diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 2e02f045a..0a25d6b8e 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ class DefaultConfig(ImmutableConfig):
   # Feature Flag: Whether to enable support for App repositories.
   FEATURE_APP_REGISTRY = False
 
+  # Feature Flag: If set to true, the _catalog endpoint returns public repositories. Otherwise,
+  # only private repositories can be returned.
+  FEATURE_PUBLIC_CATALOG = False
+
   # The namespaces which should have the ability to enable signing
   SIGNING_NAMESPACE_WHITELIST = ['coreos', 'quay']
 
diff --git a/endpoints/v2/catalog.py b/endpoints/v2/catalog.py
index e95cf8366..18c27db82 100644
--- a/endpoints/v2/catalog.py
+++ b/endpoints/v2/catalog.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import features
+
 from flask import jsonify
 
 from auth.registry_jwt_auth import process_registry_jwt_auth, get_granted_entity
@@ -15,8 +17,9 @@ def catalog_search(limit, offset, pagination_callback):
   if entity:
     username = entity.user.username
 
+  include_public = bool(features.PUBLIC_CATALOG)
   visible_repositories = model.get_visible_repositories(username, limit+1, offset,
-                                                        include_public=True)
+                                                        include_public=include_public)
   response = jsonify({
     'repositories': ['%s/%s' % (repo.namespace_name, repo.name)
                      for repo in visible_repositories][0:limit],
diff --git a/test/registry_tests.py b/test/registry_tests.py
index af0446311..ad6eda27c 100644
--- a/test/registry_tests.py
+++ b/test/registry_tests.py
@@ -1802,44 +1802,60 @@ class V2RegistryTests(V2RegistryPullMixin, V2RegistryPushMixin, RegistryTestsMix
   def test_one_five_blacklist(self):
     self.conduct('GET', '/v2/', expected_code=404, user_agent='Go 1.1 package http')
 
-  def test_catalog(self):
+  def test_normal_catalog(self):
     # Look for public repositories and ensure all are public.
-    response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog')
-    data = response.json()
-    self.assertTrue(len(data['repositories']) > 0)
+    with TestFeature(self, 'PUBLIC_CATALOG', False):
+      response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog')
+      data = response.json()
+      self.assertTrue(len(data['repositories']) == 0)
 
-    for reponame in data['repositories']:
-      self.assertTrue(reponame.find('public/') == 0)
+      # Perform auth and lookup the catalog again.
+      self.do_auth('devtable', 'password', 'devtable', 'simple')
+      all_repos = []
 
-    # Perform auth and lookup the catalog again.
-    self.do_auth('devtable', 'password', 'devtable', 'simple')
-    all_repos = []
+      response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog', params=dict(n=2), auth='jwt')
+      data = response.json()
+      self.assertEquals(len(data['repositories']), 2)
 
-    response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog', params=dict(n=2), auth='jwt')
-    data = response.json()
-    self.assertEquals(len(data['repositories']), 2)
-    all_repos.extend(data['repositories'])
+  def test_public_catalog(self):
+    # Look for public repositories and ensure all are public.
+    with TestFeature(self, 'PUBLIC_CATALOG', True):
+      response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog')
+      data = response.json()
+      self.assertTrue(len(data['repositories']) > 0)
 
-    # Ensure we have a next link.
-    self.assertIsNotNone(response.headers.get('Link'))
+      for reponame in data['repositories']:
+        self.assertTrue(reponame.find('public/') == 0)
 
-    # Request with the next link.
-    while response.headers.get('Link'):
-      link_url = response.headers.get('Link')[1:].split(';')[0][:-1]
-      v2_index = link_url.find('/v2/')
-      relative_url = link_url[v2_index:]
+      # Perform auth and lookup the catalog again.
+      self.do_auth('devtable', 'password', 'devtable', 'simple')
+      all_repos = []
 
-      next_response = self.conduct('GET', relative_url, auth='jwt')
-      next_data = next_response.json()
-      all_repos.extend(next_data['repositories'])
+      response = self.conduct('GET', '/v2/_catalog', params=dict(n=2), auth='jwt')
+      data = response.json()
+      self.assertEquals(len(data['repositories']), 2)
+      all_repos.extend(data['repositories'])
 
-      self.assertTrue(len(next_data['repositories']) <= 2)
-      self.assertNotEquals(next_data['repositories'], data['repositories'])
-      response = next_response
+      # Ensure we have a next link.
+      self.assertIsNotNone(response.headers.get('Link'))
 
-    # Ensure the authed request has the public repository.
-    public = [reponame for reponame in all_repos if reponame.find('/publicrepo') >= 0]
-    self.assertTrue(bool(public))
+      # Request with the next link.
+      while response.headers.get('Link'):
+        link_url = response.headers.get('Link')[1:].split(';')[0][:-1]
+        v2_index = link_url.find('/v2/')
+        relative_url = link_url[v2_index:]
+
+        next_response = self.conduct('GET', relative_url, auth='jwt')
+        next_data = next_response.json()
+        all_repos.extend(next_data['repositories'])
+
+        self.assertTrue(len(next_data['repositories']) <= 2)
+        self.assertNotEquals(next_data['repositories'], data['repositories'])
+        response = next_response
+
+      # Ensure the authed request has the public repository.
+      public = [reponame for reponame in all_repos if reponame.find('/publicrepo') >= 0]
+      self.assertTrue(bool(public))
 
 
 class V1PushV2PullRegistryTests(V2RegistryPullMixin, V1RegistryPushMixin, RegistryTestsMixin,