diff --git a/ckan/config/middleware.py b/ckan/config/middleware.py
index 5d2be57b77e..ea1dccbc638 100644
--- a/ckan/config/middleware.py
+++ b/ckan/config/middleware.py
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=True, static_files=True, **app_conf):
     if asbool(config.get('ckan.page_cache_enabled')):
         app = PageCacheMiddleware(app, config)
 
-    # Tracking add config option
-    app = TrackingMiddleware(app, config)
+    # Tracking
+    if asbool(config.get('ckan.tracking_enabled', 'false')):
+        app = TrackingMiddleware(app, config)
     return app
 
 class I18nMiddleware(object):
diff --git a/ckan/lib/helpers.py b/ckan/lib/helpers.py
index 9a429e5e82a..e4b046027b2 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/helpers.py
@@ -154,9 +154,14 @@ def _add_i18n_to_url(url_to_amend, **kw):
     return url
 
 def lang():
-    ''' Reurn the language code for the current locale eg `en` '''
+    ''' Return the language code for the current locale eg `en` '''
     return request.environ.get('CKAN_LANG')
 
+def lang_native_name():
+    ''' Return the langage name currently used in it's localised form '''
+    locale = get_locales_dict().get(lang())
+    return locale.display_name or locale.english_name
+
 class Message(object):
     """A message returned by ``Flash.pop_messages()``.
 
@@ -800,6 +805,7 @@ def process_names(items):
            'snippet',
            'convert_to_dict',
            'activity_div',
+           'lang_native_name',
     # imported into ckan.lib.helpers
            'literal',
            'link_to',
@@ -810,5 +816,6 @@ def process_names(items):
            'mail_to',
            'radio',
            'submit',
+           'asbool',
 ]
 
diff --git a/ckan/templates/layout_base.html b/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
index 8913814fab6..9ed0ce61230 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ <h3 class="widget-title">Meta</h3>
     });
   </script>
 
+  <py:if test="h.asbool(config.get('ckan.tracking_enabled', 'false'))">
   <script type="text/javascript">
          $(function (){
                  // Tracking
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ <h3 class="widget-title">Meta</h3>
                          });
                  });
   </script>
+  </py:if>
 
   <py:if test="defined('optional_footer')">
     ${optional_footer()}