diff --git a/src/UserSettingsStore.js b/src/UserSettingsStore.js
index 9b7554bda2..ef111c5c62 100644
--- a/src/UserSettingsStore.js
+++ b/src/UserSettingsStore.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,33 +18,42 @@ limitations under the License.
 import Promise from 'bluebird';
 import MatrixClientPeg from './MatrixClientPeg';
 import Notifier from './Notifier';
-import { _t } from './languageHandler';
+import { _t, _td } from './languageHandler';
+import SdkConfig from './SdkConfig';
 
 /*
  * TODO: Make things use this. This is all WIP - see UserSettings.js for usage.
  */
 
+const FEATURES = [
+    {
+        id: 'feature_groups',
+        name: _td("Groups"),
+    },
+];
+
 export default {
-    LABS_FEATURES: [
-        {
-            name: "-",
-            id: 'matrix_apps',
-            default: true,
+    getLabsFeatures() {
+        const featuresConfig = SdkConfig.get()['features'] || {};
 
-            // XXX: Always use default, ignore localStorage and remove from labs
-            override: true,
-        },
-        {
-            name: "-",
-            id: 'feature_groups',
-            default: false,
-        },
-    ],
+        return FEATURES.filter((f) => {
+            const sdkConfigValue = featuresConfig[f.id];
+            if (!['enable', 'disable'].includes(sdkConfigValue)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }).map((f) => {
+            return f.id;
+        });
+    },
 
-    // horrible but it works. The locality makes this somewhat more palatable.
-    doTranslations: function() {
-        this.LABS_FEATURES[0].name = _t("Matrix Apps");
-        this.LABS_FEATURES[1].name = _t("Groups");
+    translatedNameForFeature(featureId) {
+        const feature = FEATURES.filter((f) => {
+            return f.id === featureId;
+        })[0];
+
+        if (feature === undefined) return null;
+
+        return _t(feature.name);
     },
 
     loadProfileInfo: function() {
@@ -180,33 +190,30 @@ export default {
         localStorage.setItem('mx_local_settings', JSON.stringify(settings));
     },
 
-    getFeatureById(feature: string) {
-        for (let i = 0; i < this.LABS_FEATURES.length; i++) {
-            const f = this.LABS_FEATURES[i];
-            if (f.id === feature) {
-                return f;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    },
-
     isFeatureEnabled: function(featureId: string): boolean {
-        // Disable labs for guests.
-        if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest()) return false;
+        const featuresConfig = SdkConfig.get()['features'];
 
-        const feature = this.getFeatureById(featureId);
-        if (!feature) {
-            console.warn(`Unknown feature "${featureId}"`);
+        let sdkConfigValue = 'labs';
+        if (featuresConfig && featuresConfig[featureId] !== undefined) {
+            sdkConfigValue = featuresConfig[featureId];
+        }
+
+        if (sdkConfigValue === 'enable') {
+            return true;
+        } else if (sdkConfigValue === 'enable') {
+            return false;
+        } else if (sdkConfigValue === 'labs') {
+            if (!MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest()) {
+                const userValue = localStorage.getItem(`mx_labs_feature_${featureId}`);
+                if (userValue !== null) {
+                    return userValue === 'true';
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            console.warn(`Unknown features config for ${featureId}: ${sdkConfigValue}`);
             return false;
         }
-        // Return the default if this feature has an override to be the default value or
-        // if the feature has never been toggled and is therefore not in localStorage
-        if (Object.keys(feature).includes('override') ||
-            localStorage.getItem(`mx_labs_feature_${featureId}`) === null
-        ) {
-            return feature.default;
-        }
-        return localStorage.getItem(`mx_labs_feature_${featureId}`) === 'true';
     },
 
     setFeatureEnabled: function(featureId: string, enabled: boolean) {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index 49522747cd..7e6fc05599 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -250,7 +251,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 page_element = <UserSettings
                     onClose={this.props.onUserSettingsClose}
                     brand={this.props.config.brand}
-                    enableLabs={this.props.config.enableLabs}
                     referralBaseUrl={this.props.config.referralBaseUrl}
                     teamToken={this.props.teamToken}
                 />;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 171a0dd0fd..d83434f5a8 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -212,9 +213,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // The brand string given when creating email pushers
         brand: React.PropTypes.string,
 
