diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/decorators.py b/allianceauth/authentication/decorators.py
index 88742fd7..6a5d0b91 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/decorators.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/decorators.py
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
-from django.conf.urls import include
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import user_passes_test
-from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from functools import wraps
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional
+
+from django.conf.urls import include
 from django.contrib import messages
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 
 
 def user_has_main_character(user):
     return bool(user.profile.main_character)
 
 
-def decorate_url_patterns(urls, decorator):
+def decorate_url_patterns(
+    urls, decorator: Callable, excluded_views: Optional[Iterable] = None
+):
+    """Decorate views given in url patterns except when they are explicitly excluded.
+
+    Args:
+        - urls: Django URL patterns
+        - decorator: Decorator to be added to each view
+        - exclude_views: Optional iterable of view names to be excluded
+    """
     url_list, app_name, namespace = include(urls)
 
     def process_patterns(url_patterns):
@@ -22,6 +32,8 @@ def decorate_url_patterns(urls, decorator):
                 process_patterns(pattern.url_patterns)
             else:
                 # this is a pattern
+                if excluded_views and pattern.lookup_str in excluded_views:
+                    return
                 pattern.callback = decorator(pattern.callback)
 
     process_patterns(url_list)
diff --git a/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_decorators.py b/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_decorators.py
index 69c3949e..5b729d01 100644
--- a/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/allianceauth/authentication/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ from urllib import parse
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.http.response import HttpResponse
-from django.shortcuts import reverse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
+from django.urls import reverse, URLPattern
 
 from allianceauth.eveonline.models import EveCharacter
 from allianceauth.tests.auth_utils import AuthUtils
 
-from ..decorators import main_character_required
-from ..models import CharacterOwnership
 
+from ..decorators import decorate_url_patterns, main_character_required
+from ..models import CharacterOwnership
 
 MODULE_PATH = 'allianceauth.authentication'
 
@@ -66,3 +66,33 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(TestCase):
         setattr(self.request, 'user', self.main_user)
         response = self.dummy_view(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+
+class TestDecorateUrlPatterns(TestCase):
+    def test_should_add_decorator_by_default(self):
+        # given
+        decorator = mock.MagicMock(name="decorator")
+        view = mock.MagicMock(name="view")
+        path = mock.MagicMock(spec=URLPattern, name="path")
+        path.callback = view
+        path.lookup_str = "my_lookup_str"
+        urls = [path]
+        urlconf_module = urls
+        # when
+        decorate_url_patterns(urlconf_module, decorator)
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(path.callback, decorator(view))
+
+    def test_should_not_add_decorator_when_excluded(self):
+        # given
+        decorator = mock.MagicMock(name="decorator")
+        view = mock.MagicMock(name="view")
+        path = mock.MagicMock(spec=URLPattern, name="path")
+        path.callback = view
+        path.lookup_str = "my_lookup_str"
+        urls = [path]
+        urlconf_module = urls
+        # when
+        decorate_url_patterns(urlconf_module, decorator, excluded_views=["my_lookup_str"])
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(path.callback, view)
diff --git a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/local.py b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/local.py
index 296bee02..1405fbd4 100644
--- a/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/local.py
+++ b/allianceauth/project_template/project_name/settings/local.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += [
 # To change the logging level for extensions, uncomment the following line.
 # LOGGING['handlers']['extension_file']['level'] = 'DEBUG'
 
+# By default apps are prevented from having public views for security reasons.
+# If you want to allow specific apps to have public views
+# you can put there names here (same name as in INSTALLED_APPS):
+APPS_WITH_PUBLIC_VIEWS = []
 
