                    id="communityGuidelines.enabled-false"
                     name="communityGuidelines.enabled"
                     onBlur={[Function]}
                     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -163,9 +266,11 @@ exports[`renders configure general 1`] = `
                   />
                   <label
                     className="RadioButton-label"
-                    htmlFor="communityGuidelines.enabled-fase"
+                    htmlFor="communityGuidelines.enabled-false"
                   >
-                    Off
+                    <span>
+                      Off
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -248,7 +353,9 @@ Markdown can be found
                     className="RadioButton-label"
                     htmlFor="charCount.enabled-true"
                   >
-                    On
+                    <span>
+                      On
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div
@@ -258,7 +365,7 @@ Markdown can be found
                     checked={true}
                     className="RadioButton-input"
                     disabled={false}
-                    id="charCount.enabled-fase"
+                    id="charCount.enabled-false"
                     name="charCount.enabled"
                     onBlur={[Function]}
                     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -268,9 +375,11 @@ Markdown can be found
                   />
                   <label
                     className="RadioButton-label"
-                    htmlFor="charCount.enabled-fase"
+                    htmlFor="charCount.enabled-false"
                   >
-                    Off
+                    <span>
+                      Off
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -471,7 +580,9 @@ moderation panel.
                     className="RadioButton-label"
                     htmlFor="autoCloseStream-true"
                   >
-                    On
+                    <span>
+                      On
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div
@@ -481,7 +592,7 @@ moderation panel.
                     checked={true}
                     className="RadioButton-input"
                     disabled={false}
-                    id="autoCloseStream-fase"
+                    id="autoCloseStream-false"
                     name="autoCloseStream"
                     onBlur={[Function]}
                     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -491,9 +602,11 @@ moderation panel.
                   />
                   <label
                     className="RadioButton-label"
-                    htmlFor="autoCloseStream-fase"
+                    htmlFor="autoCloseStream-false"
                   >
-                    Off
+                    <span>
+                      Off
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/moderation.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/moderation.spec.tsx.snap
index 8f888af40..6cc3c2d3e 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/moderation.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/moderation.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ the
                     className="RadioButton-label"
                     htmlFor="integrations.perspective.enabled-true"
                   >
-                    On
+                    <span>
+                      On
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ the
                     checked={true}
                     className="RadioButton-input"
                     disabled={false}
-                    id="integrations.perspective.enabled-fase"
+                    id="integrations.perspective.enabled-false"
                     name="integrations.perspective.enabled"
                     onBlur={[Function]}
                     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -178,9 +180,11 @@ the
                   />
                   <label
                     className="RadioButton-label"
-                    htmlFor="integrations.perspective.enabled-fase"
+                    htmlFor="integrations.perspective.enabled-false"
                   >
-                    Off
+                    <span>
+                      Off
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -424,7 +428,9 @@ the comment will be published.
                     className="RadioButton-label"
                     htmlFor="integrations.akismet.enabled-true"
                   >
-                    On
+                    <span>
+                      On
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
                 <div
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ the comment will be published.
                     checked={true}
                     className="RadioButton-input"
                     disabled={false}
-                    id="integrations.akismet.enabled-fase"
+                    id="integrations.akismet.enabled-false"
                     name="integrations.akismet.enabled"
                     onBlur={[Function]}
                     onChange={[Function]}
@@ -444,9 +450,11 @@ the comment will be published.
                   />
                   <label
                     className="RadioButton-label"
-                    htmlFor="integrations.akismet.enabled-fase"
+                    htmlFor="integrations.akismet.enabled-false"
                   >
-                    Off
+                    <span>
+                      Off
+                    </span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/general.spec.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/general.spec.tsx
index 36427433f..f943651d2 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/general.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/general.spec.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,67 @@ it("renders configure general", async () => {
   expect(within(configureContainer).toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+it("change site wide commenting", async () => {
+  let settingsRecord = cloneDeep(settings);
+  const updateSettingsStub = createSinonStub(s =>
+    s.onFirstCall().callsFake((_: any, data: any) => {
+      expect(data.input.settings.disableCommenting).toEqual({
+        enabled: true,
+        message: "Closing message",
+      });
+      settingsRecord = merge(settingsRecord, data.input.settings);
+      return {
+        settings: settingsRecord,
+        clientMutationId: data.input.clientMutationId,
+      };
+    })
+  );
+  const {
+    configureContainer,
+    generalContainer,
+    saveChangesButton,
+  } = await createTestRenderer({
+    Mutation: {
+      updateSettings: updateSettingsStub,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const sitewideCommentingContainer = within(generalContainer).getAllByText(
+    "Sitewide Commenting",
+    { selector: "fieldset" }
+  )[0];
+
+  const offField = within(sitewideCommentingContainer).getByLabelText(
+    "Off - Comment streams closed for new comments"
+  );
+  const contentField = within(sitewideCommentingContainer).getByLabelText(
+    "Sitewide Closed Comments Message"
+  );
+
+  // Let's enable it.
+  offField.props.onChange(offField.props.value.toString());
+
+  // Let's change the content.
+  contentField.props.onChange("Closing message");
+
+  // Send form
+  within(configureContainer)
+    .getByType("form")
+    .props.onSubmit();
+
+  // Submit button and text field should be disabled.
+  expect(saveChangesButton.props.disabled).toBe(true);
+  expect(offField.props.disabled).toBe(true);
+
+  // Wait for submission to be finished
+  await wait(() => {
+    expect(offField.props.disabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Should have successfully sent with server.
+  expect(updateSettingsStub.called).toBe(true);
+});
+
 it("change community guidlines", async () => {
   let settingsRecord = cloneDeep(settings);
   const updateSettingsStub = createSinonStub(s =>
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/fixtures.ts b/src/core/client/admin/test/fixtures.ts
index 65cdbeae8..c400c736c 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/fixtures.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/fixtures.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export const settings = {
     max: 1000,
     min: 3,
   },
+  disableCommenting: {
+    enabled: false,
+  },
   closedTimeout: 604800,
   autoCloseStream: false,
   closedMessage: null,
diff --git a/src/core/client/framework/testHelpers/byLabelText.ts b/src/core/client/framework/testHelpers/byLabelText.ts
index 19b589b04..4b312a4c1 100644
--- a/src/core/client/framework/testHelpers/byLabelText.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/framework/testHelpers/byLabelText.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { uniq } from "lodash";
 import { ReactTestInstance } from "react-test-renderer";
 
