diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/blog/settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/blog/settings_controller.rb
index 7d0c230..5f2b3be 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/blog/settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/blog/settings_controller.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ module Admin
                  :layout => false
         end
       end
+      
+      def teasers
+        enabled = BlogPost.teaser_enabled_toggle!
+        unless request.xhr?
+          redirect_back_or_default(admin_blog_posts_path)
+        else
+          render :json => {:enabled => enabled},
+                 :layout => false
+        end
+      end
 
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/blog_posts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/blog_posts_helper.rb
index a15de1d..0848632 100644
--- a/app/helpers/blog_posts_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/blog_posts_helper.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ module BlogPostsHelper
     post.next.present? or post.prev.present?
   end
 
+  def blog_post_teaser_enabled?
+    BlogPost.teasers_enabled?
+  end
+
   def blog_post_teaser(post)
     if post.respond_to?(:custom_teaser) && post.custom_teaser.present?
      post.custom_teaser.html_safe
diff --git a/app/models/blog_post.rb b/app/models/blog_post.rb
index ef88f1e..738d25c 100644
--- a/app/models/blog_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/blog_post.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ class BlogPost < ActiveRecord::Base
         :scoping => 'blog'
       })
     end
+    
+    def teasers_enabled?
+      RefinerySetting.find_or_set(:teasers_enabled, true, {
+        :scoping => 'blog'
+      })
+    end
+    
+    def teaser_enabled_toggle!
+      currently = RefinerySetting.find_or_set(:teasers_enabled, true, {
+        :scoping => 'blog'
+      })
+      RefinerySetting.set(:teasers_enabled, {:value => !currently, :scoping => 'blog'})
+    end
 
     def uncategorized
       BlogPost.live.reject { |p| p.categories.any? }
diff --git a/app/views/admin/blog/_submenu.html.erb b/app/views/admin/blog/_submenu.html.erb
index 9d06898..25f437b 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/blog/_submenu.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/blog/_submenu.html.erb
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
                   notification_recipients_admin_blog_settings_url(:dialog => true, :height => 400),
                   :class => 'user_comment_icon' %>
     </li>
+    <li>
+      <%= link_to t('.settings.teasers'),
+                  teasers_admin_blog_settings_url, :class => "#{BlogPost.teasers_enabled? ? 'success' : 'failure'}_icon" %>
+    </li>
   </ul>
 
 </nav>
diff --git a/app/views/blog/shared/_post.html.erb b/app/views/blog/shared/_post.html.erb
index 0f65e1d..6cda22d 100644
--- a/app/views/blog/shared/_post.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blog/shared/_post.html.erb
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
       </section>
     </header>
     <section class='clearfix'>
-      <%= blog_post_teaser(post) %>
+      <% if blog_post_teaser_enabled? %>
+        <%= blog_post_teaser(post) %>
+      <% else %>
+        <%= post.body.html_safe %>
+      <% end %>
     </section>
     <footer>
       <p>
-        <%= link_to t('read_more', :scope => 'blog.shared.posts'), blog_post_url(post) %>
+        <%= link_to t('read_more', :scope => 'blog.shared.posts'), blog_post_url(post) if blog_post_teaser_enabled? %>
       </p>
       <aside class='comment_count'>
         <% if BlogPost.comments_allowed? %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index aed7e77..1793edb 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
           get :moderation
           get :comments
+          get :teasers
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/blog_post_spec.rb b/spec/models/blog_post_spec.rb
index 5642446..1b6bf9b 100644
--- a/spec/models/blog_post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/blog_post_spec.rb
@@ -190,4 +190,28 @@ describe BlogPost do
       Factory.create(:blog_post, :custom_teaser => 'This is some custom content').should be_valid
     end
   end
+  
+  describe ".teasers_enabled?" do
+    context "with RefinerySetting teasers_enabled set to true" do
+      before do
+        RefinerySetting.set(:teasers_enabled, { :scoping => 'blog', :value => true })
+      end
+
+      it "should be true" do
+        BlogPost.teasers_enabled?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+    
+    context "with RefinerySetting teasers_enabled set to true" do
+      before do
+        RefinerySetting.set(:teasers_enabled, { :scoping => 'blog', :value => false })
+      end
+
+      it "should be false" do
+        BlogPost.teasers_enabled?.should be_false
+      end
+    end
+    
+  end
+  
 end