diff --git a/src/js/models/AppModel.js b/src/js/models/AppModel.js
index c8d6c914e1..0cd9d1f237 100644
--- a/src/js/models/AppModel.js
+++ b/src/js/models/AppModel.js
@@ -1079,6 +1079,15 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone'],
       */
       isJSONLDEnabled: true,
 
+      /**
+      * If true, users can see a "Publish" button in the MetadataView on all non-public datasets regardless if
+      * a DOI is assigned to the dataset
+      * If false, the default behavior would take place based on the {@link AppConfig#enablePublishDOI} config.
+      * @type {boolean}
+      * @default false
+      */
+      enablePublishOnAllNonPublic: false,
+
       /**
       * If true, users can see a "Publish" button in the MetadataView, which makes the metadata
       * document public and gives it a DOI identifier.
diff --git a/src/js/views/MetadataView.js b/src/js/views/MetadataView.js
index 94c9f93437..997d00d923 100644
--- a/src/js/views/MetadataView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/MetadataView.js
@@ -1234,7 +1234,12 @@ define(['jquery',
             //Determine if this metadata can be published.
             // The Publish feature has to be enabled in the app.
             // The model cannot already have a DOI
-            var canBePublished = MetacatUI.appModel.get("enablePublishDOI") && !view.model.isDOI();
+            var canBePublished;
+            if (MetacatUI.appModel.get("enablePublishOnAllNonPublic") && view.model.get("isPublic") === false){
+              canBePublished = true;
+            } else {
+              canBePublished = MetacatUI.appModel.get("enablePublishDOI") && !view.model.isDOI();
+            }
 
             //If publishing is enabled, check if only certain users and groups can publish metadata
             if (canBePublished) {
@@ -1243,7 +1248,9 @@ define(['jquery',
               //If the logged-in user is one of the subjects in the list or is in a group that is
               // in the list, then this metadata can be published. Otherwise, it cannot.
               if (Array.isArray(authorizedPublishers) && authorizedPublishers.length) {
-                if (MetacatUI.appUserModel.hasIdentityOverlap(authorizedPublishers)) {
+                if (MetacatUI.appUserModel.hasIdentityOverlap(authorizedPublishers) &&
+                    !(MetacatUI.appModel.get("enablePublishOnAllNonPublic") && view.model.get("isPublic") === false)
+                ) {
                   canBePublished = true;
                 }
                 else {