diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54ca887..9bd1f68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ This is the default configuration, feel free to change it to your liking.
     -- true if icon should also be color coded.
     colored = true,
 
+    -- List of filetypes to disable this component for.
+    disabled_filetypes = {},
+
     -- Colors used.
     colors = {
         -- Color used if there are one or more clients connected
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/lsp-status.lua b/lua/lualine/components/lsp-status.lua
index d86c47a..8dcde50 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/lsp-status.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/lsp-status.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ local default_options = {
     -- true if icon should also be color coded.
     colored = true,
 
+    -- List of filetypes to disable this component for.
+    disabled_filetypes = {},
+
     -- Colors used.
     colors = {
         -- Color used if there are one or more clients connected
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@ end
 
 function M:update_status()
 
+    if vim.tbl_contains(self.options.disabled_filetypes or {}, vim.bo.filetype) then
+        return ""
+    end
+
     local num_clients = #vim.tbl_keys(vim.lsp.get_clients({bufnr = 0}))
     local status = "inactive"
     if num_clients > 0 then