diff --git a/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/20240223.hf b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/20240223.hf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4ba3add8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/20240223.hf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Ticket issues
+#ifndef SOFTFORK_20240223_TIME
+#define SOFTFORK_20240223_TIME (fc::time_point_sec( 1708660800 )) // Friday, February 23, 2024 4:00:00 UTC
+#define SOFTFORK_20240223_PASSED(head_block_time) (head_block_time >= SOFTFORK_20240223_TIME)
+#endif
diff --git a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
index 62efcb708..8a353ec7c 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ struct proposal_operation_hardfork_visitor
    }
    void operator()(const graphene::chain::ticket_create_operation&) const {
       FC_ASSERT( HARDFORK_CORE_2103_PASSED(block_time), "Not allowed until hardfork 2103" );
+      FC_ASSERT( !SOFTFORK_20240223_PASSED(block_time), "Temporarily disabled" );
    }
    void operator()(const graphene::chain::ticket_update_operation&) const {
       FC_ASSERT( HARDFORK_CORE_2103_PASSED(block_time), "Not allowed until hardfork 2103" );
diff --git a/libraries/chain/ticket_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/ticket_evaluator.cpp
index 9e4deeee0..8a3fd1964 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/ticket_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/ticket_evaluator.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void_result ticket_create_evaluator::do_evaluate(const ticket_create_operation&
    const auto block_time = d.head_block_time();
 
    FC_ASSERT( HARDFORK_CORE_2103_PASSED(block_time), "Not allowed until hardfork 2103" );
+   FC_ASSERT( !SOFTFORK_20240223_PASSED(block_time), "Temporarily disabled" );
 
    return void_result();
 } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (op) ) }