diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 201fa2f..abf7195 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ show_word_count = false
 show_post_nav_links = true
 show_post_meta = true
 default_toc_open = false
+show_post_edit_button = false
 edit_post_url = "https://github.com/cydave/zola-theme-papermod/tree/master"
 #copyright = ""
 date_format = "%Y-%m-%d"
diff --git a/templates/page.html b/templates/page.html
index 2c643f2..ec3c430 100644
--- a/templates/page.html
+++ b/templates/page.html
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ <h1 class="post-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
       {% if config.extra.papermod.show_post_meta | default(value=true) %}
       <div class="post-meta">
       {% include "partials/post_meta.html" %}
-      {% include "partials/edit_post.html" %}
+      {% if config.extra.papermod.show_post_edit_button %}
+          {% include "partials/edit_post.html" %}
+      {% endif %}
       </div>
       {% endif %}
   </header>