diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 5cb4743d3..881f5700d 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     @@username_max_length ||= self.columns.find { |c| c.name == 'username' }.limit || 60
   end
 
+  def self.minimum_required_age
+    (Setting['min_age_to_participate'] || 16).to_i
+  end
+
   def show_welcome_screen?
     sign_in_count == 1 && unverified? && !organization && !administrator?
   end
diff --git a/config/locales/settings.en.yml b/config/locales/settings.en.yml
index b2a4f85c8..811f10557 100755
--- a/config/locales/settings.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings.en.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ en:
     meta_description: "Site description (SEO)"
     meta_keywords: "Keywords (SEO)"
     verification_offices_url: Verification offices URL
+    min_age_to_participate: Minimum age needed to participate
diff --git a/config/locales/settings.es.yml b/config/locales/settings.es.yml
index c89861b85..b4575432e 100644
--- a/config/locales/settings.es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings.es.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ es:
     meta_description: "Descripción del sitio (SEO)"
     meta_keywords: "Palabras clave (SEO)"
     verification_offices_url: URL oficinas verificación
+    min_age_to_participate: Edad mínima para participar
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 041a4c931..de8e7c69b 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ Setting['mailer_from_address'] = 'noreply@consul.dev'
 
 # Verification settings
 Setting['verification_offices_url'] = 'http://oficinas-atencion-ciudadano.url/'
+Setting['min_age_to_participate'] = 16