diff --git a/app/version.js b/app/version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 74edb9a64..000000000
--- a/app/version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-const semver = require('semver');
-
-exports.isBeta = version => semver.parse(version).prerelease[0] === 'beta';
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index efc776f15..be571a105 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const electron = require('electron');
 
 const packageJson = require('./package.json');
 const GlobalErrors = require('./app/global_errors');
-const { isBeta } = require('./app/version');
 const { setup: setupSpellChecker } = require('./app/spell_check');
 
 GlobalErrors.addHandler();
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ const {
   installWebHandler,
 } = require('./app/protocol_filter');
 const { installPermissionsHandler } = require('./app/permissions');
+const { isBeta } = require('./ts/util/version');
 const { isSgnlHref, parseSgnlHref } = require('./ts/util/sgnlHref');
 
 let appStartInitialSpellcheckSetting = true;
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index ea413a924..13bf0bb3a 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ try {
 
   const { autoOrientImage } = require('./js/modules/auto_orient_image');
   const { imageToBlurHash } = require('./ts/util/imageToBlurHash');
+  const { isGroupCallingEnabled } = require('./ts/util/isGroupCallingEnabled');
 
   window.autoOrientImage = autoOrientImage;
   window.dataURLToBlobSync = require('blueimp-canvas-to-blob');
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ try {
   window.libphonenumber.PhoneNumberFormat = require('google-libphonenumber').PhoneNumberFormat;
   window.loadImage = require('blueimp-load-image');
   window.getGuid = require('uuid/v4');
+  window.isGroupCallingEnabled = isGroupCallingEnabled;
 
   window.isValidGuid = maybeGuid =>
     /^[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{4}-4[0-9A-F]{3}-[89AB][0-9A-F]{3}-[0-9A-F]{12}$/i.test(
@@ -428,7 +430,6 @@ try {
   const Signal = require('./js/modules/signal');
   const i18n = require('./js/modules/i18n');
   const Attachments = require('./app/attachments');
-  const { isBeta } = require('./app/version');
 
   const { locale } = config;
   window.i18n = i18n.setup(locale, localeMessages);
@@ -587,8 +588,6 @@ try {
     };
     /* eslint-enable global-require, import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
   }
-
-  window.GROUP_CALLING = isBeta(config.version);
 } catch (error) {
   /* eslint-disable no-console */
   if (console._log) {
diff --git a/prepare_beta_build.js b/prepare_beta_build.js
index 645a913ca..2540d92df 100644
--- a/prepare_beta_build.js
+++ b/prepare_beta_build.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 const packageJson = require('./package.json');
-const { isBeta } = require('./app/version');
+const { isBeta } = require('./ts/util/version');
 
 const { version } = packageJson;
 
diff --git a/ts/RemoteConfig.ts b/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
index 4fd7e2405..f75866834 100644
--- a/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
+++ b/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type ConfigKeyType =
   | 'desktop.cds'
   | 'desktop.clientExpiration'
   | 'desktop.disableGV1'
+  | 'desktop.groupCalling'
   | 'desktop.gv2'
   | 'desktop.mandatoryProfileSharing'
   | 'desktop.messageRequests'
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index 3559cdd0a..5f4337f30 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ type WhatIsThis = import('./window.d').WhatIsThis;
 
     if (data.message.groupCallUpdate) {
       if (data.message.groupV2 && messageDescriptor.type === Message.GROUP) {
-        if (window.GROUP_CALLING) {
+        if (window.isGroupCallingEnabled()) {
           window.reduxActions.calling.peekNotConnectedGroupCall({
             conversationId: messageDescriptor.id,
           });
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx b/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
index fd2ff0dd2..0141c274f 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { getActiveCall, isAnybodyElseInGroupCall } from '../ducks/calling';
 import { getUserConversationId, getIntl } from '../selectors/user';
 import { getOwn } from '../../util/getOwn';
 import { missingCaseError } from '../../util/missingCaseError';
+import { isGroupCallingEnabled } from '../../util/isGroupCallingEnabled';
 
 export interface OwnProps {
   id: string;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ const getOutgoingCallButtonStyle = (
     case CallMode.Direct:
       return OutgoingCallButtonStyle.Both;
     case CallMode.Group: {
-      if (!window.GROUP_CALLING) {
+      if (!isGroupCallingEnabled()) {
         return OutgoingCallButtonStyle.None;
       }
       const call = getOwn(calling.callsByConversation, conversation.id);
diff --git a/ts/test-both/util/version_test.ts b/ts/test-both/util/version_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f21cb1380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/test-both/util/version_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { assert } from 'chai';
+
+import { isBeta } from '../../util/version';
+
+describe('version utilities', () => {
+  describe('isBeta', () => {
+    it('returns false for non-beta version strings', () => {
+      assert.isFalse(isBeta('1.2.3'));
+      assert.isFalse(isBeta('1.2.3-alpha'));
+      assert.isFalse(isBeta('1.2.3-alpha.1'));
+      assert.isFalse(isBeta('1.2.3-rc.1'));
+    });
+
+    it('returns true for beta version strings', () => {
+      assert.isTrue(isBeta('1.2.3-beta'));
+      assert.isTrue(isBeta('1.2.3-beta.1'));
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ts/util/isGroupCallingEnabled.ts b/ts/util/isGroupCallingEnabled.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ee31b96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/isGroupCallingEnabled.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { isBeta } from './version';
+import * as RemoteConfig from '../RemoteConfig';
+
+// We can remove this function once group calling has been turned on for everyone.
+export function isGroupCallingEnabled(): boolean {
+  return (
+    RemoteConfig.isEnabled('desktop.groupCalling') ||
+    isBeta(window.getVersion())
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/version.ts b/ts/util/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f2b0a7d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import * as semver from 'semver';
+
+export const isBeta = (version: string): boolean =>
+  semver.parse(version)?.prerelease[0] === 'beta';
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index 14a35155c..99114c0e8 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ declare global {
     readyForUpdates: () => void;
 
     // Flags
-    GROUP_CALLING: boolean;
+    isGroupCallingEnabled: () => boolean;
   }
 
   interface Error {