diff --git a/src/workgroups-variables.el b/src/workgroups-variables.el
index 47d828ae28d9a964b2fc60bf821cde46b55687d0..8e8d4975e8763da91b9802bf797b0616254367d0 100644
--- a/src/workgroups-variables.el
+++ b/src/workgroups-variables.el
@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ and inactive mode-lines, so this feature defaults to off."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'workgroups)
 
+(defcustom wg-mode-line-disable (featurep 'powerline)
+  "Do not do any modeline modifications."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'workgroups)
+
 (defcustom wg-mode-line-only-name t
   "Display only workgroup name in modeline without any flags."
   :type 'boolean