 # Enter credentials to use MySQL/MariaDB. Comment out to use sqlite3
 DATABASES['default'] = {
diff --git a/allianceauth/services/hooks.py b/allianceauth/services/hooks.py
index 59595a84..986dc6f5 100644
--- a/allianceauth/services/hooks.py
+++ b/allianceauth/services/hooks.py
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
+from string import Formatter
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
+
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import include
-from django.urls import re_path
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.urls import re_path
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
-from django.conf import settings
-from string import Formatter
 
 from allianceauth.hooks import get_hooks
 
 from .models import NameFormatConfig
 
+
 def get_extension_logger(name):
     """
     Takes the name of a plugin/extension and generates a child logger of the extensions logger
@@ -156,8 +159,32 @@ class MenuItemHook:
 
 
 class UrlHook:
-    def __init__(self, urls, namespace, base_url):
+    """A hook for registering the URLs of a Django app.
+
+    Args:
+        - urls: The urls module to include
+        - namespace: The URL namespace to apply. This is usually just the app name.
+        - base_url: The URL prefix to match against in regex form.
+            Example ``r'^app_name/'``.
+            This prefix will be applied in front of all URL patterns included.
+            It is possible to use the same prefix as existing apps (or no prefix at all),
+            but standard URL resolution ordering applies
+            (hook URLs are the last ones registered).
+        - excluded_views: Optional list of views to be excluded
+            from auto-decorating them with the
+            default ``main_character_required`` decorator, e.g. to make them public.
+            Views must be specified by their qualified name,
+            e.g. ``["example.views.my_public_view"]``
+    """
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            urls,
+            namespace: str,
+            base_url: str,
+            excluded_views : Optional[Iterable[str]] = None
+    ):
         self.include_pattern = re_path(base_url, include(urls, namespace=namespace))
+        self.excluded_views = set(excluded_views or [])
 
 
 class NameFormatter:
diff --git a/allianceauth/services/tests/test_hooks.py b/allianceauth/services/tests/test_hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd3d787b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/services/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from allianceauth.services.hooks import UrlHook
+from allianceauth.groupmanagement import urls
+
+
+class TestUrlHook(TestCase):
+    def test_can_create_simple_hook(self):
+        # when
+        obj = UrlHook(urls, "groupmanagement", r"^groupmanagement/")
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(obj.include_pattern.app_name, "groupmanagement")
+        self.assertFalse(obj.excluded_views)
+
+    def test_can_create_hook_with_excluded_views(self):
+        # when
+        obj = UrlHook(
+            urls,
+            "groupmanagement",
+            r"^groupmanagement/",
+            ["groupmanagement.views.group_management"],
+        )
+        # then
+        self.assertEqual(obj.include_pattern.app_name, "groupmanagement")
+        self.assertIn("groupmanagement.views.group_management", obj.excluded_views)
+
+    def test_should_raise_error_when_called_with_invalid_excluded_views(self):
+        # when/then
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            UrlHook(urls, "groupmanagement", r"^groupmanagement/", 99)
diff --git a/allianceauth/tests/test_urls.py b/allianceauth/tests/test_urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95315b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/tests/test_urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from django.urls import URLPattern
+
+from allianceauth.services.hooks import UrlHook
+from allianceauth.urls import urls_from_apps
+
+MODULE_PATH = "allianceauth.urls"
+
+
+@patch(MODULE_PATH + ".main_character_required")
+@patch(MODULE_PATH + ".decorate_url_patterns")
+class TestUrlsFromApps(TestCase):
+    def test_should_decorate_url_by_default(self, mock_decorate_url_patterns, mock_main_character_required):
+        # given
+        def hook_function():
+            return UrlHook(urlconf_module, "my_namespace", r"^my_app/")
+
+        view = MagicMock(name="view")
+        path = MagicMock(spec=URLPattern, name="path")
+        path.callback = view
+        urlconf_module = [patch], "my_app"
+        # when
+        result = urls_from_apps([hook_function], [])
+        # then
+        self.assertIsInstance(result[0], URLPattern)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_decorate_url_patterns.called)
+        args, _ = mock_decorate_url_patterns.call_args
+        decorator = args[1]
+        self.assertEqual(decorator, mock_main_character_required)
+        excluded_views = args[2]
+        self.assertIsNone(excluded_views)
+
+    def test_should_not_decorate_when_excluded(self, mock_decorate_url_patterns, mock_main_character_required):
+        # given
+        def hook_function():
+            return UrlHook(urlconf_module, "my_namespace", r"^my_app/", ["excluded_view"])
+
+        view = MagicMock(name="view")
+        path = MagicMock(spec=URLPattern, name="path")
+        path.callback = view
+        urlconf_module = [patch], "my_app"
+        # when
+        result = urls_from_apps([hook_function], ["my_app"])
+        # then
+        self.assertIsInstance(result[0], URLPattern)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_decorate_url_patterns.called)
+        args, _ = mock_decorate_url_patterns.call_args
+        decorator = args[1]
+        self.assertEqual(decorator, mock_main_character_required)
+        excluded_views = args[2]
+        self.assertSetEqual(excluded_views, {"excluded_view"})
+
+    def test_should_decorate_when_app_has_no_permission(self, mock_decorate_url_patterns, mock_main_character_required):
+        # given
+        def hook_function():
+            return UrlHook(urlconf_module, "my_namespace", r"^my_app/", ["excluded_view"])
+
+        view = MagicMock(name="view")
+        path = MagicMock(spec=URLPattern, name="path")
+        path.callback = view
+        urlconf_module = [patch], "my_app"
+        # when
+        result = urls_from_apps([hook_function], ["other_app"])
+        # then
+        self.assertIsInstance(result[0], URLPattern)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_decorate_url_patterns.called)
+        args, _ = mock_decorate_url_patterns.call_args
+        decorator = args[1]
+        self.assertEqual(decorator, mock_main_character_required)
+        excluded_views = args[2]
+        self.assertIsNone(excluded_views)
diff --git a/allianceauth/urls.py b/allianceauth/urls.py
index 3a8ea22c..995b94ca 100755
--- a/allianceauth/urls.py
+++ b/allianceauth/urls.py
@@ -1,24 +1,54 @@
-from django.urls import path
-import esi.urls
+from typing import List, Iterable, Callable
 
