diff --git a/lib/Subscription/Captcha.php b/lib/Subscription/Captcha.php
index cd7b2c59ab..7de7e2ffc6 100644
--- a/lib/Subscription/Captcha.php
+++ b/lib/Subscription/Captcha.php
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ class Captcha {
   }
 
   public function isRequired($subscriberEmail = null) {
-    if ($this->isUserExemptFromCaptcha()) {
+    if ($this->isUserExemptFromCaptcha() ) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Check limits per recipient
-    $subscriptionCaptchaRecipientLimit = $this->wp->applyFilters('mailpoet_subscription_captcha_recipient_limit', 1);
+    $subscriptionCaptchaRecipientLimit = $this->wp->applyFilters('mailpoet_subscription_captcha_recipient_limit', 0);
+    if ($subscriptionCaptchaRecipientLimit === 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Check limits per recipient if enabled
     if ($subscriberEmail) {
       $subscriber = Subscriber::where('email', $subscriberEmail)->findOne();
       if ($subscriber instanceof Subscriber
diff --git a/tests/integration/Subscription/CaptchaTest.php b/tests/integration/Subscription/CaptchaTest.php
index 382dd084e0..6084550f9d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Subscription/CaptchaTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Subscription/CaptchaTest.php
@@ -33,22 +33,37 @@ class CaptchaTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $this->captchaSession->reset();
   }
 
-  public function testItDoesNotRequireCaptchaForTheFirstSubscription() {
+  public function testItRequiresCaptchaForFirstSubscription() {
+    $email = 'non-existent-subscriber@example.com';
+    $result = $this->captcha->isRequired($email);
+    expect($result)->equals(true);
+  }
+
+  public function testItRequiresCaptchaForUnrepeatedIPAddress() {
+    $result = $this->captcha->isRequired();
+    expect($result)->equals(true);
+  }
+
+  public function testItTakesFilterIntoAccountToDisableCaptcha() {
+    $wp = new WPFunctions;
+    $filter = function() {
+      return 1;
+    };
+    $wp->addFilter('mailpoet_subscription_captcha_recipient_limit', $filter);
     $email = 'non-existent-subscriber@example.com';
     $result = $this->captcha->isRequired($email);
     expect($result)->equals(false);
-  }
 
-  public function testItRequiresCaptchaForRepeatedRecipient() {
+    $result = $this->captcha->isRequired();
+    expect($result)->equals(false);
+
     $subscriber = Subscriber::create();
     $subscriber->hydrate(Fixtures::get('subscriber_template'));
     $subscriber->countConfirmations = 1;
     $subscriber->save();
     $result = $this->captcha->isRequired($subscriber->email);
     expect($result)->equals(true);
-  }
 
-  public function testItRequiresCaptchaForRepeatedIPAddress() {
     $ip = new SubscriberIPEntity('127.0.0.1');
     $ip->setCreatedAt(Carbon::now()->subMinutes(1));
     $this->entityManager->persist($ip);
@@ -56,6 +71,8 @@ class CaptchaTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $email = 'non-existent-subscriber@example.com';
     $result = $this->captcha->isRequired($email);
     expect($result)->equals(true);
+
+    $wp->removeFilter('mailpoet_subscription_captcha_recipient_limit', $filter);
   }
 
   public function testItRendersImageAndStoresHashToSession() {