diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
index 61c898e3d..eb7be8f1a 100644
--- a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
@@ -234,5 +234,11 @@
     -->
     <property name="ShellVersion" type="s" access="read"/>
 
+    <!--
+        UserExtensionsEnabled:
+        Whether user extensions are enabled
+    -->
+    <property name="UserExtensionsEnabled" type="b" access="readwrite"/>
+
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/js/ui/shellDBus.js b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
index 05b7aca60..691019b42 100644
--- a/js/ui/shellDBus.js
+++ b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
@@ -255,6 +255,17 @@ var GnomeShellExtensions = class {
     constructor() {
         this._dbusImpl = Gio.DBusExportedObject.wrapJSObject(GnomeShellExtensionsIface, this);
         this._dbusImpl.export(Gio.DBus.session, '/org/gnome/Shell');
+
+        this._userExtensionsEnabled = this.UserExtensionsEnabled;
+        global.settings.connect('changed::disable-user-extensions', () => {
+            if (this._userExtensionsEnabled === this.UserExtensionsEnabled)
+                return;
+
+            this._userExtensionsEnabled = this.UserExtensionsEnabled;
+            this._dbusImpl.emit_property_changed('UserExtensionsEnabled',
+                new GLib.Variant('b', this._userExtensionsEnabled));
+        });
+
         Main.extensionManager.connect('extension-state-changed',
                                       this._extensionStateChanged.bind(this));
     }
@@ -325,6 +336,14 @@ var GnomeShellExtensions = class {
         return Config.PACKAGE_VERSION;
     }
 
+    get UserExtensionsEnabled() {
+        return !global.settings.get_boolean('disable-user-extensions');
+    }
+
+    set UserExtensionsEnabled(enable) {
+        global.settings.set_boolean('disable-user-extensions', !enable);
+    }
+
     _extensionStateChanged(_, newState) {
         let state = ExtensionUtils.serializeExtension(newState);
         this._dbusImpl.emit_signal('ExtensionStateChanged',