diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88a3ebc7..02293a92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 - Fix javascript code to construct correct URLs when running from a subdirectory (#273)
-
+- Don't show the "Sign Up" link in the login page if registration is closed (#280)
 
 ## 1.8.0 - 2019-07-08
 
diff --git a/hc/accounts/tests/test_login.py b/hc/accounts/tests/test_login.py
index 73c53705..cba61608 100644
--- a/hc/accounts/tests/test_login.py
+++ b/hc/accounts/tests/test_login.py
@@ -105,3 +105,8 @@ class LoginTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
         r = self.client.post("/accounts/login/", form)
         self.assertContains(r, "Incorrect email or password")
+
+    @override_settings(REGISTRATION_OPEN=False)
+    def test_it_obeys_registration_open(self):
+        r = self.client.get("/accounts/login/")
+        self.assertNotContains(r, "Create Your Account")
diff --git a/hc/accounts/views.py b/hc/accounts/views.py
index 39ac353a..5c4e9a9b 100644
--- a/hc/accounts/views.py
+++ b/hc/accounts/views.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def login(request):
         "form": form,
         "magic_form": magic_form,
         "bad_link": bad_link,
+        "registration_open": settings.REGISTRATION_OPEN,
     }
     return render(request, "accounts/login.html", ctx)
 
diff --git a/templates/accounts/login.html b/templates/accounts/login.html
index 9d70980c..8c7637c1 100644
--- a/templates/accounts/login.html
+++ b/templates/accounts/login.html
@@ -89,17 +89,22 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
+        {% if registration_open %}
         <div class="row">
             <div id="login-signup-cta" class="col-sm-12 text-center">
                 Don't have an account?
                 <a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#signup-modal">Sign Up</a>
             </div>
         </div>
+        {% endif %}
 
     </div>
 </div>
 
+{% if registration_open %}
 {% include "front/signup_modal.html" %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block scripts %}