diff --git a/Web/Models/Entities/User.php b/Web/Models/Entities/User.php
index 0e85d775..131c9bdd 100644
--- a/Web/Models/Entities/User.php
+++ b/Web/Models/Entities/User.php
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ class User extends RowModel
                 "friends.read",
                 "friends.add",
                 "wall.write",
+                "messages.write",
             ],
         ])->get($id);
     }
@@ -756,6 +757,7 @@ class User extends RowModel
                 "friends.read",
                 "friends.add",
                 "wall.write",
+                "messages.write",
             ],
         ])->set($id, $status)->toInteger());
     }
diff --git a/Web/Presenters/MessengerPresenter.php b/Web/Presenters/MessengerPresenter.php
index 9f0066ad..fdcb934e 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/MessengerPresenter.php
+++ b/Web/Presenters/MessengerPresenter.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ final class MessengerPresenter extends OpenVKPresenter
         }
         
         $sel = $this->getCorrespondent($sel);
-        if($sel->getId() !== $this->user->id && $sel->getSubscriptionStatus($this->user->identity) !== 3)
+        if($sel->getId() !== $this->user->id && !$sel->getPrivacyPermission('messages.write', $this->user->identity))
             exit(header("HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden"));
         
         $cor = new Correspondence($this->user->identity, $sel);
diff --git a/Web/Presenters/UserPresenter.php b/Web/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
index 43f4100d..fde2ad01 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
+++ b/Web/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ final class UserPresenter extends OpenVKPresenter
                     "friends.read",
                     "friends.add",
                     "wall.write",
+                    "messages.write",
                 ];
                 foreach($settings as $setting) {
                     $input = $this->postParam(str_replace(".", "_", $setting));
diff --git a/Web/Presenters/templates/Messenger/App.xml b/Web/Presenters/templates/Messenger/App.xml
index 79f95a16..cb23ca79 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/templates/Messenger/App.xml
+++ b/Web/Presenters/templates/Messenger/App.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="messenger-app--input">
-            {if $correspondent->getId() === $thisUser->getId() || ($correspondent->getSubscriptionStatus($thisUser) === 3)}
+            {if $correspondent->getId() === $thisUser->getId() || $correspondent->getPrivacyPermission('messages.write', $thisUser)}
                 <img class="ava" src="{$thisUser->getAvatarUrl()}" alt="{$thisUser->getCanonicalName()}" />
                 <div class="messenger-app--input---messagebox">
                     <textarea
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <img class="ava" src="{$correspondent->getAvatarUrl()}" alt="{$correspondent->getCanonicalName()}" />
             {else}
-                <div class="blocked" data-localized-text="Вы не можете писать сообщения {$correspondent->getCanonicalName()}, так как его нет в вашем списке друзей."></div>
+                <div class="blocked" data-localized-text="Вы не можете писать сообщения {$correspondent->getCanonicalName()} из-за его настроек приватности."></div>
             {/if}
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/Web/Presenters/templates/User/Settings.xml b/Web/Presenters/templates/User/Settings.xml
index f142a5e3..e24e21ca 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/templates/User/Settings.xml
+++ b/Web/Presenters/templates/User/Settings.xml
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@
                         </select>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td width="120" valign="top">
+                        <span class="nobold">{_privacy_setting_write_messages}</span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <select name="messages.write", style="width: 164px;">
+                            <option value="2" {if $user->getPrivacySetting('messages.write') == 2}selected{/if}>{_privacy_value_anybody}</option>
+                            <option value="1" {if $user->getPrivacySetting('messages.write') == 1}selected{/if}>{_privacy_value_friends}</option>
+                            <option value="0" {if $user->getPrivacySetting('messages.write') == 0}selected{/if}>{_privacy_value_nobody}</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>
                         
diff --git a/Web/Presenters/templates/User/View.xml b/Web/Presenters/templates/User/View.xml
index 17bbf6c3..be734a77 100644
--- a/Web/Presenters/templates/User/View.xml
+++ b/Web/Presenters/templates/User/View.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
                 {/if}
                 
                 <a n:if="OPENVK_ROOT_CONF['openvk']['preferences']['commerce'] && $user->getGiftCount() == 0" href="/gifts?act=pick&user={$user->getId()}" class="profile_link">{_send_gift}</a>
+                <a n:if="$user->getPrivacyPermission('messages.write', $thisUser)" href="/im?sel={$user->getId()}" class="profile_link">{_"send_message"}</a>
 
                 {var subStatus = $user->getSubscriptionStatus($thisUser)}
                 {if $subStatus === 0}
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@
                         <input type="submit" class="profile_link" value="{_"friends_reject"}" />
                     </form>
                 {elseif $subStatus === 3}
-                    <a href="/im?sel={$user->getId()}" class="profile_link">{_"send_message"}</a>
                     <form action="/setSub/user" method="post" class="profile_link_form">
                         <input type="hidden" name="act" value="rem" />
                         <input type="hidden" name="id"  value="{$user->getId()}" />
diff --git a/locales/en.strings b/locales/en.strings
index d143f5ab..0bec45e2 100644
--- a/locales/en.strings
+++ b/locales/en.strings
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@
 "privacy_setting_see_friends" = "Who can see my friends";
 "privacy_setting_add_to_friends" = "Who can add me to friends";
 "privacy_setting_write_wall" = "Who can publish post on my wall";
+"privacy_setting_write_messages" = "Who can write messages to me";
 "privacy_value_anybody" = "Anybody";
 "privacy_value_anybody_dative" = "Anybody";
 "privacy_value_users" = "OpenVK users";
diff --git a/locales/ru.strings b/locales/ru.strings
index e743d236..5fd1c488 100644
--- a/locales/ru.strings
+++ b/locales/ru.strings
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@
 "privacy_setting_see_friends" = "Кому видно моих друзей";
 "privacy_setting_add_to_friends" = "Кто может называть меня другом";
 "privacy_setting_write_wall" = "Кто может писать у меня на стене";
+"privacy_setting_write_messages" = "Кто может писать мне сообщения";
 "privacy_value_anybody" = "Все желающие";
 "privacy_value_anybody_dative" = "Всем желающим";
 "privacy_value_users" = "Пользователям OpenVK";