diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62128cbd..51ecb3cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ Check the [wiki](https://github.com/folke/noice.nvim/wiki/Configuration-Recipes)
   },
   smart_move = {
     -- noice tries to move out of the way of existing floating windows.
+    enabled = true, -- you can disable this behaviour here
     -- add any filetypes here, that shouldn't trigger smart move.
     excluded_filetypes = { "cmp_menu", "cmp_docs", "notify" },
   },
diff --git a/lua/noice/config/init.lua b/lua/noice/config/init.lua
index 1bdc2557..955a705d 100644
--- a/lua/noice/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/config/init.lua
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ M.defaults = {
   },
   smart_move = {
     -- noice tries to move out of the way of existing floating windows.
+    enabled = true, -- you can disable this behaviour here
     -- add any filetypes here, that shouldn't trigger smart move.
     excluded_filetypes = { "cmp_menu", "cmp_docs", "notify" },
   },
diff --git a/lua/noice/view/nui.lua b/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
index 456b927b..44f36b82 100644
--- a/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ end
 
 -- Check if other floating windows are overlapping and move out of the way
 function NuiView:smart_move()
+  if not Config.options.smart_move.enabled then
+    return
+  end
   if not (self._opts.type == "popup" and self._opts.relative and self._opts.relative.type == "editor") then
     return
   end