diff --git a/jigasi.yml b/jigasi.yml
index dbbbcbe1..210d5916 100644
--- a/jigasi.yml
+++ b/jigasi.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ services:
             - GC_CLIENT_EMAIL
             - GC_CLIENT_ID
             - GC_CLIENT_CERT_URL
+            - SHUTDOWN_REST_ENABLED
             - SENTRY_DSN="${JIGASI_SENTRY_DSN:-0}"
             - SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
             - SENTRY_RELEASE
diff --git a/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties b/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
index ce0eb74b..a13e49bc 100644
--- a/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
+++ b/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 {{ $XMPP_PORT := .Env.XMPP_PORT | default "5222" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_SERVER := .Env.XMPP_SERVER | default "xmpp.meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_SERVERS := splitList "," $XMPP_SERVER -}}
+{{ $SHUTDOWN_REST_ENABLED := .Env.SHUTDOWN_REST_ENABLED | default "false" | toBool -}}
 {{ $DISABLE_SIP := .Env.JIGASI_DISABLE_SIP | default "false" | toBool -}}
 {{/* assign env from context, preserve during range when . is re-assigned */}}
 {{ $ENV := .Env -}}
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ net.java.sip.communicator.impl.neomedia.codec.audio.opus.encoder.COMPLEXITY=10
 # Disables packet logging
 net.java.sip.communicator.packetlogging.PACKET_LOGGING_ENABLED=false
 
+# Control REST Shutdown
+org.jitsi.jigasi.ENABLE_REST_SHUTDOWN={{ $SHUTDOWN_REST_ENABLED }}
+
 # SIP account
 net.java.sip.communicator.impl.protocol.sip.acc1=acc1
 {{ if .Env.JIGASI_SIP_SERVER }}