 import { queryAllByText } from "./byText";
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export function queryAllByLabelText(
   options?: TextMatchOptions
 ) {
   const matches = container.findAll(ariaLabelMatcher(pattern, options));
+  // Find matching aria-labelledby and id pairs.
   queryAllByText(container, pattern, options).forEach(i => {
     if (typeof i.type !== "string") {
       return;
@@ -77,15 +79,20 @@ export function queryAllByLabelText(
         );
       } catch {} // tslint:disable-line:no-empty
     }
-    if (i.type === "label" && i.props.htmlFor) {
-      try {
-        matches.push(
-          container.find(
-            x => typeof x.type === "string" && x.props.id === i.props.htmlFor
-          )
-        );
-      } catch {} // tslint:disable-line:no-empty
-    }
   });
-  return matches;
+  // Find matching labels.
+  queryAllByText(container, pattern, { ...options, selector: "label" }).forEach(
+    i => {
+      if (i.props.htmlFor) {
+        try {
+          matches.push(
+            container.find(
+              x => typeof x.type === "string" && x.props.id === i.props.htmlFor
+            )
+          );
+        } catch {} // tslint:disable-line:no-empty
+      }
+    }
+  );
+  return uniq(matches);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
index f1af27b16..5de5f6fa0 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -764,6 +764,23 @@ type CharCount {
   max: Int
 }
 
