diff --git a/lib/src/content/date_events.dart b/lib/src/content/date_events.dart
index 7e9dacf..1291e49 100644
--- a/lib/src/content/date_events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/content/date_events.dart
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ class DateEvents<E extends Event> extends StatelessWidget {
   static const _defaultMinEventHeight = 16.0;
   static const _defaultEventSpacing = 1.0;
   static const _defaultStackedEventSpacing = 4.0;
-  static final Period minStackOverlap = Period(minutes: 15);
+  static final _defaultPartDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking =
+      Period(minutes: 15);
+  @Deprecated('This is now configurable via '
+      '[TimetableThemeData.partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking].')
+  static Period get minStackOverlap =>
+      _defaultPartDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking;
 
   final LocalDate date;
   final List<E> events;
@@ -54,6 +59,10 @@ class DateEvents<E extends Event> extends StatelessWidget {
             timetableTheme?.partDayEventMinimumHeight ?? _defaultMinEventHeight,
         eventSpacing:
             timetableTheme?.partDayEventSpacing ?? _defaultEventSpacing,
+        enableStacking: timetableTheme?.enablePartDayEventStacking ?? true,
+        minimumDeltaForStacking:
+            timetableTheme?.partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking ??
+                _defaultPartDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking,
         stackedEventSpacing: timetableTheme?.partDayStackedEventSpacing ??
             _defaultStackedEventSpacing,
       ),
@@ -77,12 +86,16 @@ class _DayEventsLayoutDelegate<E extends Event>
     @required this.minEventDuration,
     @required this.minEventHeight,
     @required this.eventSpacing,
+    @required this.enableStacking,
+    @required this.minimumDeltaForStacking,
     @required this.stackedEventSpacing,
   })  : assert(date != null),
         assert(events != null),
         assert(minEventDuration != null),
         assert(minEventHeight != null),
         assert(eventSpacing != null),
+        assert(enableStacking != null),
+        assert(minimumDeltaForStacking != null),
         assert(stackedEventSpacing != null);
 
   static const minWidth = 4.0;
@@ -93,6 +106,8 @@ class _DayEventsLayoutDelegate<E extends Event>
   final Period minEventDuration;
   final double minEventHeight;
   final double eventSpacing;
+  final bool enableStacking;
+  final Period minimumDeltaForStacking;
   final double stackedEventSpacing;
 
   @override
@@ -184,7 +199,9 @@ class _DayEventsLayoutDelegate<E extends Event>
         final other = column.last;
 
         // No space in current column
-        if (event.start < other.start + DateEvents.minStackOverlap) {
+        if (!enableStacking && event.start < _actualEnd(other, height) ||
+            enableStacking &&
+                event.start < other.start + minimumDeltaForStacking) {
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -226,19 +243,22 @@ class _DayEventsLayoutDelegate<E extends Event>
         continue;
       }
 
-      final cols =
-          (position.column + 1).rangeTo(columns.length - 1).where((column) {
-        return currentGroup
-            .where((e) => positions.eventPositions[e].column == column)
+      var columnSpan = 1;
+      for (var i = position.column + 1; i < columns.length; i++) {
+        final hasOverlapInColumn = currentGroup
+            .where((e) => positions.eventPositions[e].column == i)
             .where((e) =>
                 event.start < _actualEnd(e, height) &&
                 e.start < _actualEnd(event, height))
-            .isEmpty;
-      }).toList();
-      final maxColumnWithoutIntersections = cols.max() ?? position.column;
+            .isNotEmpty;
+        if (hasOverlapInColumn) {
+          break;
+        }
 
+        columnSpan++;
+      }
       positions.eventPositions[event] = position.copyWith(
-        columnSpan: maxColumnWithoutIntersections - position.column + 1,
+        columnSpan: columnSpan,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/theme.dart b/lib/src/theme.dart
index fa71163..d0bd2cf 100644
--- a/lib/src/theme.dart
+++ b/lib/src/theme.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class TimetableThemeData {
     this.partDayEventMinimumDuration,
     this.partDayEventMinimumHeight,
     this.partDayEventSpacing,
+    this.enablePartDayEventStacking,
+    this.partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking,
     this.partDayStackedEventSpacing,
   })  : assert(allDayEventHeight == null || allDayEventHeight > 0),
         assert(minimumHourHeight == null || minimumHourHeight > 0),
@@ -135,12 +137,34 @@ class TimetableThemeData {
   /// Horizontal space between two parallel events shown next to each other.
   final double partDayEventSpacing;
 
+  /// Controls whether overlapping events may be stacked on top of each other.
+  ///
+  /// If set to `true`, intersecting events may be stacked if their start values
+  /// differ by at least [partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking]. If set to
+  /// `false`, intersecting events will always be shown next to each other and
+  /// not overlap.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to `true`.
+  final bool enablePartDayEventStacking;
+
+  /// When the start values of two events differ by at least this value, they
+  /// may be stacked on top of each other.
+  ///
+  /// If the difference is less, they will be shown next to each other.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to 15 min.
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  /// - [enablePartDayEventStacking], which can disable the stacking behavior
+  ///   completely.
+  final Period partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking;
+
   /// Horizontal space between two parallel events stacked on top of each other.
   final double partDayStackedEventSpacing;
 
   @override
   int get hashCode {
-    return hashValues(
+    return hashList([
       primaryColor,
       weekIndicatorDecoration,
       weekIndicatorTextStyle,
@@ -160,8 +184,10 @@ class TimetableThemeData {
       partDayEventMinimumDuration,
       partDayEventMinimumHeight,
       partDayEventSpacing,
+      enablePartDayEventStacking,
+      partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking,
       partDayStackedEventSpacing,
-    );
+    ]);
   }
 
   @override
@@ -192,6 +218,9 @@ class TimetableThemeData {
         other.partDayEventMinimumDuration == partDayEventMinimumDuration &&
         other.partDayEventMinimumHeight == partDayEventMinimumHeight &&
         other.partDayEventSpacing == partDayEventSpacing &&
+        other.enablePartDayEventStacking == enablePartDayEventStacking &&
+        other.partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking ==
+            partDayEventMinimumDeltaForStacking &&
         other.partDayStackedEventSpacing == partDayStackedEventSpacing;
   }
 }