diff --git a/src/channel/chat.js b/src/channel/chat.js
index da2117b7..83d252a7 100644
--- a/src/channel/chat.js
+++ b/src/channel/chat.js
@@ -121,6 +121,28 @@ ChatModule.prototype.shadowMutedUsers = function () {
     });
 };
 
+ChatModule.prototype.restrictNewAccount = function restrictNewAccount(user, data) {
+    if (user.account.effectiveRank < 2 && this.channel.modules.options) {
+        const firstSeen = user.getFirstSeenTime();
+        const opts = this.channel.modules.options;
+        // TODO: configurable times
+        if (firstSeen > Date.now() - opts.get("new_user_chat_delay")) {
+            user.socket.emit("spamFiltered", {
+                reason: "NEW_USER_CHAT"
+            });
+            return true;
+        } else if ((firstSeen > Date.now() - opts.get("new_user_chat_link_delay"))
+                && data.msg.match(LINK)) {
+            user.socket.emit("spamFiltered", {
+                reason: "NEW_USER_CHAT_LINK"
+            });
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+};
+
 ChatModule.prototype.handleChatMsg = function (user, data) {
     var self = this;
     counters.add("chat:incoming");
@@ -132,17 +154,8 @@ ChatModule.prototype.handleChatMsg = function (user, data) {
     // Limit to 240 characters
     data.msg = data.msg.substring(0, 240);
 
-    const firstSeen = user.getFirstSeenTime();
-    // TODO: configurable times
-    if (firstSeen > Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000) {
-        user.socket.emit("spamFiltered", {
-            reason: "NEW_USER_CHAT"
-        });
-        return;
-    } else if ((firstSeen > Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) && data.msg.match(LINK)) {
-        user.socket.emit("spamFiltered", {
-            reason: "NEW_USER_CHAT_LINK"
-        });
+    // Restrict new accounts/IPs from chatting and posting links
+    if (this.restrictNewAccount(user, data)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -188,6 +201,11 @@ ChatModule.prototype.handlePm = function (user, data) {
             msg: "You must be signed in to send PMs"
         });
     }
+    
+    // Restrict new accounts/IPs from chatting and posting links
+    if (this.restrictNewAccount(user, data)) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (data.msg.match(Config.get("link-domain-blacklist-regex"))) {
         this.channel.logger.log(user.displayip + " (" + user.getName() + ") was kicked for " +
diff --git a/src/channel/opts.js b/src/channel/opts.js
index 45455324..14b37728 100644
--- a/src/channel/opts.js
+++ b/src/channel/opts.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ function OptionsModule(channel) {
         allow_dupes: false,        // Allow duplicate videos on the playlist
         torbanned: false,          // Block connections from Tor exit nodes
         allow_ascii_control: false,// Allow ASCII control characters (\x00-\x1f)
-        playlist_max_per_user: 0   // Maximum number of playlist items per user
+        playlist_max_per_user: 0,  // Maximum number of playlist items per user
+        new_user_chat_delay: 10 * 60 * 1000,      // Minimum account/IP age to chat
+        new_user_chat_link_delay: 60 * 60 * 1000  // Minimum account/IP age to post links
     };
 }
 
@@ -271,6 +273,20 @@ OptionsModule.prototype.handleSetOptions = function (user, data) {
         }
     }
 
+    if ("new_user_chat_delay" in data) {
+        var delay = parseInt(data.new_user_chat_delay);
+        if (!isNaN(delay) && delay >= 0) {
+            this.opts.new_user_chat_delay = delay;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ("new_user_chat_link_delay" in data) {
+        var delay = parseInt(data.new_user_chat_link_delay);
+        if (!isNaN(delay) && delay >= 0) {
+            this.opts.new_user_chat_link_delay = delay;
+        }
+    }
+
     this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " updated channel options");
     this.sendOpts(this.channel.users);
 };
diff --git a/templates/channeloptions.pug b/templates/channeloptions.pug
index dfff94e1..6b7e69d8 100644
--- a/templates/channeloptions.pug
+++ b/templates/channeloptions.pug
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ mixin textbox-auto(id, label, placeholder)
       else
         input.form-control.cs-textbox(id=id, type="text")
 
+mixin textbox-timeinput-auto(id, label, placeholder)
+  .form-group
+    label.control-label.col-sm-4(for=id)= label
+    .col-sm-8
+      if placeholder
+        input.form-control.cs-textbox-timeinput(id=id, type="text", placeholder=placeholder)
+      else
+        input.form-control.cs-textbox-timeinput(id=id, type="text")
+
 mixin miscoptions
   #cs-miscoptions.tab-pane.active
     h4 General Settings
@@ -63,6 +72,11 @@ mixin miscoptions
       +rcheckbox-auto("cs-chat_antiflood", "Throttle chat")
       +textbox-auto("cs-chat_antiflood_burst", "# of messages allowed before throttling")
       +textbox-auto("cs-chat_antiflood_sustained", "# of messages (after burst) allowed per second")
+      +textbox-timeinput-auto("cs-new_user_chat_delay", "Delay before new accounts can chat", "0")
+      .form-group
+        .col-sm-8.col-sm-offset-4
+          span.text-info Restrictions to new accounts can be disabled by setting the delay to 0.
+      +textbox-timeinput-auto("cs-new_user_chat_link_delay", "Delay before new accounts can post links in chat", "0")
       .form-group
         .col-sm-8.col-sm-offset-4
           span.text-info Changes are automatically saved.
diff --git a/www/js/util.js b/www/js/util.js
index 98651b47..fb721348 100644
--- a/www/js/util.js
+++ b/www/js/util.js
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ function handleModPermissions() {
     $("#cs-torbanned").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.torbanned);
     $("#cs-allow_ascii_control").prop("checked", CHANNEL.opts.allow_ascii_control);
     $("#cs-playlist_max_per_user").val(CHANNEL.opts.playlist_max_per_user || 0);
+    $("#cs-new_user_chat_delay").val(CHANNEL.opts.new_user_chat_delay || 0);
+    $("#cs-new_user_chat_link_delay").val(CHANNEL.opts.new_user_chat_link_delay || 0);
     (function() {
         if(typeof CHANNEL.opts.maxlength != "number") {
             $("#cs-maxlength").val("");
@@ -1450,7 +1452,7 @@ function stripImages(msg){
         return msg;
     }
     return msg.replace(IMAGE_MATCH, function(match,img){
-        return CHANNEL.opts.enable_link_regex ? 
+        return CHANNEL.opts.enable_link_regex ?
             '<a target="_blank" href="'+img+'">'+img+'</a>' : img;
     });
 }