diff --git a/changelog.d/157.added.md b/changelog.d/157.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8598b574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/157.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add an option to control mirrord status bar button visibility.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67d38b04..f90171ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
 					],
 					"default": false,
 					"description": "Enable mirrord by default on startup."
+				},
+				"mirrord.showStatusBarButton": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": true,
+					"description": "Controls whether the mirrord status bar button is visible"
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/src/status.ts b/src/status.ts
index eef360b0..15bcc3bc 100644
--- a/src/status.ts
+++ b/src/status.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export class MirrordStatus {
     }
 
     draw() {
+        const showStatusBar = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('mirrord').get('showStatusBarButton', true);
+        
+        if (!showStatusBar) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const {
             enabled,
             statusBar,