diff --git a/comicpress-options.php b/comicpress-options.php
index 22055cf..39d857f 100644
--- a/comicpress-options.php
+++ b/comicpress-options.php
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 				'disable_blogheader',
 				'enable_comicpress_debug',
 				'enable_full_post_check',
-				'enable_scroll_to_top'
+				'enable_scroll_to_top',
+				'enable_page_load_info'
 				) as $key) {
 					$comicpress_options[$key] = (bool)( $_REQUEST[$key] == 1 ? true : false );
 			}
diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index d277b59..1a13184 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 <?php } ?>
 		</p>
 	<?php } ?>
-	<p><?php echo get_num_queries() ?> queries. <?php timer_stop(1) ?> seconds.</p>
+	<?php if ($comicpress_options['enable_page_load_info']) { ?>
+		<p><?php echo get_num_queries() ?> queries. <?php timer_stop(1) ?> seconds.</p>
+	<?php } ?>
 </div>
  
 <?php if (!$comicpress_options['disable_page_restraints']) { ?>
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index bda8d7d..8cb8f6d 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ function comicpress_load_options() {
 			'enable_blogroll_off_links' => false,
 
 			'enable_comment_count_in_rss' => false,
-			'enable_scroll_to_top' => false
+			'enable_scroll_to_top' => false,
+			'enable_page_load_info' => false
 
 		) as $field => $value) {
 			$comicpress_options[$field] = $value;
diff --git a/options/generaloptions.php b/options/generaloptions.php
index df21475..a007840 100644
--- a/options/generaloptions.php
+++ b/options/generaloptions.php
@@ -212,6 +212,15 @@
 						<?php _e('Enable this if you would like to check ALL of your posts to see if there are any category problems and inconsistancies.', 'comicpress'); ?>
 					</td>
 				</tr>
+				<tr class="alternate">
+					<th scope="row"><label for="enable_page_load_info"><?php _e('Enable the page load info in the footer?','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input id="enable_page_load_info" name="enable_page_load_info" type="checkbox" value="1" <?php checked(true, $comicpress_options['enable_page_load_info']); ?> />
+					</td>
+					<td>
+						<?php _e('Will display information on how many queries and how fast it took to load the page in the footer.', 'comicpress'); ?>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
 			</table>
 
 		</div>