diff --git a/RainbowCSV.sublime-settings b/RainbowCSV.sublime-settings
index 90c7f68..0845518 100644
--- a/RainbowCSV.sublime-settings
+++ b/RainbowCSV.sublime-settings
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     // Files with ".csv" and ".tsv" extensions are always highlighted no matter what is the value of this option.
     "enable_rainbow_csv_autodetect": true,
 
+    // Enable the hover popup that shows additional Rainbow CSV context.
+    "show_rainbow_hover": true,
 
     // List of CSV dialects to autodetect.
     // "simple" - separators CAN NOT be escaped in a double quoted field, double quotes are ignored
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 33c9cff..ca51c88 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1013,6 +1013,9 @@ def is_applicable(cls, settings):
         return get_dialect(settings)[1] != 'monocolumn'
 
     def on_hover(self, point, hover_zone):
+        if not get_setting(self.view, 'show_rainbow_hover', True):
+            return
+
         if hover_zone == sublime.HOVER_TEXT:
             dialect = get_dialect(self.view.settings())
             if dialect[1] == 'monocolumn':