diff --git a/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1 b/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
index dea0c3ca..e59a9f2e 100644
--- a/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ function Hydrate-DC {
         [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [string]$DhcpScope,
 
+        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [string]$DhcpScopeState,
+
         [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [string]$AdminPassword)
     
@@ -396,8 +399,8 @@ function Hydrate-DC {
                     IPEndRange = ($DhcpScope+"254")
                     Name = 'ManagementScope'
                     SubnetMask = '255.255.255.0'
-                    LeaseDuration = '00:08:00'
-                    State = 'Active'
+                    LeaseDuration = ((New-TimeSpan -Hours 8).ToString())
+                    State = $DHCPScopeState
                     AddressFamily = 'IPv4'
                     DependsOn = "[Service]DHCPServer"
                 }
diff --git a/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1 b/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
index 88afbeb1..21e236a7 100644
--- a/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
@@ -947,6 +947,16 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
         $LabConfig.DHCPscope="10.0.0.0"
     }
 
+    if (!$LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive){
+        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
+    }
+    elseif ($LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive -eq $false){
+        $DHCPScopeState = 'Inactive'
+    }
+    else {
+        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
+    }
+
     WriteInfoHighlighted "List of variables used"
     WriteInfo "`t Prefix used in lab is $($labconfig.prefix)"
 
@@ -1287,7 +1297,7 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
             $VMPath="$PSScriptRoot\LAB\"
             $HydrationSwitchname="DC_HydrationSwitch_$([guid]::NewGuid())"
 
-            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VMPath $VMPath -Switchname $HydrationSwitchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DHCPScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -AdminPassword $LabConfig.AdminPassword
+            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VMPath $VMPath -Switchname $HydrationSwitchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DHCPScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -DHCPScopeState $DHCPScopeState -AdminPassword $LabConfig.AdminPassword
             $DC=Get-VM -Name $DCName
             if ($DC -eq $null){
                 WriteErrorAndExit "DC was not created successfully Press any key to continue ..."
diff --git a/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1 b/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
index a026d3e2..825d7829 100644
--- a/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ $LabConfig=@{AllowedVLANs="1-10,711-719" ; DomainAdminName='LabAdmin'; AdminPass
         EnableGuestServiceInterface=$false;          # (Optional) If True, then Guest Services integration component will be enabled on all VMs.
         DCVMProcessorCount=2;                        # (Optional) 2 is default. If specified more/less, processorcount will be modified.
         DHCPscope="10.0.0.0";                        # (Optional) 10.0.0.0 is configured if nothing is specified. Scope has to end with .0 (like 10.10.10.0). It's always /24
+        DHCPscopeActive=$true;                       # (Optional) If set to $false, DHCP Scope is created, but set to 'Inactive'
         DCVMVersion="9.0";                           # (Optional) Latest is used if nothing is specified. Make sure you use values like "8.0","8.3","9.0"
         TelemetryLevel="";                           # (Optional) If configured, script will stop prompting you for telemetry. Values are "None","Basic","Full"
         TelemetryNickname="";                        # (Optional) If configured, telemetry will be sent with NickName to correlate data to specified NickName. So when leaderboards will be published, MSLab users will be able to see their own stats