diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
index 6635ed29..e9f84fdb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ module Admin
     private
 
     def ticket_params
-      params.require(:ticket).permit(:conference, :title, :url, :description, :conference_id, :price_cents, :price_currency, :price, :registration_ticket)
+      params.require(:ticket).permit(
+        :conference, :conference_id,
+        :title, :url, :description,
+        :price_cents, :price_currency, :price,
+        :registration_ticket, :visible
+      )
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/conference_registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conference_registrations_controller.rb
index 5c17d8dc..88ff816b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conference_registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conference_registrations_controller.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ConferenceRegistrationsController < ApplicationController
         sign_in(@registration.user)
       end
 
-      if @conference.tickets.any? && !current_user.supports?(@conference)
+      if @conference.tickets.visible.any? && !current_user.supports?(@conference)
         redirect_to conference_tickets_path(@conference.short_title),
                     notice: 'You are now registered and will be receiving E-Mail notifications.'
       else
diff --git a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
index 05f98d6d..28309f46 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
       end
     end
     if splashpage.include_registrations || splashpage.include_tickets
-      @tickets = @conference.tickets.order('price_cents')
+      @tickets = @conference.tickets.visible.order('price_cents')
     end
     if splashpage.include_lodgings
       @lodgings = @conference.lodgings.order('name')
diff --git a/app/controllers/tickets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tickets_controller.rb
index c62afc06..7766d006 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tickets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tickets_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 class TicketsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_user!
   load_resource :conference, find_by: :short_title
-  load_resource :ticket, through: :conference
+  before_action :load_tickets
+  authorize_resource :ticket, through: :conference
   authorize_resource :conference_registrations, class: Registration
   before_action :check_load_resource, only: :index
 
@@ -14,4 +15,8 @@ class TicketsController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to root_path, notice: "There are no tickets available for #{@conference.title}!"
     end
   end
+
+  def load_tickets
+    @tickets = @conference.tickets.visible
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 23eba7a7..9a0fa2fd 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ class Ability
     end
 
     can :index, Organization
-    can :index, Ticket
+    can :index, Ticket do |ticket|
+      ticket.visible
+    end
     can :manage, TicketPurchase, user_id: user.id
     can [:new, :create], Payment, user_id: user.id
     can [:index, :show], PhysicalTicket, user: user
diff --git a/app/models/ticket.rb b/app/models/ticket.rb
index 8553ebca..d69739ab 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Ticket < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates :price_cents, numericality: { greater_than_or_equal_to: 0 }
 
+  scope :visible, -> { where(visible: true) }
+
   def bought?(user)
     buyers.include?(user)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/ticket_purchase.rb b/app/models/ticket_purchase.rb
index 129d7916..a3dfd1cd 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket_purchase.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket_purchase.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TicketPurchase < ApplicationRecord
       errors.push('You cannot buy more than one registration tickets.')
     else
       ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
-        conference.tickets.each do |ticket|
+        conference.tickets.visible.each do |ticket|
           quantity = purchases[ticket.id.to_s].to_i
           # if the user bought the ticket and is still unpaid, just update the quantity
           purchase = if ticket.bought?(user) && ticket.unpaid?(user)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/tickets/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/tickets/_form.html.haml
index f66cea51..73c93229 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/tickets/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/tickets/_form.html.haml
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
       = f.input :price
       = f.input :price_currency, as: :select, class: 'form-control', collection: ['USD', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'INR', 'CNY', 'CHF'], include_blank: false
       = f.input :registration_ticket, hint: 'A registration ticket is with which user register for the conference.'
+      = f.input :visible, hint: 'Only visible tickets are available to registrants. Non-visible tickets can only be managed by Admins.'
       %p.text-right
         = f.action :submit, as: :button, button_html: { class: 'btn btn-primary' }
diff --git a/app/views/admin/tickets/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/tickets/index.html.haml
index 020cc1c7..ac7f97b5 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/tickets/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/tickets/index.html.haml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
           %th Sold
           %th Turnover
           %th Registration Ticket
+          %th Visible?
           %th Actions
         %tbody
           - @conference.tickets.each do |ticket|
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
                 = humanized_money_with_symbol ticket.tickets_turnover_total(ticket.id)
               %td
                 = ticket.registration_ticket? ? 'Yes' : 'No'
+              %td
+                = ticket.visible? ? 'Yes' : 'No'
               %td
                 .btn-group
                   = link_to 'Edit', edit_admin_conference_ticket_path(@conference.short_title, ticket.id),
diff --git a/app/views/conference_registrations/show.html.haml b/app/views/conference_registrations/show.html.haml
index 79e4b4fd..8ed24d0d 100644
--- a/app/views/conference_registrations/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conference_registrations/show.html.haml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
               = link_to event.title, conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id)
               = '(' + registered_text(event) + ')'
 
