diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5f5aedd..8715a17a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -485,6 +485,13 @@
             "plaintext"
           ],
           "markdownDescription": "A list of [Language IDs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/identifiers#_known-language-identifiers) to treat as plain text."
+        },
+        "languageToolLinter.disabledLanguageIds": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "markdownDescription": "A list of [Language IDs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/identifiers#_known-language-identifiers) not to lint."
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/ConfigurationManager.ts b/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
index d034c3d5..5c010fef 100644
--- a/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
+++ b/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
@@ -98,12 +98,15 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements Disposable {
         );
       }
     }
-    // List of plaintext ids changed - need to reload
-    if (event.affectsConfiguration("languageToolLinter.plainText")) {
+    // List of plaintext ids or disabled language ids changed - need to reload
+    if (
+      event.affectsConfiguration("languageToolLinter.plainText") ||
+      event.affectsConfiguration("languageToolLinter.disabledLanguageIds")
+    ) {
       const action = "Reload";
       window
         .showInformationMessage(
-          "The settings for linting plaintext documents have changed. \
+          "The settings for linting documents have changed. \
           Please reload the window for the configuration to take effect.",
           action,
         )
@@ -163,7 +166,12 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements Disposable {
 
   public getDocumentSelectors(): DocumentSelector[] {
     const selectors: DocumentSelector[] = [];
-    const languageIds = Constants.SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_IDS;
+    const supportedLanguageIds = Constants.SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_IDS;
+    const disabledLanguageIds: string[] =
+      this.config.get(Constants.CONFIGURATION_DISABLED_IDS) || [];
+    const languageIds = supportedLanguageIds.filter(
+      (languageId) => !disabledLanguageIds.includes(languageId),
+    );
 
     if (this.isPlainTextEnabled()) {
       const plaintextLanguageIds: string[] =
diff --git a/src/Constants.ts b/src/Constants.ts
index e33a5b34..323aa9ad 100644
--- a/src/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Constants.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const CONFIGURATION_DISABLED_CATEGORIES =
   "languageTool.disabledCategories";
 export const CONFIGURATION_PLAIN_TEXT_ENABLED = "plainText.enabled";
 export const CONFIGURATION_PLAIN_TEXT_IDS = "plainText.languageIds";
+export const CONFIGURATION_DISABLED_IDS = "disabledLanguageIds";
 export const CONFIGURATION_LANGUAGE = "language";
 
 // LanguageTool Services