diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index bb5876cc67..f294ffb1fc 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ async def data(
 
         nocount = request.args.get("_nocount")
         nofacet = request.args.get("_nofacet")
+        nosuggest = request.args.get("_nosuggest")
 
         if request.args.get("_shape") in ("array", "object"):
             nocount = True
@@ -846,6 +847,7 @@ async def data(
             and self.ds.setting("allow_facet")
             and not _next
             and not nofacet
+            and not nosuggest
         ):
             for facet in facet_instances:
                 suggested_facets.extend(await facet.suggest())
diff --git a/docs/json_api.rst b/docs/json_api.rst
index 7d3123b743..bd55c1635e 100644
--- a/docs/json_api.rst
+++ b/docs/json_api.rst
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ Special table arguments
 ``?_nofacet=1``
     Disable all facets and facet suggestions for this page, including any defined by :ref:`facets_metadata`.
 
+``?_nosuggest=1``
+    Disable facet suggestions for this page.
+
 ``?_nocount=1``
     Disable the ``select count(*)`` query used on this page - a count of ``None`` will be returned instead.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_table_api.py b/tests/test_table_api.py
index a530de4475..6a6daed5fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_api.py
@@ -915,6 +915,21 @@ def test_nofacet(app_client, nofacet):
         assert response.json["facet_results"] != {}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("nosuggest", (True, False))
+def test_nosuggest(app_client, nosuggest):
+    path = "/fixtures/facetable.json?_facet=state"
+    if nosuggest:
+        path += "&_nosuggest=1"
+    response = app_client.get(path)
+    if nosuggest:
+        assert response.json["suggested_facets"] == []
+        # But facets should still be returned:
+        assert response.json["facet_results"] != {}
+    else:
+        assert response.json["suggested_facets"] != []
+        assert response.json["facet_results"] != {}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("nocount,expected_count", ((True, None), (False, 15)))
 def test_nocount(app_client, nocount, expected_count):
     path = "/fixtures/facetable.json"