diff --git a/modules/uploader.js b/modules/uploader.js
index 07d79c3de4..5338db570f 100644
--- a/modules/uploader.js
+++ b/modules/uploader.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Uploader extends Module {
   constructor(quill, options) {
     super(quill, options);
 
+    this.preventImageUploading(false);
     this.addDragOverHandler();
     this.addDropHandler();
   }
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class Uploader extends Module {
         onDrop(e);
       }
 
-      if (noFiles) {
+      if (noFiles || this.preventImageUpload) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -59,7 +60,18 @@ class Uploader extends Module {
     });
   }
 
-  upload(range, files) {
+  preventImageUploading(value) {
+    if (typeof value !== 'undefined') {
+      this.preventImageUpload = value;
+    }
+    return this.preventImageUpload;
+  }
+
+  upload(range, files, force) {
+    if (this.preventImageUpload && !force) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const uploads = [];
     Array.from(files).forEach(file => {
       if (file && this.options.mimetypes.indexOf(file.type) !== -1) {
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/uploader.js b/test/unit/modules/uploader.js
index 6e5da375d3..d575e790b6 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/uploader.js
+++ b/test/unit/modules/uploader.js
@@ -108,5 +108,52 @@ describe('Uploader', function() {
 
       expect(dropEvent.defaultPrevented).toBeTrue();
     });
+
+    [
+      {
+        preventValue: true,
+      },
+      {
+        preventValue: false,
+      },
+      {
+        preventValue: false,
+        forceUpload: true,
+      },
+    ].forEach(data => {
+      it(`check preventImageUploading ${data.preventValue}`, function() {
+        const testRange = new Range(0);
+        const file = {
+          name: 'test.png',
+          type: 'image/png',
+        };
+        const expectedUploadsCount =
+          data.preventValue && !data.forceUpload ? 0 : 1;
+        let uploads = [];
+
+        const quillMock = {
+          root: {
+            addEventListener: () => {},
+          },
+        };
+
+        const uploaderInstance = new Uploader(quillMock, {
+          mimetypes: Uploader.DEFAULTS.mimetypes,
+          handler: (range, files) => {
+            uploads = files;
+          },
+        });
+
+        uploaderInstance.preventImageUploading(!data.preventValue);
+        uploaderInstance.preventImageUploading(data.preventValue);
+
+        uploaderInstance.upload(testRange, [file], data.forceUpload);
+
+        expect(uploaderInstance.preventImageUploading()).toEqual(
+          data.preventValue,
+        );
+        expect(uploads.length).toEqual(expectedUploadsCount);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });