+ {% endunless %}
diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index 3b99471f5ec5..4f1ebedb88e6 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
{% include seo.html %}
-
+{% unless site.atom_feed.hide %}
+
+{% endunless %}
@@ -34,4 +36,4 @@
{% for script in site.head_scripts %}
{% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md b/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
index 11c22a649ba4..0775250f3616 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
@@ -559,6 +559,15 @@ atom_feed:
**Note:** By default the site feed is linked in two locations: inside the [`` element](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_includes/head.html) and at the bottom of every page in the [site footer](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_includes/footer.html).
{: .notice--info}
+### Disable Feed Icons
+
+By default the theme links to `feed.xml` generated in the root of your site by the **jekyll-feed** plugin. To remove the RSS icon in the header and footer, update `atom_feed` in `_config.yml` like so:
+
+```yaml
+atom_feed:
+ hide: true
+```
+
### Site search
To enable site-wide search add `search: true` to your `_config.yml`.