+################################################################################
+## DisableCommenting
+################################################################################
+
+type DisableCommenting {
+  """
+  enabled when true will disable commenting site-wide.
+  """
+  enabled: Boolean!
+
+  """
+  message will be shown above the comment stream while
+  commenting is disabled site-wide.
+  """
+  message: String
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 ## Email
 ################################################################################
@@ -937,13 +954,7 @@ type Settings {
   """
   disableCommenting will disable commenting site-wide.
   """
-  disableCommenting: Boolean!
-
-  """
-  disableCommentingMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
-  commenting is disabled site-wide.
-  """
-  disableCommentingMessage: String
+  disableCommenting: DisableCommenting!
 
   """
   editCommentWindowLength is the length of time (in seconds) after a comment is
@@ -2125,6 +2136,19 @@ input SettingsCharCountInput {
   max: Int
 }
 
+input SettingsDisableCommentingInput {
+  """
+  enabled when true will disable commenting site-wide.
+  """
+  enabled: Boolean
+
+  """
+  message will be shown above the comment stream while
+  commenting is disabled site-wide.
+  """
+  message: String
+}
+
 """
 SettingsInput is the partial type of the Settings type for performing mutations.
 """
@@ -2196,13 +2220,7 @@ input SettingsInput {
   """
   disableCommenting will disable commenting site-wide.
   """
-  disableCommenting: Boolean
-
-  """
-  disableCommentingMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
-  commenting is disabled site-wide.
-  """
-  disableCommentingMessage: String
+  disableCommenting: SettingsDisableCommentingInput
 
   """
   editCommentWindowLength is the length of time (in seconds) after a comment is
diff --git a/src/core/server/models/settings.ts b/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
index 85202ceb1..8609ea490 100644
--- a/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Omit } from "talk-common/types";
 import {
   GQLAuthDisplayNameConfiguration,
   GQLCharCount,
+  GQLDisableCommenting,
   GQLEmail,
   GQLExternalIntegrations,
   GQLFacebookAuthIntegration,
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ export interface ModerationSettings {
    */
   closedTimeout: number;
   closedMessage?: string;
-  disableCommenting: boolean;
-  disableCommentingMessage?: string;
+  disableCommenting: GQLDisableCommenting;
   charCount: GQLCharCount;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/models/tenant.ts b/src/core/server/models/tenant.ts
index 2d63c3ef0..d7d2e35db 100644
--- a/src/core/server/models/tenant.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/models/tenant.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ export async function createTenant(mongo: Db, input: CreateTenantInput) {
     questionBoxEnable: false,
     premodLinksEnable: false,
     autoCloseStream: false,
-    disableCommenting: false,
+    disableCommenting: {
+      enabled: false,
+    },
 
     // 2 weeks timeout.
     closedTimeout: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 2,
diff --git a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
index 4d3e8aea3..01bcee436 100644
--- a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
+++ b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ configure-general-guidelines-explanation =
   Markdown can be found <externalLink>here</externalLink>.
 configure-general-guidelines-showCommunityGuidelines = Show Community Guidelines Summary
 
+### Sitewide Commenting
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-title = Sitewide Commenting
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-explanation =
+  Open or close comment streams for new comments sitewide. When new comments
+  are turned off sitewide, new comments cannot be submitted, but existing
+  comments can continue to receive “Respect” reactions, be reported, and be
+  shared.
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-enableNewCommentsSitewide =
+  Enable New Comments Sitewide
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-onCommentStreamsOpened =
+  On - Comment streams opened for new comments
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-offCommentStreamsClosed =
+  Off - Comment streams closed for new comments
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message = Sitewide Closed Comments Message
+configure-general-sitewideCommenting-messageExplanation =
+  Write a message that will be displayed when comment streams are closed sitewide
+
 ### Closing Comment Streams
 configure-general-closingCommentStreams-title = Closing Comment Streams
 configure-general-closingCommentStreams-explanation = Set comment streams to close after a defined period of time after a story’s publication