diff --git a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
index eebf08ff..717cad52 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ AppSettingsModel.defineModelProperties(
         canRemoveLatest: true,
         canExportXml: true,
         canExportHtml: true,
+        canSaveTo: true,
 
         dropbox: true,
         webdav: true,
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
index 9386e620..9aefe069 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-file-view.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class SettingsFileView extends View {
             kdfParameters: this.kdfParametersToUi(this.model.kdfParameters),
             storageProviders,
             canBackup,
+            canSaveTo: AppSettingsModel.canSaveTo,
             canExportXml: AppSettingsModel.canExportXml,
             canExportHtml: AppSettingsModel.canExportHtml
         });
diff --git a/app/templates/settings/settings-file.hbs b/app/templates/settings/settings-file.hbs
index c2b22541..ff7ccf50 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings/settings-file.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/settings/settings-file.hbs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
             {{#ifeq storage 'file'}}{{res 'setFileSave'}}{{/ifeq}}
             {{#ifneq storage 'file'}}{{res 'setFileSyncVerb'}}{{/ifneq}}
         </button>
-        <button class="settings__file-button-save-choose btn-silent"
-            {{#if syncing}}disabled{{/if}}>{{res 'setFileSaveTo'}}</button>
+        {{#if canSaveTo}}
+            <button class="settings__file-button-save-choose btn-silent"
+                {{#if syncing}}disabled{{/if}}>{{res 'setFileSaveTo'}}</button>
+        {{/if}}
         <button class="settings__file-button-close btn-silent">{{res 'setFileClose'}}</button>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 60d44c83..9492ac45 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release notes
 `+` #1341: auto-lock the app on screen lock on Windows  
 `+` #1065: PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR environment variable  
 `*` #1397: Segoe UI font on Windows  
+`+` #1393: option to disable saving and exporting (canSaveTo)  
 `-` fix #1396: fixed hyperlinks in notes  
 `-` fix #1323: version in the About dialog  
 `-` fix #734: OTP secrets with spaces