diff --git a/UniversalLanguageSelector.hooks.php b/UniversalLanguageSelector.hooks.php
index c53d3af5..79402a7a 100644
--- a/UniversalLanguageSelector.hooks.php
+++ b/UniversalLanguageSelector.hooks.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 	 */
 	public static function isToolbarEnabled( $user ) {
 		global $wgULSEnable, $wgULSEnableAnon;
+
 		if ( !$wgULSEnable ) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return true;
+		return $user->getBoolOption( 'uls-enable' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 	public static function addModules( $out, $skin ) {
 		global $wgULSGeoService, $wgULSEventLogging;
 
+		$user = $out->getUser();
+		if ( !$user->getBoolOption( 'uls-enable') ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		// Load the style for users without JS, to hide the useless links
 		$out->addModuleStyles( 'ext.uls.nojs' );
 
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 			$out->addModules( 'ext.uls.geoclient' );
 		}
 
-		if ( self::isToolbarEnabled( $out->getUser() ) ) {
+		if ( self::isToolbarEnabled( $user ) ) {
 			// Enable UI language selection for the user.
 			$out->addModules( 'ext.uls.interface' );
 		}
@@ -299,6 +305,12 @@ class UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks {
 	}
 
 	public static function onGetPreferences( $user, &$preferences ) {
+		$preferences['uls-enable'] = array(
+			'type' => 'toggle',
+			'label-message' => 'uls-preference',
+			'section' => 'personal/i18n',
+		);
+
 		$preferences['uls-preferences'] = array(
 			'type' => 'api',
 		);
diff --git a/UniversalLanguageSelector.i18n.php b/UniversalLanguageSelector.i18n.php
index c390763a..41f3c2de 100644
--- a/UniversalLanguageSelector.i18n.php
+++ b/UniversalLanguageSelector.i18n.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $messages = array();
  * @author santhosh
  * @author Amire80
  * @author Nike
+ * @author Kunal Mehta
  */
 $messages['en'] = array(
 	'UniversalLanguageSelector' => 'Universal Language Selector',
@@ -32,11 +33,13 @@ $messages['en'] = array(
 
 	'uls-plang-title-languages' => 'Languages',
 	'uls-ime-helppage' => 'https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector/Input_methods/$1',
+	'uls-preference' => 'Enable the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Language_Selector Universal Language Selector]',
 );
 
 /** Message documentation (Message documentation)
  * @author Amire80
  * @author Shirayuki
+ * @author Kunal Mehta
  */
 $messages['qqq'] = array(
 	'UniversalLanguageSelector' => 'Extension name',
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ This title is shown when there are no interlanguage links there, but an icon tha
 {{Identical|Language}}',
 	'uls-ime-helppage' => 'Target page for ime helps. Parameters:
 * $1 - ime id. Intended for wiki local customization. e.g. cyrl-palochka',
+	'uls-preference' => 'Label for checkbox to enable the Universal Language Selector on Special:Preferences',
 );
 
 /** Arabic (العربية)
diff --git a/UniversalLanguageSelector.php b/UniversalLanguageSelector.php
index 94ce4e27..d03ad7fb 100644
--- a/UniversalLanguageSelector.php
+++ b/UniversalLanguageSelector.php
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ $GLOBALS['wgHooks']['SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec'][] =
 $GLOBALS['wgHooks']['EnterMobileMode'][] = 'UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks::onEnterMobileMode';
 
 $GLOBALS['wgDefaultUserOptions']['uls-preferences'] = '';
+$GLOBALS['wgDefaultUserOptions']['uls-enable'] = '';
 $GLOBALS['wgHooks']['GetPreferences'][] = 'UniversalLanguageSelectorHooks::onGetPreferences';
 
 $GLOBALS['wgExtensionFunctions'][] = function () {