diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index e7a1f5865e..bcd8f91307 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, discover_vst_on_start, "discover-vst-on-start", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, verbose_plugin_scan, "verbose-plugin-scan", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, conceal_lv1_if_lv2_exists, "conceal-lv1-if-lv2-exists", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, conceal_vst2_if_vst3_exists, "conceal-vst2-if-vst3-exists", true)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_vst3_micro_edit_inline, "show-vst3-micro-edit-inline", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, vst_scan_timeout, "vst-scan-timeout", 1200) /* deciseconds, per plugin, <= 0 no timeout */
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, discover_audio_units, "discover-audio-units", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, ask_replace_instrument, "ask-replace-instrument", true)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/vst3_plugin.cc b/libs/ardour/vst3_plugin.cc
index c5deebc8f2..0506f2d9a8 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/vst3_plugin.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/vst3_plugin.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "ardour/audio_buffer.h"
 #include "ardour/audioengine.h"
 #include "ardour/debug.h"
+#include "ardour/rc_configuration.h"
 #include "ardour/selection.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
 #include "ardour/stripable.h"
@@ -1623,7 +1624,9 @@ VST3PI::get_parameter_descriptor (uint32_t port, ParameterDescriptor& desc) cons
 	FUnknownPtr<IEditControllerExtra> extra_ctrl (_controller);
 	if (extra_ctrl && port != designated_bypass_port ()) {
 		int32 flags      = extra_ctrl->getParamExtraFlags (id);
-		desc.inline_ctrl = (flags & kParamFlagMicroEdit) ? true : false;
+		if (Config->get_show_vst3_micro_edit_inline ()) {
+			desc.inline_ctrl = (flags & kParamFlagMicroEdit) ? true : false;
+		}
 	}
 }