diff --git a/lib/Config/Env.php b/lib/Config/Env.php
index 4ce1ca1428..cd4c0d40a9 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Env.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Env.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class Env {
   static $db_password;
   static $db_charset;
   static $db_timezone_offset;
-  static $subscribers_limit = 2000;
 
   static function init($file, $version) {
     global $wpdb;
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ class Env {
     self::$assets_path = self::$path . '/assets';
     self::$assets_url = plugins_url('/assets', $file);
     $wp_upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
-    self::$temp_path = $wp_upload_dir['basedir'].'/'.self::$plugin_name;
+    self::$temp_path = $wp_upload_dir['basedir'] . '/' . self::$plugin_name;
     if(!is_dir(self::$temp_path)) {
       mkdir(self::$temp_path);
     }
-    self::$temp_url = $wp_upload_dir['baseurl'].'/'.self::$plugin_name;
+    self::$temp_url = $wp_upload_dir['baseurl'] . '/' . self::$plugin_name;
     self::$languages_path = self::$path . '/lang';
     self::$lib_path = self::$path . '/lib';
     self::$plugin_prefix = 'mailpoet_';
diff --git a/lib/Config/Initializer.php b/lib/Config/Initializer.php
index 15bf0024af..048dd4e575 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Initializer.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Initializer.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace MailPoet\Config;
 use MailPoet\Cron\CronTrigger;
 use MailPoet\Router;
 use MailPoet\API;
+use MailPoet\Util\License\License as License;
 use MailPoet\WP\Notice as WPNotice;
 
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class Initializer {
       $this->setupShortcodes();
       $this->setupHooks();
       $this->setupImages();
+      $this->setupLicense();
       $this->setupCronTrigger();
 
       $this->plugin_initialized = true;
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ class Initializer {
 
   function onInit() {
     if(!$this->plugin_initialized) {
+      define('MAILPOET_INITIALIZED', false);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ class Initializer {
     } catch(\Exception $e) {
       $this->handleFailedInitialization($e);
     }
+
+    define('MAILPOET_INITIALIZED', true);
   }
 
   function setupWidget() {
@@ -206,4 +211,9 @@ class Initializer {
   function handleFailedInitialization($message) {
     return WPNotice::displayError($message);
   }
-}
+
+  function setupLicense() {
+    $license = new License();
+    $license->init();
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/lib/Config/Menu.php b/lib/Config/Menu.php
index eabb84ca4a..17c720f21c 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Menu.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Menu.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use MailPoet\Settings\Hosts;
 use MailPoet\Settings\Pages;
 use MailPoet\Subscribers\ImportExport\ImportExportFactory;
 use MailPoet\Listing;
+use MailPoet\Util\License\License as License;
 use MailPoet\WP\DateTime;
 
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
@@ -34,16 +35,6 @@ class Menu {
     );
   }
 
-  function checkSubscribersLimit() {
-    $subscribers_count = Subscriber::getTotalSubscribers();
-    if($subscribers_count > Env::$subscribers_limit) {
-      echo $this->renderer->render('limit.html', array(
-        'limit' => Env::$subscribers_limit
-      ));
-      exit;
-    }
-  }
-
   function setup() {
     $main_page_slug = 'mailpoet-newsletters';
 
@@ -252,7 +243,7 @@ class Menu {
   }
 
   function settings() {
-    $this->checkSubscribersLimit();
+    do_action(License::CHECK_PERMISSION, 'Subscribers');
 
     $settings = Setting::getAll();
     $flags = $this->_getFlags();
@@ -326,7 +317,7 @@ class Menu {
   }
 
   function segments() {
-    $this->checkSubscribersLimit();
+    do_action(License::CHECK_PERMISSION, 'Subscribers');
 
     $data = array();
     $data['items_per_page'] = $this->getLimitPerPage('segments');
@@ -334,7 +325,7 @@ class Menu {
   }
 
   function forms() {
-    $this->checkSubscribersLimit();
+    do_action(License::CHECK_PERMISSION, 'Subscribers');
 
     $data = array();
 
@@ -345,7 +336,7 @@ class Menu {
   }
 
   function newsletters() {
-    $this->checkSubscribersLimit();
+    do_action(License::CHECK_PERMISSION, 'Subscribers');
 
     global $wp_roles;
 
diff --git a/lib/Util/License/Features/Subscribers.php b/lib/Util/License/Features/Subscribers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fff44f27c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Util/License/Features/Subscribers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+namespace MailPoet\Util\License\Features;
+
+use MailPoet\Config\Renderer;
+use MailPoet\Models\Subscriber as SubscriberModel;
+use MailPoet\Util\License\License;
+
+class Subscribers {
+  static $subscribers_limit = 2000;
+
+  function check() {
+    if(!License::getLicense() &&
+      SubscriberModel::getTotalSubscribers() > self::$subscribers_limit
+    ) {
+      $renderer = new Renderer();
+      echo $renderer->init()->render('limit.html', array(
+        'limit' => self::$subscribers_limit
+      ));
+      return $this->terminateRequest();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function terminateRequest() {
+    exit;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/lib/Util/License/License.php b/lib/Util/License/License.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..125300e86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Util/License/License.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+namespace MailPoet\Util\License;
+
+class License {
+  const CHECK_PERMISSION = 'mailpoet_premium_feature_permission';
+  const FEATURE_NAMESPACE = 'MailPoet\Util\License\Features\\';
+
+  function init() {
+    add_action(self::CHECK_PERMISSION, array($this, 'checkFeaturePermission'));
+  }
+
+  static function getLicense() {
+    return (defined('MAILPOET_PREMIUM_LICENSE')) ?
+      MAILPOET_PREMIUM_LICENSE :
+      false;
+  }
+
+  function checkFeaturePermission($feature) {
+    $feature = self::FEATURE_NAMESPACE . $feature;
+    if(class_exists($feature)) {
+      $feature = new $feature();
+      $feature->check();
+    }
+
+  }
+}
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