diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a08d17e..c68a1bde 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+- Add a way to set a maintenance mode message and display this in the web plugin UI by @joeyorlando ([#1917](https://github.com/grafana/oncall/pull/#1917))
+
 ## v1.2.22 (2023-05-12)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/engine/conftest.py b/engine/conftest.py
index 09046897..af9559c4 100644
--- a/engine/conftest.py
+++ b/engine/conftest.py
@@ -801,23 +801,27 @@ def make_integration_heartbeat():
     return _make_integration_heartbeat
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
 def reload_urls(settings):
     """
     Reloads Django URLs, especially useful when testing conditionally registered URLs
     """
 
-    clear_url_caches()
-    urlconf = settings.ROOT_URLCONF
-    if urlconf in sys.modules:
-        reload(sys.modules[urlconf])
-    else:
-        import_module(urlconf)
+    def _reload_urls():
+        clear_url_caches()
+        urlconf = settings.ROOT_URLCONF
+        if urlconf in sys.modules:
+            reload(sys.modules[urlconf])
+        else:
+            import_module(urlconf)
+
+    return _reload_urls
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def load_slack_urls(settings):
+def load_slack_urls(settings, reload_urls):
     settings.FEATURE_SLACK_INTEGRATION_ENABLED = True
-    reload_urls(settings)
+    reload_urls()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/engine/engine/celery.py b/engine/engine/celery.py
index c5b8b224..c78459d5 100644
--- a/engine/engine/celery.py
+++ b/engine/engine/celery.py
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "settings.prod")
 
-from django.db import connection  # noqa: E402
-
 logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-connection.cursor()
 from celery import Celery  # noqa: E402
 
 app = Celery("proj")
diff --git a/engine/engine/tests/test_maintenance_mode.py b/engine/engine/tests/test_maintenance_mode.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c38f2f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/engine/tests/test_maintenance_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import pytest
+from django.test import override_settings
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+MAINTENANCE_MODE_MSG = "asdfasdfasdf"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("setting_value", [MAINTENANCE_MODE_MSG, None])
+@override_settings()
+def test_get_maintenance_mode_status(setting_value):
+    client = APIClient()
+
+    with override_settings(CURRENTLY_UNDERGOING_MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE=setting_value):
+        response = client.get("/api/internal/v1/maintenance-mode-status", format="json")
+
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+    assert response.json()["currently_undergoing_maintenance_message"] == setting_value
diff --git a/engine/engine/urls.py b/engine/engine/urls.py
index be50be31..3cb8073a 100644
--- a/engine/engine/urls.py
+++ b/engine/engine/urls.py
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import include, path
 
-from .views import HealthCheckView, ReadinessCheckView, StartupProbeView
+from .views import HealthCheckView, MaintenanceModeStatusView, ReadinessCheckView, StartupProbeView
 
-urlpatterns = [
+paths_to_work_even_when_maintenance_mode_is_active = [
     path("", HealthCheckView.as_view()),
     path("health/", HealthCheckView.as_view()),
     path("ready/", ReadinessCheckView.as_view()),
     path("startupprobe/", StartupProbeView.as_view()),
+    path("integrations/v1/", include("apps.integrations.urls", namespace="integrations")),
+    path("api/internal/v1/maintenance-mode-status", MaintenanceModeStatusView.as_view()),
+]
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    *paths_to_work_even_when_maintenance_mode_is_active,
     # path('slow/', SlowView.as_view()),
     # path('exception/', ExceptionView.as_view()),
     path(settings.ONCALL_DJANGO_ADMIN_PATH, admin.site.urls),
@@ -32,7 +38,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("api/internal/v1/", include("apps.api.urls", namespace="api-internal")),
     path("api/internal/v1/", include("social_django.urls", namespace="social")),
     path("api/internal/v1/plugin/", include("apps.grafana_plugin.urls", namespace="grafana-plugin")),
-    path("integrations/v1/", include("apps.integrations.urls", namespace="integrations")),
     path("twilioapp/", include("apps.twilioapp.urls")),
     path("api/v1/", include("apps.public_api.urls", namespace="api-public")),
     path("mobile_app/v1/", include("apps.mobile_app.urls", namespace="mobile_app")),
diff --git a/engine/engine/views.py b/engine/engine/views.py
index 045c245e..410bf048 100644
--- a/engine/engine/views.py
+++ b/engine/engine/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import time
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache import cache
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
 from django.views.generic import View
 
