diff --git a/gratipay/models/team/mixins/takes.py b/gratipay/models/team/mixins/takes.py
index a744aeea75..ef2123d6c4 100644
--- a/gratipay/models/team/mixins/takes.py
+++ b/gratipay/models/team/mixins/takes.py
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
+from gratipay.models import add_event
+
 
 class TakesMixin(object):
-    """This mixing provides management of takes for
+    """This mixin provides management of takes for
     :py:class:`~gratipay.models.team.Team` objects.
     """
 
+    def set_takes_enabled(self, to):
+        """Update whether takes are enabled for this team.
 
-    def enable_takes(self):
-        """Allow this Team to issue takes.
-        """
-        pass
-
+        :param bool to: whether the team should have takes enabled
 
-    def disable_takes(self):
-        """Prevent this Team from issuing takes.
         """
-        pass
+        if type(to) is not bool:
+            raise TypeError('Boolean required.')
+        with self.db.get_cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.run("UPDATE teams SET takes_enabled=%s WHERE id=%s", (to, self.id))
+            add_event( cursor
+                     , 'team'
+                     , dict( action='set takes_enabled'
+                           , id=self.id
+                           , old_value=self.takes_enabled
+                           , new_value=to
+                            )
+                      )
diff --git a/sql/branch.sql b/sql/branch.sql
index fbd24f756a..6bb3208e8f 100644
--- a/sql/branch.sql
+++ b/sql/branch.sql
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@ CREATE TRIGGER propagate_is_verified_removal
     EXECUTE PROCEDURE update_has_verified_identity();
 
 -- We don't need an INSERT trigger, because of the way the defaults play out.
+
+
+-- https://github.com/gratipay/gratipay.com/pull/4017
+
+ALTER TABLE teams ADD COLUMN takes_enabled bool NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/tests/py/test_team_takes.py b/tests/py/test_team_takes.py
index 59c900fa94..f1eccb58eb 100644
--- a/tests/py/test_team_takes.py
+++ b/tests/py/test_team_takes.py
@@ -1,11 +1,44 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 from gratipay.testing import Harness
-from gratipay.models.team import mixins
+from gratipay.models.team import Team, mixins
+from pytest import raises
 
 
 class Tests(Harness):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.enterprise = self.make_team('The Enterprise')
+
+
     def test_team_object_subclasses_takes_mixin(self):
-        enterprise = self.make_team('The Enterprise')
-        assert isinstance(enterprise, mixins.Takes)
+        assert isinstance(self.enterprise, mixins.Takes)
+
+    def test_takes_enabled_defaults_to_false(self):
+        assert self.enterprise.takes_enabled is False
+
+
+    # ste - set_takes_enabled
+
+    def test_ste_sets_takes_enabled(self):
+        self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled(True)
+        assert Team.from_slug('TheEnterprise').takes_enabled is True
+
+    def test_ste_sets_takes_enabled_back_to_false(self):
+        self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled(False)
+        assert Team.from_slug('TheEnterprise').takes_enabled is False
+
+    def test_ste_sets_takes_rejects_non_boolean_values(self):
+        raises(TypeError, self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled, None)
+        raises(TypeError, self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled, 'foo')
+        raises(TypeError, self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled, 123)
+
+    def test_ste_setting_takes_enabled_is_a_logged_event(self):
+        self.enterprise.set_takes_enabled(True)
+        events = self.db.all("SELECT * FROM events")
+        assert len(events) == 1
+        assert events[0].type == 'team'
+        assert events[0].payload['action'] == 'set takes_enabled'
+        assert events[0].payload['old_value'] == False
+        assert events[0].payload['new_value'] == True
+        assert events[0].payload['id'] == self.enterprise.id