diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index 6df1a4835e7..0a0cd05411f 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@
           "tags": [
             "usesOnlineServices"
           ]
+        },
+        "npm.scriptHover": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "%config.npm.scriptHover%",
+            "default": true,
+            "scope": "window"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
index b0a4f06c01f..44f1d00f0f4 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	"config.npm.scriptExplorerExclude": "An array of regular expressions that indicate which scripts should be excluded from the NPM Scripts view.",
 	"config.npm.enableRunFromFolder": "Enable running npm scripts contained in a folder from the Explorer context menu.",
 	"config.npm.fetchOnlinePackageInfo": "Fetch data from https://registry.npmjs.org and https://registry.bower.io to provide auto-completion and information on hover features on npm dependencies.",
+	"config.npm.scriptHover": "Display hover with 'Run' and 'Debug' commands for scripts.",
 	"npm.parseError": "Npm task detection: failed to parse the file {0}",
 	"taskdef.script": "The npm script to customize.",
 	"taskdef.path": "The path to the folder of the package.json file that provides the script. Can be omitted.",
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/scriptHover.ts b/extensions/npm/src/scriptHover.ts
index b8924bb25df..c96f3330d39 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/scriptHover.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/scriptHover.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export function invalidateHoverScriptsCache(document?: TextDocument) {
 }
 
 export class NpmScriptHoverProvider implements HoverProvider {
+	private enabled: boolean;
 
 	constructor(private context: ExtensionContext) {
 		context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.runScriptFromHover', this.runScriptFromHover, this));
@@ -40,9 +41,21 @@ export class NpmScriptHoverProvider implements HoverProvider {
 		context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidChangeTextDocument((e) => {
 			invalidateHoverScriptsCache(e.document);
 		}));
+
+		const isEnabled = () => workspace.getConfiguration('npm').get<boolean>('scriptHover', true);
+		this.enabled = isEnabled();
+		context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration((e) => {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration('npm.scriptHover')) {
+				this.enabled = isEnabled();
+			}
+		}));
 	}
 
 	public provideHover(document: TextDocument, position: Position, _token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<Hover> {
+		if (!this.enabled) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let hover: Hover | undefined = undefined;
 
 		if (!cachedDocument || cachedDocument.fsPath !== document.uri.fsPath) {