 from apps.integrations.mixins import AlertChannelDefiningMixin
@@ -68,3 +69,12 @@ class SlowView(View):
 class ExceptionView(View):
     def get(self, request):
         raise Exception("Trying exception!")
+
+
+class MaintenanceModeStatusView(View):
+    def get(self, _request):
+        return JsonResponse(
+            {
+                "currently_undergoing_maintenance_message": settings.CURRENTLY_UNDERGOING_MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE,
+            }
+        )
diff --git a/engine/settings/base.py b/engine/settings/base.py
index 0ab59af2..c7c00f39 100644
--- a/engine/settings/base.py
+++ b/engine/settings/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ OPEN_SOURCE_LICENSE_NAME = "OpenSource"
 CLOUD_LICENSE_NAME = "Cloud"
 LICENSE = os.environ.get("ONCALL_LICENSE", default=OPEN_SOURCE_LICENSE_NAME)
 IS_OPEN_SOURCE = LICENSE == OPEN_SOURCE_LICENSE_NAME
+CURRENTLY_UNDERGOING_MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE = os.environ.get("CURRENTLY_UNDERGOING_MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE", None)
+IS_IN_MAINTENANCE_MODE = CURRENTLY_UNDERGOING_MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE is not None
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
 
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/PluginSetup.test.tsx b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/PluginSetup.test.tsx
index a51b1e79..7e75a5b9 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/PluginSetup.test.tsx
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/PluginSetup.test.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ describe('PluginSetup', () => {
     expect(mockedSetupPlugin).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+  test('currently undergoing maintenance', async () => {
+    const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
+    rootBaseStore.appLoading = false;
+    rootBaseStore.currentlyUndergoingMaintenance = true;
+    rootBaseStore.initializationError = 'there is some sort of maintenance';
+    await createComponentAndMakeAssertions(rootBaseStore);
+  });
+
   test('app successfully initialized', async () => {
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
     rootBaseStore.appLoading = false;
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/__snapshots__/PluginSetup.test.tsx.snap b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/__snapshots__/PluginSetup.test.tsx.snap
index 05b875fa..04eb5aa2 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/__snapshots__/PluginSetup.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/__snapshots__/PluginSetup.test.tsx.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ exports[`PluginSetup app successfully initialized 1`] = `
 </div>
 `;
 
+exports[`PluginSetup currently undergoing maintenance 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="spin"
+  >
+    <img
+      alt="Grafana OnCall Logo"
+      src="[object Object]"
+    />
+    <div
+      class="spin-text"
+    >
+      there is some sort of maintenance
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
 exports[`PluginSetup there is an error message - retry setup 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/index.tsx b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/index.tsx
index f9024d49..85dfe16e 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/index.tsx
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/plugin/PluginSetup/index.tsx
@@ -47,16 +47,18 @@ const PluginSetup: FC<PluginSetupProps> = observer(({ InitializedComponent, ...p
   if (store.initializationError) {
     return (
       <PluginSetupWrapper text={store.initializationError}>
-        <div className="configure-plugin">
-          <HorizontalGroup>
-            <Button variant="primary" onClick={setupPlugin} size="sm">
-              Retry
-            </Button>
-            <LinkButton href={`/plugins/grafana-oncall-app?page=configuration`} variant="primary" size="sm">
-              Configure Plugin
-            </LinkButton>
-          </HorizontalGroup>
-        </div>
+        {!store.currentlyUndergoingMaintenance && (
+          <div className="configure-plugin">
+            <HorizontalGroup>
+              <Button variant="primary" onClick={setupPlugin} size="sm">
+                Retry
+              </Button>
+              <LinkButton href={`/plugins/grafana-oncall-app?page=configuration`} variant="primary" size="sm">
+                Configure Plugin
+              </LinkButton>
+            </HorizontalGroup>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </PluginSetupWrapper>
     );
   }
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/index.ts b/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/index.ts
index bc2fd180..26d0f740 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type PluginConnectedStatusResponse = PluginStatusResponseBase & {
   is_user_anonymous: boolean;
 };
 
+type PluginIsInMaintenanceModeResponse = {
+  currently_undergoing_maintenance_message: string;
+};
+
 type CloudProvisioningConfigResponse = null;
 
 type SelfHostedProvisioningConfigResponse = Omit<OnCallPluginMetaJSONData, 'onCallApiUrl'> & {
@@ -296,6 +300,13 @@ class PluginState {
     return null;
   };
 
+  static checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = async (): Promise<string> => {
+    const response = await makeRequest<PluginIsInMaintenanceModeResponse>('/maintenance-mode-status', {
+      method: 'GET',
+    });
+    return response.currently_undergoing_maintenance_message;
+  };
+
   static checkIfPluginIsConnected = async (
     onCallApiUrl: string,
     onCallApiUrlIsConfiguredThroughEnvVar = false
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/plugin.test.ts b/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/plugin.test.ts
index 1c215b75..7b67fad0 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/state/plugin/plugin.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { makeRequest as makeRequestOriginal, isNetworkError as isNetworkErrorOriginal } from 'network';
 
