diff --git a/app/controllers/ajax/answer_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ajax/answer_controller.rb
index 768ba97f..f15fe671 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ajax/answer_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ajax/answer_controller.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class Ajax::AnswerController < ApplicationController
       end
     else
       question = Question.find(params[:id])
+
+      unless question.user.privacy_allow_stranger_answers
+        @status = :privacy_stronk
+        @message = "This user does not want other users to answer their question."
+        @success = false
+        return
+      end
     end
 
     answer = nil
diff --git a/app/views/question/show.html.haml b/app/views/question/show.html.haml
index fe74986c..b259bfa5 100644
--- a/app/views/question/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/question/show.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     %button#load-more-btn.btn.btn-default{type: :button, data: { current_page: @answers.current_page }}
       Load more
 
-  - if user_signed_in? and !current_user.answered? @question and current_user != @question.user
+  - if user_signed_in? and !current_user.answered? @question and current_user != @question.user and @question.user.privacy_allow_stranger_answers
     .panel.panel-default#q-answer-box
       .panel-heading
         %h3.panel-title This question was not in your inbox? Answer it here!