diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd5922ac..4c26b296 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ module of plugin `A`, then plugin `A` will be loaded on demand as expected.
 
 You can configure **lazy.nvim** to lazy-load all plugins by default with `config.defaults.lazy = true`.
 
+If you don't want this behavior for a certain plugin, you can specify that with `module=false`.
+You can then manually load the plugin with `:Lazy load foobar.nvim`.
+
 Additionally, you can also lazy-load on **events**, **commands**,
 **file types** and **key mappings**.
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
index 741c2afb..bd11ea8c 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ end
 function M.autoload(modname)
   -- check if a lazy plugin should be loaded
   for _, plugin in pairs(Config.plugins) do
-    if not plugin._.loaded then
+    if not (plugin._.loaded or plugin.module == false) then
       for _, pattern in ipairs({ ".lua", "/init.lua" }) do
         local path = plugin.dir .. "/lua/" .. modname:gsub("%.", "/") .. pattern
         if vim.loop.fs_stat(path) then
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index ee6558c3..39598b94 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local M = {}
 ---@field cmd? string[]
 ---@field ft? string[]
 ---@field keys? string[]
+---@field module? false
 
 ---@class LazyPluginRef
 ---@field branch? string