-  - if @conference.tickets.any?
+  - if @conference.tickets.visible.any?
     .row
       .col-md-12
         -if @tickets.any?
diff --git a/app/views/tickets/index.html.haml b/app/views/tickets/index.html.haml
index cba13ea5..2f3569a2 100644
--- a/app/views/tickets/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/tickets/index.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         %h1
           Tickets
       %p.lead
-        Please choose your tickets for 
+        Please choose your tickets for
         %strong
           = @conference.title
         here*
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               %th Price
               %th Total
           %tbody
-          - @conference.tickets.each do |ticket|
+          - @conference.tickets.visible.each do |ticket|
             = render partial: 'ticket', f: f, locals: {ticket: ticket}
           %tr
             %td
diff --git a/db/migrate/20180409170433_add_visible_to_tickets.rb b/db/migrate/20180409170433_add_visible_to_tickets.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..199f7a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20180409170433_add_visible_to_tickets.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class AddVisibleToTickets < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
+  def up
+    add_column :tickets, :visible, :boolean, default: true
+    Ticket.reset_column_information
+    Ticket.update_all(visible: true) # rubocop:disable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column :tickets, :visible
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 9e3aae67..5fde0696 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20181113195810) do
     t.datetime "updated_at"
     t.boolean  "include_cfp",               default: false
     t.boolean  "include_booths"
-    t.boolean  "shuffle_highlights",        default: false, null: false
   end
 
   create_table "sponsors", force: :cascade do |t|
@@ -530,6 +529,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20181113195810) do
     t.boolean  "registration_ticket", default: false
     t.datetime "created_at"
     t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.boolean  "visible",             default: true
   end
 
   create_table "tracks", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/spec/factories/tickets.rb b/spec/factories/tickets.rb
index e71b898f..42d877d0 100644
--- a/spec/factories/tickets.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/tickets.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     title { "#{Faker::Hipster.word} Ticket" }
     price_cents { 1000 }
     price_currency { 'USD' }
+    visible { true }
     factory :registration_ticket do
       registration_ticket { true }
     end
diff --git a/spec/features/tickets_spec.rb b/spec/features/tickets_spec.rb
index a4dfed92..25cc1fab 100644
--- a/spec/features/tickets_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/tickets_spec.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ feature Ticket do
       expect(Ticket.count).to eq(1)
     end
 
+    scenario 'add a hidden ticket', feature: true do
+      visit admin_conference_tickets_path(conference.short_title)
+      click_link 'Add Ticket'
+
+      fill_in 'ticket_title', with: 'Hidden Ticket'
+      fill_in 'ticket_description', with: 'The hidden ticket'
+      fill_in 'ticket_price', with: '100'
+      uncheck 'ticket_visible'
+
+      click_button 'Create Ticket'
+      page.find('#flash')
+      expect(flash).to eq('Ticket successfully created.')
+      expect(Ticket.count).to eq(2)
+      expect(Ticket.visible.count).to eq(1)
+    end
+
     context 'Ticket already created' do
       let!(:ticket) { create(:ticket, title: 'Business Ticket', price: 100, conference_id: conference.id) }