-from django.conf.urls import include
+import esi.urls
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import URLPattern, include, path
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
 
-import allianceauth.authentication.views
 import allianceauth.authentication.urls
-import allianceauth.notifications.urls
+import allianceauth.authentication.views
 import allianceauth.groupmanagement.urls
+import allianceauth.notifications.urls
 import allianceauth.services.urls
-from allianceauth.authentication.decorators import main_character_required, decorate_url_patterns
-from allianceauth import NAME
-from allianceauth import views
+from allianceauth import NAME, views
 from allianceauth.authentication import hmac_urls
+from allianceauth.authentication.decorators import (
+    decorate_url_patterns,
+    main_character_required
+)
 from allianceauth.hooks import get_hooks
 
 admin.site.site_header = NAME
 
 
+def urls_from_apps(
+    apps_hook_functions: Iterable[Callable], public_views_allowed: List[str]
+) -> List[URLPattern]:
+    """Return urls from apps and add default decorators."""
+
+    url_patterns = []
+    allowed_apps = set(public_views_allowed)
+    for app_hook_function in apps_hook_functions:
+        url_hook = app_hook_function()
+        app_pattern = url_hook.include_pattern
+        excluded_views = (
+            url_hook.excluded_views
+            if app_pattern.app_name in allowed_apps
+            else None
+        )
+        url_patterns += [
+            path(
+                "",
+                decorate_url_patterns(
+                    [app_pattern], main_character_required, excluded_views
+                )
+            )
+        ]
+
+    return url_patterns
+
+
 # Functional/Untranslated URL's
 urlpatterns = [
     # Locale
@@ -49,8 +79,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('night/', views.NightModeRedirectView.as_view(), name='nightmode')
 ]
 
