diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Settings/AutorouteSettings.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Settings/AutorouteSettings.cs
index 75bc1a033..4c8291b0a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Settings/AutorouteSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Settings/AutorouteSettings.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Autoroute.Settings {
         public AutorouteSettings() {
             PerItemConfiguration = false;
             AllowCustomPattern = true;
+            AllowSetAsHomePage = true;
             UseCulturePattern = false;
             AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit = false;
             PatternDefinitions = "[]";
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Autoroute.Settings {
 
         public bool PerItemConfiguration { get; set; }
         public bool AllowCustomPattern { get; set; }
+        public bool AllowSetAsHomePage { get; set; }
         public bool UseCulturePattern { get; set; }
         public bool AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit { get; set; }
         public bool? IsDefault { get; set; }
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Autoroute.Settings {
         public void Build(ContentTypePartDefinitionBuilder builder) {
             builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.PerItemConfiguration", PerItemConfiguration.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AllowCustomPattern", AllowCustomPattern.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AllowSetAsHomePage", AllowSetAsHomePage.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.UseCulturePattern", UseCulturePattern.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit", AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.PatternDefinitions", PatternDefinitions);
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/DefinitionTemplates/AutorouteSettings.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/DefinitionTemplates/AutorouteSettings.cshtml
index ebc345920..5f400d388 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/DefinitionTemplates/AutorouteSettings.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/DefinitionTemplates/AutorouteSettings.cshtml
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
     <div>
         @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.AllowCustomPattern)
         <label class="forcheckbox" for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.AllowCustomPattern)">@T("Allow custom patterns")</label>
-        <span class="hint">@T("Allow the user to change the pattern on each item")</span>
+        <span class="hint">@T("Allow the user to change the pattern on each item.")</span>
+    </div>
+</fieldset>
+<fieldset>
+    <div>
+        @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.AllowSetAsHomePage)
+        <label class="forcheckbox" for="@Html.FieldIdFor(m => m.AllowSetAsHomePage)">@T("Allow \"Set as home page\"")</label>
+        <span class="hint">@T("Allow the user to set a content item of this type as the home page.")</span>
+        <span class="hint">@T("NOTE: Certain combinations of content type definitions and permission settings can create circumstances for non-Admin users with Dashboard access to remove the home page without the ability to set another one. Use this option with caution.")</span>
     </div>
 </fieldset>
 <fieldset>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts.Autoroute.Edit.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts.Autoroute.Edit.cshtml
index db6d9be35..8e5d5f5ed 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts.Autoroute.Edit.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Autoroute/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts.Autoroute.Edit.cshtml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 </fieldset>
 @if (!Model.IsHomePage) {
-    if (AuthorizedFor(Permissions.SetHomePage)) {
+    if (AuthorizedFor(Permissions.SetHomePage) && Model.Settings.AllowSetAsHomePage) {
         <fieldset>
             <span class="checkbox-and-label">
                 @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.PromoteToHomePage)