diff --git a/conf/default.conf.php b/conf/default.conf.php
index 647e97863b..43e4d35a57 100644
--- a/conf/default.conf.php
+++ b/conf/default.conf.php
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ return array(
   // eggs.
   'phabricator.serious-business' => false,
 
+  // Should Phabricator show beta applications on the homepage
+  'phabricator.show-beta-applications' => false,
 
 // -- Files ----------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
diff --git a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
index e707686e4b..bdd59e9585 100644
--- a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
+++ b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'phabricator-application-launch-view-css' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/ed5d60cc/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css',
+    'uri' => '/res/d6b6235b/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css',
     'type' => 'css',
     'requires' =>
     array(
diff --git a/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php b/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
index 3f1a352f0b..2bf099ba88 100644
--- a/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/base/PhabricatorApplication.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ abstract class PhabricatorApplication {
     return true;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public function getPHID() {
     return 'PHID-APPS-'.get_class($this);
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/application/PhabricatorApplicationCalendar.php b/src/applications/calendar/application/PhabricatorApplicationCalendar.php
index e61568b5ee..15c3016551 100644
--- a/src/applications/calendar/application/PhabricatorApplicationCalendar.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/application/PhabricatorApplicationCalendar.php
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationCalendar extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_COMMUNICATION;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
       '/calendar/' => array(
diff --git a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorCoreConfigOptions.php b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorCoreConfigOptions.php
index a80de1b154..68c8d48233 100644
--- a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorCoreConfigOptions.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorCoreConfigOptions.php
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ final class PhabricatorCoreConfigOptions
         ->addExample('America/Chicago', pht('US Central (CDT)'))
         ->addExample('America/Boise', pht('US Mountain (MDT)'))
         ->addExample('America/Los_Angeles', pht('US West (PDT)')),
+      $this->newOption('phabricator.show-beta-applications', 'bool', false)
+        ->setBoolOptions(
+          array(
+            pht('Visible'),
+            pht('Invisible')
+          ))->setDescription(pht('Show beta applications on the home page.')),
       $this->newOption('phabricator.serious-business', 'bool', false)
         ->setBoolOptions(
           array(
diff --git a/src/applications/directory/controller/PhabricatorDirectoryController.php b/src/applications/directory/controller/PhabricatorDirectoryController.php
index 041b88f14e..66dcc6c8bc 100644
--- a/src/applications/directory/controller/PhabricatorDirectoryController.php
+++ b/src/applications/directory/controller/PhabricatorDirectoryController.php
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ abstract class PhabricatorDirectoryController extends PhabricatorController {
     $nav->setBaseURI(new PhutilURI('/'));
 
     $applications = PhabricatorApplication::getAllInstalledApplications();
+    $show_beta =
+      PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phabricator.show-beta-applications');
 
     foreach ($applications as $key => $application) {
+      if (!$show_beta && $application->isBeta()) {
+        unset($applications[$key]);
+      }
       if (!$application->shouldAppearInLaunchView()) {
         // Remove hidden applications (usually internal stuff).
         unset($applications[$key]);
diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/application/PhabricatorApplicationDrydock.php b/src/applications/drydock/application/PhabricatorApplicationDrydock.php
index 23bc9877b7..02c41e2e2b 100644
--- a/src/applications/drydock/application/PhabricatorApplicationDrydock.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/application/PhabricatorApplicationDrydock.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationDrydock extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_UTILITIES;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
       '/drydock/' => array(
diff --git a/src/applications/fact/application/PhabricatorApplicationFact.php b/src/applications/fact/application/PhabricatorApplicationFact.php
index 0246f35097..ac7b0c55ab 100644
--- a/src/applications/fact/application/PhabricatorApplicationFact.php
+++ b/src/applications/fact/application/PhabricatorApplicationFact.php
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationFact extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_UTILITIES;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
       '/fact/' => array(
diff --git a/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php b/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
index 09b77611c7..101b240520 100644
--- a/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
+++ b/src/applications/meta/view/PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView.php
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationLaunchView extends AphrontView {
         ),
         phutil_escape_html($application->getName()));
 
+      if ($application->isBeta()) {
+        $content[] = phutil_render_tag(
+          'span',
+          array(
+            'class' => 'phabricator-application-beta',
+          ),
+          "\xCE\xB2");
+      }
+
       if ($this->fullWidth) {
         $content[] = phutil_render_tag(
           'span',
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorApplicationPhame.php b/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorApplicationPhame.php
index 72eb6366f8..3af2955dc8 100644
--- a/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorApplicationPhame.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorApplicationPhame.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationPhame extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_COMMUNICATION;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
      '/phame/' => array(
diff --git a/src/applications/pholio/application/PhabricatorApplicationPholio.php b/src/applications/pholio/application/PhabricatorApplicationPholio.php
index 707e77eac2..522eb17505 100644
--- a/src/applications/pholio/application/PhabricatorApplicationPholio.php
+++ b/src/applications/pholio/application/PhabricatorApplicationPholio.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationPholio extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_COMMUNICATION;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
       '/M(?P<id>[1-9]\d*)' => 'PholioMockViewController',
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorApplicationPonder.php b/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorApplicationPonder.php
index 4a6e55d5f8..e83b0fd89d 100644
--- a/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorApplicationPonder.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/application/PhabricatorApplicationPonder.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationPonder extends PhabricatorApplication {
     return self::GROUP_COMMUNICATION;
   }
 
+  public function isBeta() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function getroutes() {
     return array(
       '/Q(?P<id>[1-9]\d*)' => 'PonderQuestionViewController',
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css
index 15ca7b4a49..e67e14fdc4 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/base/phabricator-application-launch-view.css
@@ -90,11 +90,10 @@ a.phabricator-application-launch-container:hover {
   margin-left: 52px;
 }
 
+.phabricator-application-beta,
 .phabricator-application-launch-attention {
   position: absolute;
-  right: 4px;
   top: 4px;
-  background: rgb(0, 122, 255);
   border-radius: 10px;
   color: white;
   font-weight: bold;
@@ -104,7 +103,18 @@ a.phabricator-application-launch-container:hover {
   box-shadow: 0 0px 2px #000;
 }
 
+.phabricator-application-launch-attention {
+  right: 4px;
+  background-color: rgb(0, 122, 255);
+}
+
+.phabricator-application-beta {
+  left: 4px;
+  background-color: #ff8f00;
+}
+
 .application-tile-full .phabricator-application-launch-attention {
   top: 16px;
   right: 12px;
 }
+