diff --git a/src/NuGet.Server/Controllers/PackagesODataController.cs b/src/NuGet.Server/Controllers/PackagesODataController.cs
index f68cea59..0862d9f3 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Server/Controllers/PackagesODataController.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Server/Controllers/PackagesODataController.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ protected PackagesODataController(IServiceResolver serviceResolver)
         // Exposed through ordinary Web API route. Bypasses OData pipeline.
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> ClearCache(CancellationToken token)
         {
-            if (RequestContext.IsLocal)
+            if (RequestContext.IsLocal || ServiceResolver.Current.Resolve<ISettingsProvider>().GetBoolSetting("allowRemoteCacheManagement", false))
             {
                 await _serverRepository.ClearCacheAsync(token);
                 return CreateStringResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, "Server cache has been cleared.");
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Server/Core/DefaultServiceResolver.cs b/src/NuGet.Server/Core/DefaultServiceResolver.cs
index dae8fabb..5a0bc947 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Server/Core/DefaultServiceResolver.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Server/Core/DefaultServiceResolver.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public object Resolve(Type type)
                 return _packageAuthenticationService;
             }
 
+            if (type == typeof(ISettingsProvider))
+            {
+                return _settingsProvider;
+            }
+
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Server/Default.aspx b/src/NuGet.Server/Default.aspx
index ff321801..feeff083 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Server/Default.aspx
+++ b/src/NuGet.Server/Default.aspx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <% } %> 
         </fieldset>
 
-        <% if (Request.IsLocal) { %>
+        <% if (Request.IsLocal || ServiceResolver.Current.Resolve<NuGet.Server.Core.Infrastructure.ISettingsProvider>().GetBoolSetting("allowRemoteCacheManagement", false)) { %>
         <fieldset style="width:800px">
             <legend><strong>Adding packages</strong></legend>
 
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Server/NuGet.Server.csproj b/src/NuGet.Server/NuGet.Server.csproj
index d414adaf..5f1c2c11 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Server/NuGet.Server.csproj
+++ b/src/NuGet.Server/NuGet.Server.csproj
@@ -174,16 +174,7 @@
     <VisualStudio>
       <FlavorProperties GUID="{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21}">
         <WebProjectProperties>
-          <UseIIS>True</UseIIS>
-          <AutoAssignPort>True</AutoAssignPort>
-          <DevelopmentServerPort>1425</DevelopmentServerPort>
-          <DevelopmentServerVPath>/</DevelopmentServerVPath>
-          <IISUrl>http://localhost:40221/</IISUrl>
-          <NTLMAuthentication>False</NTLMAuthentication>
-          <UseCustomServer>False</UseCustomServer>
-          <CustomServerUrl>
-          </CustomServerUrl>
-          <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
+          <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>True</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
         </WebProjectProperties>
       </FlavorProperties>
     </VisualStudio>
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Server/Web.config b/src/NuGet.Server/Web.config
index 6be09215..a039929d 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Server/Web.config
+++ b/src/NuGet.Server/Web.config
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
     on a fixed 1-hour interval.
     -->
     <add key="enableFileSystemMonitoring" value="true" />
+    <!--Set allowRemoteCacheManagement to true to enable the "clear cache" and other cache operations initiated via requests originating from remote hosts.-->
+    <add key="allowRemoteCacheManagement" value="false" />
   </appSettings>
   <!--
     For a description of web.config changes see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235367.
@@ -137,4 +139,4 @@
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>