-
-# Append app urls
-app_urls = get_hooks('url_hook')
-for app in app_urls:
-    urlpatterns += [path('', decorate_url_patterns([app().include_pattern], main_character_required))]
+url_hooks = get_hooks("url_hook")
+public_views_allows = getattr(settings, "APPS_WITH_PUBLIC_VIEWS", [])
+urlpatterns += urls_from_apps(url_hooks, public_views_allows)
diff --git a/docs/development/custom/url-hooks.md b/docs/development/custom/url-hooks.md
index f9d76d56..1c43544a 100644
--- a/docs/development/custom/url-hooks.md
+++ b/docs/development/custom/url-hooks.md
@@ -1,54 +1,65 @@
 # URL Hooks
 
-```eval_rst
-.. note::
-    URLs added through URL Hooks are protected by a decorator which ensures the requesting user is logged in and has a main character set.
-```
+## Base functionality
 
 The URL hooks allow you to dynamically specify URL patterns from your plugin app or service. To achieve this you should subclass or instantiate the `services.hooks.UrlHook` class and then register the URL patterns with the hook.
 
 To register a UrlHook class you would do the following:
 
-    @hooks.register('url_hook')
-    def register_urls():
-        return UrlHook(app_name.urls, 'app_name', r^'app_name/')
+```python
+@hooks.register('url_hook')
+def register_urls():
+    return UrlHook(app_name.urls, 'app_name', r^'app_name/')
+```
 
+### Public views
 
-The `UrlHook` class specifies some parameters/instance variables required for URL pattern inclusion.
+In addition is it possible to make views public. Normally, all views are automatically decorated with the `main_character_required` decorator. That decorator ensures a user needs to be logged in and have a main before he can access that view. This feature protects against a community app sneaking in a public view without the administrator knowing about it.
 
-`UrlHook(urls, app_name, base_url)`
+An app can opt-out of this feature by adding a list of views to be excluded when registering the URLs. See the `excluded_views` parameter for details.
 
-#### urls
-The urls module to include. See [the Django docs](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/urls/#example) for designing urlpatterns.
-#### namespace
-The URL namespace to apply. This is usually just the app name.
-#### base_url
-The URL prefix to match against in regex form. Example `r'^app_name/'`. This prefix will be applied in front of all URL patterns included. It is possible to use the same prefix as existing apps (or no prefix at all) but [standard URL resolution](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/urls/#how-django-processes-a-request) ordering applies (hook URLs are the last ones registered).
+```eval_rst
+.. note::
+    Note that for a public view to work, administrators need to also explicitly allow apps to have public views in their AA installation, by adding the apps label to ``APPS_WITH_PUBLIC_VIEWS`` setting.
+```
 
-### Example
+## Examples
 
 An app called `plugin` provides a single view:
 
-    def index(request):
-        return render(request, 'plugin/index.html')
+```python
+def index(request):
+    return render(request, 'plugin/index.html')
+```
 
 The app's `urls.py` would look like so:
 
-    from django.urls import path
-    import plugin.views
+```python
+from django.urls import path
+import plugin.views
 
-    urlpatterns = [
-        path('index/', plugins.views.index, name='index'),
-    ]
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('index/', plugins.views.index, name='index'),
+]
+```
 
 Subsequently it would implement the UrlHook in a dedicated `auth_hooks.py` file like so:
 
-    from alliance_auth import hooks
-    from services.hooks import UrlHook
-    import plugin.urls
+```python
+from alliance_auth import hooks
+from services.hooks import UrlHook
+import plugin.urls
 
-    @hooks.register('url_hook')
-    def register_urls():
-        return UrlHook(plugin.urls, 'plugin', r^'plugin/')
+@hooks.register('url_hook')
+def register_urls():
+    return UrlHook(plugin.urls, 'plugin', r^'plugin/')
+```
 
 When this app is included in the project's `settings.INSTALLED_APPS` users would access the index view by navigating to `https://example.com/plugin/index`.
+
+## API
+
+```eval_rst
+.. autoclass:: allianceauth.services.hooks.UrlHook
+    :members:
+```