diff --git a/code/DocumentationSearch.php b/code/DocumentationSearch.php
index 993d6ba..e708e4f 100755
--- a/code/DocumentationSearch.php
+++ b/code/DocumentationSearch.php
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class DocumentationSearch {
 	 * @var bool - Is search enabled
 	 */
 	private static $enabled = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var bool - Is advanced search enabled
+	 */
+	private static $advanced_search_enabled = true;	
 	
 	/**
 	 * @var string - OpenSearch metadata. Please use {@link DocumentationSearch::set_meta_data()}
@@ -171,6 +176,20 @@ class DocumentationSearch {
 		return self::$enabled;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Enable advanced documentation search 
+	 */	
+	public static function enable_advanced_search($enabled = true) {
+		self::$advanced_search_enabled = ($enabled)? true: false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function advanced_search_enabled() {
+		return self::$advanced_search_enabled;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @param string
 	 */
diff --git a/code/controllers/DocumentationViewer.php b/code/controllers/DocumentationViewer.php
index 1a7bcb6..af75196 100755
--- a/code/controllers/DocumentationViewer.php
+++ b/code/controllers/DocumentationViewer.php
@@ -973,6 +973,17 @@ class DocumentationViewer extends Controller {
 	
 		return $form;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * check if the Advanced SearchForm can be displayed
+	 * enabled by default, to disable use: 
+	 * DocumentationSearch::enable_advanced_search(false);
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function getAdvancedSearchEnabled() {
+		return 	DocumentationSearch::advanced_search_enabled(); 
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Check to see if the currently accessed version is out of date or
diff --git a/docs/en/index.md b/docs/en/index.md
index 572cf89..f2e29c4 100755
--- a/docs/en/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/index.md
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ documentation search needs to be updated on the fly
 
 	sake dev/tasks/RebuildLuceneDocsIndex flush=1
 
+## Advanced Search
+
+Advanced Search is enabled by default on the searchresults page, allowing you to 
+extend your search over multiple modules and/or versions. Advanced search can 
+be disabled from your _config.php like this:
+
+	DocumentationSearch::enable_advanced_search(false);
 
 ## Using a URL other than /dev/docs/
 
diff --git a/templates/Layout/DocumentationViewer_results.ss b/templates/Layout/DocumentationViewer_results.ss
index b91647a..06a2b0f 100755
--- a/templates/Layout/DocumentationViewer_results.ss
+++ b/templates/Layout/DocumentationViewer_results.ss
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@
 		<% end_if %>
 	</div>
 
-	<div id="sidebar-column">
-		<div class="sidebar-box">
-			<h4><% _t('ADVANCEDSEARCH', 'Advanced Search') %></h4>
-			$AdvancedSearchForm
+	<% if AdvancedSearchEnabled %>
+		<div id="sidebar-column">
+			<div class="sidebar-box">
+				<h4><% _t('ADVANCEDSEARCH', 'Advanced Search') %></h4>
+				$AdvancedSearchForm
+			</div>
 		</div>
-	</div>
+	<% end_if %>
+
 </div>
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