diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc07975..3c6e456 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - Quick Fix to suppress warnings for members and class
+- Add option to disable on-the-fly inspections
 
 ### Changed
 - Run inspection only on java files
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationPanel.java b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationPanel.java
index ed85121..c2695b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationPanel.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public class PmdConfigurationPanel extends JPanel {
 
     private final JCheckBox scanTestSources;
 
+    private final JCheckBox runOnTheFlyInspection;
+
     private final ComboBox<PmdVersion> versionComboBox;
 
     private final ComboBox<JavaVersion> jdkComboBox;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ public PmdConfigurationPanel(final Project project) {
         PmdConfigurationService.State originalState =  project.getService(PmdConfigurationService.class).getState();
 
         this.scanTestSources = buildScanTestSources(originalState);
+        this.runOnTheFlyInspection = buildRunOnTheFlyInspection(originalState);
         this.versionComboBox = buildVersionComboBox(originalState);
         this.jdkComboBox = buildJdkComboBox(originalState);
         this.rulesFile = buildRulesField(project, originalState);
@@ -49,6 +52,16 @@ private JCheckBox buildScanTestSources(final PmdConfigurationService.@NotNull St
         return scanTestSources;
     }
 
+    private JCheckBox buildRunOnTheFlyInspection(final PmdConfigurationService.@NotNull State stateBuilder) {
+        final JCheckBox onTheFlyInspection = new JCheckBox();
+        onTheFlyInspection.setText("Run inspection on the fly");
+        onTheFlyInspection.setSelected(stateBuilder.isCheckTests());
+        this.add(onTheFlyInspection);
+        onTheFlyInspection.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
+
+        return onTheFlyInspection;
+    }
+
     private ComboBox<JavaVersion> buildJdkComboBox(final PmdConfigurationService.@NotNull State stateBuilder) {
         final Box horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox();
         horizontalBox.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
@@ -103,7 +116,8 @@ private TextFieldWithBrowseButton buildRulesField(final Project project, final P
         return new PmdConfigurationService.@NotNull State(rulesFile.getText(),
                 scanTestSources.isSelected(),
                 (PmdVersion) versionComboBox.getSelectedItem(),
-                (JavaVersion) jdkComboBox.getSelectedItem()
+                (JavaVersion) jdkComboBox.getSelectedItem(),
+                runOnTheFlyInspection.isSelected()
         );
     }
 
@@ -118,6 +132,7 @@ public void reset() {
         scanTestSources.setSelected(originalState.isCheckTests());
         versionComboBox.setSelectedItem(originalState.getPmdVersion());
         jdkComboBox.setSelectedItem(originalState.getJdkVersion());
+        runOnTheFlyInspection.setSelected(originalState.isRunOnTheFlyInspection());
     }
 
     public void apply() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationService.java b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationService.java
index c828fb3..4731c02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/config/PmdConfigurationService.java
@@ -60,14 +60,18 @@ public static class State {
         @OptionTag(converter = JavaVersionConverter.class)
         private JavaVersion jdkVersion;
 
+        @OptionTag
+        private boolean runOnTheFlyInspection = true;
+
         public State() {
         }
 
-        public State(final String rulesPath, final boolean checkTests, final PmdVersion pmdVersion, final JavaVersion jdkVersion) {
+        public State(final String rulesPath, final boolean checkTests, final PmdVersion pmdVersion, final JavaVersion jdkVersion, final boolean runOnTheFlyInspection) {
             this.rulesPath = rulesPath;
             this.checkTests = checkTests;
             this.pmdVersion = pmdVersion;
             this.jdkVersion = jdkVersion;
+            this.runOnTheFlyInspection = runOnTheFlyInspection;
         }
 
         public String getRulesPath() {
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ public JavaVersion getJdkVersion() {
             return jdkVersion;
         }
 
+        public boolean isRunOnTheFlyInspection() {
+            return runOnTheFlyInspection;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public boolean equals(final Object other) {
             if (this == other) {
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ public boolean equals(final Object other) {
             }
             final State state = (State) other;
             return checkTests == state.checkTests
+                   && runOnTheFlyInspection == state.runOnTheFlyInspection
                    && Objects.equals(rulesPath, state.rulesPath)
                    && Objects.equals(pmdVersion, state.pmdVersion)
                    && Objects.equals(jdkVersion, state.jdkVersion);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/inspection/PmdInspection.java b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/inspection/PmdInspection.java
index c16b06e..510f9c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/inspection/PmdInspection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/ybroeker/pmdidea/inspection/PmdInspection.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public ProblemDescriptor[] checkFile(@NotNull final PsiFile psiFile,
         }
 
         final Project project = manager.getProject();
+        final PmdConfigurationService service = project.getService(PmdConfigurationService.class);
+        if (isOnTheFly && !service.getState().isRunOnTheFlyInspection()) {
+            LOGGER.trace("Skip inspection, on the fly inspections disabled");
+            return ProblemDescriptor.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+        }
 
         final Optional<Path> rulesPath = getRules(project);
         if (!rulesPath.isPresent()) {