diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 83dc8da..71c9d55 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Setup and Configuration
                             # 'sidebar_toc_maxdepth' = ''                 \\ DEFAULTS TO '', Override 'maxdepth' behavior on sidebar toc in layout.html. This is an integer value.
                             # 'hide_right_menu': True or False,           \\ DEFAULTS TO FALSE
                             # 'next_prev_link_skip_index': True or False, \\ DEFAULTS TO FALSE. Hide Next and Previous buttons from all 'index' pages?
+                            # 'display_last_updated': False,              \\ DEFAULTS TO FALSE.
                             # 'show_project': True,                       \\ DEFAULTS TO TRUE. Show project and version in left menu
                             # 'dropdown': {                               \\ DEFAULTS TO ''. Enable dropdown menu
                             #   'name': 'SPK v1.9.1',
diff --git a/f5_sphinx_theme/layout.html b/f5_sphinx_theme/layout.html
index b3bad6f..6f11c8d 100644
--- a/f5_sphinx_theme/layout.html
+++ b/f5_sphinx_theme/layout.html
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ <h5>{{ project }} {{ version }} </h5>
 
 
         <div role="main">
-          {%- if last_updated %}
+          {%- if last_updated and theme_display_last_updated %}
           {% trans last_updated=last_updated|e %}Last updated on: {{ last_updated }}.{% endtrans %}
           {%- endif %}
           {% block body %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/f5_sphinx_theme/theme.conf b/f5_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
index e59def9..0712bcd 100644
--- a/f5_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
+++ b/f5_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ dropdown =
 sidebar_toc_maxdepth =
 hide_right_menu =
 show_project = True
+display_last_updated = False