diff --git a/client/html/settings.tpl b/client/html/settings.tpl
index b3d828b8..0740579f 100644
--- a/client/html/settings.tpl
+++ b/client/html/settings.tpl
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
                 <li>
                     <%= ctx.makeCheckbox({text: 'Enable transparency grid', id: 'transparency-grid', name: 'transparency-grid', checked: ctx.browsingSettings.transparencyGrid}) %>
                 </li>
+                <li>
+                    <%= ctx.makeCheckbox({text: 'Show tag suggestions', id: 'tag-suggestions', name: 'tag-suggestions', checked: ctx.browsingSettings.tagSuggestions}) %>
+                </li>
             </ul>
         </div>
         <div class='messages'></div>
diff --git a/client/js/controls/tag_input_control.js b/client/js/controls/tag_input_control.js
index da768973..bfcaf06d 100644
--- a/client/js/controls/tag_input_control.js
+++ b/client/js/controls/tag_input_control.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const api = require('../api.js');
 const tags = require('../tags.js');
 const misc = require('../util/misc.js');
+const settings = require('../models/settings.js');
 const events = require('../events.js');
 const views = require('../util/views.js');
 const TagAutoCompleteControl = require('./tag_auto_complete_control.js');
@@ -335,6 +336,10 @@ class TagInputControl extends events.EventTarget {
     }
 
     _loadSuggestions(tag) {
+        const browsingSettings = settings.get();
+        if (!browsingSettings.tagSuggestions) {
+            return;
+        }
         api.get('/tag-siblings/' + tag.names[0], {noProgress: true})
             .then(response => {
                 return Promise.resolve(response.results);
diff --git a/client/js/models/settings.js b/client/js/models/settings.js
index 04c202d3..1324e6a1 100644
--- a/client/js/models/settings.js
+++ b/client/js/models/settings.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const defaultSettings = {
     keyboardShortcuts: true,
     transparencyGrid: true,
     fitMode: 'fit-both',
+    tagSuggestions: true,
 };
 
 class Settings extends events.EventTarget {
diff --git a/client/js/views/settings_view.js b/client/js/views/settings_view.js
index 137c20d8..b8e3555b 100644
--- a/client/js/views/settings_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/settings_view.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class SettingsView extends events.EventTarget {
                         '#keyboard-shortcuts').checked,
                     transparencyGrid: this._formNode.querySelector(
                         '#transparency-grid').checked,
+                    tagSuggestions: this._formNode.querySelector(
+                        '#tag-suggestions').checked,
                 },
             },
         }));