diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/context_processors.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/context_processors.py
index 4bd82eeed..0dd46fb87 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/context_processors.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/context_processors.py
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ def tenants(request):
 
 def swift(request):
     return {'swift_configured': settings.SWIFT_ENABLED}
+
+
+def quantum(request):
+    return {'quantum_configured': settings.QUANTUM_ENABLED}
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/settings.py b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/settings.py
index 5b8bd78fa..3f6b03414 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/settings.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
     'django_openstack.context_processors.swift',
     'django_openstack.context_processors.tenants',
+    'django_openstack.context_processors.quantum',
 )
 
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
index b666015f2..d356ebe14 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "images" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url dash_images request.user.tenant %}">Images</a></li>
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "snapshots" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url dash_snapshots request.user.tenant %}">Snapshots</a></li>
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "keypairs" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url dash_keypairs request.user.tenant %}">Keypairs</a></li>
+    {% if quantum_configured %}
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "networks" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url dash_networks request.user.tenant %}">Networks</a></li>
+    {% endif %}
   </ul>
   {% if swift_configured %}
   <h3>Manage Object Store</h3>
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example b/openstack-dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
index e2a6c1293..400ca6732 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_ROLE = "Member"
 SWIFT_ENABLED = False
 
 # Configure quantum connection details for networking
+QUANTUM_ENABLED = True
 QUANTUM_URL = '127.0.0.1'
 QUANTUM_PORT = '9696'
 QUANTUM_TENANT = '1234'