diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92cf7a5..b3dd025 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -898,6 +898,11 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "If true, code completion will trigger diagnostic updates."
         },
+        "cquery.codeLens.enable": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Enables displaying additional information via code lens."
+        },
         "cquery.codeLens.renderInline": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d041687..d1d298b 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
       outputChannelName: 'cquery',
       revealOutputChannelOn: RevealOutputChannelOn.Never,
       initializationOptions: clientConfig,
-      middleware: {provideCodeLenses: provideCodeLens},
+      middleware: {},
       initializationFailedHandler: (e) => {
         console.log(e);
         return false;
@@ -370,6 +370,13 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
       errorHandler: new CqueryErrorHandler(workspace.getConfiguration('cquery'))
     }
 
+    // Enable/disable CodeLens middleware based on settings
+    let config = workspace.getConfiguration('cquery');
+    let enableCodeLens = config.get('codeLens.enable', true);
+    if(enableCodeLens){
+      clientOptions.middleware['provideCodeLenses'] = provideCodeLens;
+    }
+
     // Create the language client and start the client.
     let languageClient =
         new LanguageClient('cquery', 'cquery', serverOptions, clientOptions);