diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 1ced8bef0a14..458cfc898dd6 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 
     'asset_url' => env('ASSET_URL'),
 
+    'allow_referer_header' => true,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Application Timezone
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/UrlGenerator.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/UrlGenerator.php
index 4808c1c0a89e..c04b47d0fa2a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/UrlGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/UrlGenerator.php
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ public function current()
      */
     public function previous($fallback = false)
     {
-        $referrer = $this->request->headers->get('referer');
+        $referrer = config('app.allow_referer_header', true)
+            ? $this->request->headers->get('referer')
+            : null;
 
         $url = $referrer ? $this->to($referrer) : $this->getPreviousUrlFromSession();