diff --git a/app/models/debate.rb b/app/models/debate.rb
index d141e4330..5e58ce23f 100644
--- a/app/models/debate.rb
+++ b/app/models/debate.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Debate < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def editable?
-    total_votes == 0
+    total_votes <= Setting.value_for('max_votes_for_debate_edit').to_i
   end
 
   def editable_by?(user)
diff --git a/config/locales/settings.en.yml b/config/locales/settings.en.yml
index 8cc261c1e..88846e308 100644
--- a/config/locales/settings.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings.en.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ en:
     official_level_5_name: "Level 5 official positions"
     max_ratio_anon_votes_on_debates: "Max allowed percentage of anonymous votes per Debate"
     max_votes_for_proposal_edit: "Number of votes where a Proposal is not editable anymore"
+    max_votes_for_debate_edit: "Number of votes where a Debate is not editable anymore"
     proposal_code_prefix: "Prefix for Proposals codes"
-    votes_for_proposal_success: "Number of votes needed for Proposal approval"
\ No newline at end of file
+    votes_for_proposal_success: "Number of votes needed for Proposal approval"
diff --git a/config/locales/settings.es.yml b/config/locales/settings.es.yml
index fa80fbdad..1a0bf67f2 100644
--- a/config/locales/settings.es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings.es.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ es:
     official_level_5_name: "Cargos públicos de nivel 5"
     max_ratio_anon_votes_on_debates: "Porcentaje máximo de votos anónimos por Debate"
     max_votes_for_proposal_edit: "Número de votos en que una Propuesta deja de poderse editar"
+    max_votes_for_debate_edit: "Número de votos en que un Debate deja de poderse editar"
     proposal_code_prefix: "Prefijo para los códigos de Propuestas"
-    votes_for_proposal_success: "Número de votos necesarios para aprobar una Propuesta"
\ No newline at end of file
+    votes_for_proposal_success: "Número de votos necesarios para aprobar una Propuesta"
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 27da98e1c..f74e1abb7 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Setting.create(key: 'max_ratio_anon_votes_on_debates', value: '50')
 # Max votes where a proposal is still editable
 Setting.create(key: 'max_votes_for_proposal_edit', value: '1000')
 
+# Max votes where a debate is still editable
+Setting.create(key: 'max_votes_for_debate_edit', value: '1000')
+
 # Prefix for the Proposal codes
 Setting.create(key: 'proposal_code_prefix', value: 'MAD')