diff --git a/app/models/environment.rb b/app/models/environment.rb
index baf5653..aa7973f 100644
--- a/app/models/environment.rb
+++ b/app/models/environment.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ class Environment < ActiveRecord::Base
     ! self.settings['terms_of_use'].nil?
   end
 
+  def message_for_disabled_enterprise
+    self.settings['message_for_disabled_enterprise']
+  end
+
+  def message_for_disabled_enterprise=(value)
+    self.settings['message_for_disabled_enterprise'] = value
+  end
+
   # returns the approval method used for this environment. Possible values are:
   #
   # Defaults to <tt>:admim</tt>.
diff --git a/app/views/content_viewer/view_page.rhtml b/app/views/content_viewer/view_page.rhtml
index f4a565d..59bd391 100644
--- a/app/views/content_viewer/view_page.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/content_viewer/view_page.rhtml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
 </div>
 <% end %>
 
+<% unless profile.enabled? %>
+  <div id='profile-disabled'>
+    <%= environment.message_for_disabled_enterprise %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+
 <%= @page.to_html %>
 
 <div id="article-cat">
diff --git a/app/views/profile/index.rhtml b/app/views/profile/index.rhtml
index 146b232..9f85426 100644
--- a/app/views/profile/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/profile/index.rhtml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<% unless profile.enabled? %>
+  <div id='profile-disabled'>
+    <%= environment.message_for_disabled_enterprise %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+
 <h2><%= _("%s's profile") % profile.identifier %></h2>
 
 <ul>
diff --git a/public/images/icons-app/README b/public/images/icons-app/README
index 7000d85..9f2a57c 100644
--- a/public/images/icons-app/README
+++ b/public/images/icons-app/README
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ gtk-folder.png                              Nuovo
 epiphany-bookmarks.png                      dlg-neu
 mozilla-mail.png                            dlg-neu
 gtk-cancel.png                              dlg-neu
+emblem-important.png                        dlg-neu
 ### END OF ICONS LISTING ###
 
 Icons rasterization
diff --git a/public/images/icons-app/alert.png b/public/images/icons-app/alert.png
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..a540276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/images/icons-app/alert.png
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+emblem-important.png
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/images/icons-app/emblem-important.png b/public/images/icons-app/emblem-important.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ee4565
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/icons-app/emblem-important.png differ
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/common.css b/public/stylesheets/common.css
index 8f2838e..9fb2abc 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/common.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/common.css
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ div#errorExplanation h2 {
   color: #555;
 }
 
+div#profile-disabled {
+  border: 2px solid #944;
+  text-align: center;
+  margin: auto;
+  padding: 5px;
+  padding-left: 60px;
+  min-height: 40px;
+  width: 400px;
+  background: url("../images/icons-app/alert.png") no-repeat 5px #ffffa9;
+}
+
 /*********************************************************/
 
 
diff --git a/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
index 087da63..0ce3430 100644
--- a/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
@@ -259,4 +259,11 @@ class ContentViewerControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_response 404
   end
 
+  should 'show message for disabled enterprises' do
+    login_as(@profile.identifier)
+    ent = Enterprise.create!(:name => 'my test enterprise', :identifier => 'my-test-enterprise', :enabled => false)
+    get :view_page, :profile => ent.identifier, :page => []
+    assert_tag :tag => 'div', :attributes => { :id => 'profile-disabled' }, :content => Environment.default.message_for_disabled_enterprise
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/profile_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/profile_controller_test.rb
index fba1dec..12f6da5 100644
--- a/test/functional/profile_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/profile_controller_test.rb
@@ -213,4 +213,11 @@ class ProfileControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_no_tag :tag => 'a', :content => 'Add friend'
   end
 
+  should 'show message for disabled enterprises' do
+    login_as(@profile.identifier)
+    ent = Enterprise.create!(:name => 'my test enterprise', :identifier => 'my-test-enterprise', :enabled => false)
+    get :index, :profile => ent.identifier
+    assert_tag :tag => 'div', :attributes => { :id => 'profile-disabled' }, :content => Environment.default.message_for_disabled_enterprise
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/environment_test.rb b/test/unit/environment_test.rb
index 22ed23e..a1eede0 100644
--- a/test/unit/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/environment_test.rb
@@ -295,4 +295,10 @@ class EnvironmentTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_not_includes env.people, ent
   end
 
+  should 'have a message_for_disabled_enterprise attribute' do
+    env = Environment.new
+    env.message_for_disabled_enterprise = 'this enterprise was disabled'
+    assert_equal 'this enterprise was disabled', env.message_for_disabled_enterprise
+  end
+
 end
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