-        // True to show the 'labs' section of experimental features
-        enableLabs: React.PropTypes.bool,
-
         // The base URL to use in the referral link. Defaults to window.location.origin.
         referralBaseUrl: React.PropTypes.string,
 
@@ -226,7 +224,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     getDefaultProps: function() {
         return {
             onClose: function() {},
-            enableLabs: true,
         };
     },
 
@@ -923,34 +920,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     _renderLabs: function() {
-        // default to enabled if undefined
-        if (this.props.enableLabs === false) return null;
-        UserSettingsStore.doTranslations();
-
         const features = [];
-        UserSettingsStore.LABS_FEATURES.forEach((feature) => {
-            // This feature has an override and will be set to the default, so do not
-            // show it here.
-            if (feature.override) {
-                return;
-            }
+        UserSettingsStore.getLabsFeatures().forEach((featureId) => {
             // TODO: this ought to be a separate component so that we don't need
             // to rebind the onChange each time we render
             const onChange = (e) => {
-                UserSettingsStore.setFeatureEnabled(feature.id, e.target.checked);
+                UserSettingsStore.setFeatureEnabled(featureId, e.target.checked);
                 this.forceUpdate();
             };
 
             features.push(
-                <div key={feature.id} className="mx_UserSettings_toggle">
+                <div key={featureId} className="mx_UserSettings_toggle">
                     <input
                         type="checkbox"
-                        id={feature.id}
-                        name={feature.id}
-                        defaultChecked={UserSettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled(feature.id)}
+                        id={featureId}
+                        name={featureId}
+                        defaultChecked={UserSettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled(featureId)}
                         onChange={onChange}
                     />
-                    <label htmlFor={feature.id}>{ feature.name }</label>
+                    <label htmlFor={featureId}>{ UserSettingsStore.translatedNameForFeature(featureId) }</label>
                 </div>);
         });
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
index 726ec7ff1d..271b0e48db 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -128,15 +129,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             />
         );
 
-        let appsDrawer = null;
-        if(UserSettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled('matrix_apps')) {
-            appsDrawer = <AppsDrawer ref="appsDrawer"
-                room={this.props.room}
-                userId={this.props.userId}
-                maxHeight={this.props.maxHeight}
-                showApps={this.props.showApps}
-            />;
-        }
+        const appsDrawer = <AppsDrawer ref="appsDrawer"
+            room={this.props.room}
+            userId={this.props.userId}
+            maxHeight={this.props.maxHeight}
+            showApps={this.props.showApps}
+        />;
 
         return (
             <div className="mx_RoomView_auxPanel" style={{maxHeight: this.props.maxHeight}} >
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
index 00659520c3..8e27520d89 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -285,18 +286,16 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
         }
 
         // Apps
-        if (UserSettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled('matrix_apps')) {
-            if (this.props.showApps) {
-                hideAppsButton =
-                    <div key="controls_hide_apps" className="mx_MessageComposer_apps" onClick={this.onHideAppsClick} title={_t("Hide Apps")}>
-                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-hide-apps.svg" width="35" height="35" />
-                    </div>;
-            } else {
-                showAppsButton =
-                    <div key="show_apps" className="mx_MessageComposer_apps" onClick={this.onShowAppsClick} title={_t("Show Apps")}>
-                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-show-apps.svg" width="35" height="35" />
-                    </div>;
-            }
+        if (this.props.showApps) {
+            hideAppsButton =
+                <div key="controls_hide_apps" className="mx_MessageComposer_apps" onClick={this.onHideAppsClick} title={_t("Hide Apps")}>
+                    <TintableSvg src="img/icons-hide-apps.svg" width="35" height="35" />
+                </div>;
+        } else {
+            showAppsButton =
+                <div key="show_apps" className="mx_MessageComposer_apps" onClick={this.onShowAppsClick} title={_t("Show Apps")}>
+                    <TintableSvg src="img/icons-show-apps.svg" width="35" height="35" />
+                </div>;
         }
 
         const canSendMessages = this.props.room.currentState.maySendMessage(