-import PluginState, { InstallationVerb, PluginSyncStatusResponse, UpdateGrafanaPluginSettingsProps } from './';
+import PluginState, { InstallationVerb, PluginSyncStatusResponse, UpdateGrafanaPluginSettingsProps } from '.';
 
 const makeRequest = makeRequestOriginal as jest.Mock<ReturnType<typeof makeRequestOriginal>>;
 const isNetworkError = isNetworkErrorOriginal as unknown as jest.Mock<ReturnType<typeof isNetworkErrorOriginal>>;
@@ -658,6 +658,23 @@ describe('PluginState.selfHostedInstallPlugin', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode', () => {
+  test('it returns the API response', async () => {
+    // mocks
+    const maintenanceModeMsg = 'asdfljkadsjlfkajsdf';
+    const mockedResp = { currently_undergoing_maintenance_message: maintenanceModeMsg };
+    makeRequest.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockedResp);
+
+    // test
+    const response = await PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode();
+
+    // assertions
+    expect(response).toEqual(maintenanceModeMsg);
+    expect(makeRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(makeRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/maintenance-mode-status', { method: 'GET' });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected', () => {
   test('it returns the API response', async () => {
     // mocks
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/index.ts b/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/index.ts
index 6a4ed648..b8019992 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/index.ts
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/index.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ export class RootBaseStore {
   @observable
   initializationError = null;
 
+  @observable
+  currentlyUndergoingMaintenance = false;
+
   @observable
   isMobile = false;
 
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ export class RootBaseStore {
       return this.setupPluginError('🚫 Plugin has not been initialized');
     }
 
+    const isInMaintenanceMode = await PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode();
+    if (isInMaintenanceMode !== null) {
+      this.currentlyUndergoingMaintenance = true;
+      return this.setupPluginError(`🚧 ${isInMaintenanceMode} 🚧`);
+    }
+
     // at this point we know the plugin is provionsed
     const pluginConnectionStatus = await PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected(this.onCallApiUrl);
     if (typeof pluginConnectionStatus === 'string') {
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ export class RootBaseStore {
     }
 
     const { allow_signup, is_installed, is_user_anonymous, token_ok } = pluginConnectionStatus;
+
     if (is_user_anonymous) {
       return this.setupPluginError(
         '😞 Unfortunately Grafana OnCall is available for authorized users only, please sign in to proceed.'
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/rootBaseStore.test.ts b/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/rootBaseStore.test.ts
index 2c726d54..ee8a4351 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/rootBaseStore.test.ts
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/state/rootBaseStore/rootBaseStore.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const onCallApiUrl = 'http://asdfasdf.com';
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(errorMsg);
 
     // test
@@ -55,11 +56,32 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     expect(rootBaseStore.initializationError).toEqual(errorMsg);
   });
 
+  test('currently undergoing maintenance', async () => {
+    // mocks/setup
+    const onCallApiUrl = 'http://asdfasdf.com';
+    const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
+    const maintenanceMessage = 'mncvnmvcmnvkjdjkd';
+
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(maintenanceMessage);
+
+    // test
+    await rootBaseStore.setupPlugin(generatePluginData(onCallApiUrl));
+
+    // assertions
+    expect(PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+
+    expect(rootBaseStore.appLoading).toBe(false);
+    expect(rootBaseStore.initializationError).toEqual(`🚧 ${maintenanceMessage} 🚧`);
+    expect(rootBaseStore.currentlyUndergoingMaintenance).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test('anonymous user', async () => {
     // mocks/setup
     const onCallApiUrl = 'http://asdfasdf.com';
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: true,
       is_installed: true,
@@ -87,6 +109,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const onCallApiUrl = 'http://asdfasdf.com';
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: false,
       is_installed: false,
@@ -117,6 +140,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const onCallApiUrl = 'http://asdfasdf.com';
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: false,
       is_installed: false,
@@ -155,6 +179,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const rootBaseStore = new RootBaseStore();
     const mockedLoadCurrentUser = jest.fn();
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...scenario,
       is_user_anonymous: false,
@@ -193,6 +218,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const installPluginError = new Error('asdasdfasdfasf');
     const humanReadableErrorMsg = 'asdfasldkfjaksdjflk';
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: false,
       is_installed: false,
@@ -237,6 +263,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const version = 'asdfalkjslkjdf';
     const license = 'lkjdkjfdkjfdjkfd';
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: false,
       is_installed: true,
@@ -272,6 +299,7 @@ describe('rootBaseStore', () => {
     const mockedLoadCurrentUser = jest.fn();
     const syncDataWithOnCallError = 'asdasdfasdfasf';
 
+    PluginState.checkIfBackendIsInMaintenanceMode = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
     PluginState.checkIfPluginIsConnected = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
       is_user_anonymous: false,
       is_installed: true,