diff --git a/docker/configurator/translator.js b/docker/configurator/translator.js
index 22ecb2167de..0ad4077ee88 100644
--- a/docker/configurator/translator.js
+++ b/docker/configurator/translator.js
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ const defaultBaseConfig = {
       type: "string",
       base: true
     }
+  },
+  queryConfigEnabled: {
+    value: "false",
+    schema: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      base: true,
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -51,14 +58,14 @@ function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = config
   const keys = Object.keys(env)
 
   // Compute an intermediate representation that holds candidate values and schemas.
-  // 
+  //
   // This is useful for deduping between multiple env keys that set the same
   // config variable.
 
   keys.forEach(key => {
     const varSchema = schema[key]
     const value = env[key]
-    
+
     if(!varSchema) return
 
     if(varSchema.onFound) {
@@ -88,8 +95,8 @@ function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = config
 
   Object.keys(valueStorage).forEach(key => {
     const value = valueStorage[key]
-    
-    const escapedName = /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(key) ? `"${key}"` : key 
+
+    const escapedName = /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(key) ? `"${key}"` : key
 
     if (value.schema.type === "string") {
       result += `${escapedName}: "${value.value}",\n`
@@ -101,4 +108,4 @@ function objectToKeyValueString(env, { injectBaseConfig = false, schema = config
   return result.trim()
 }
 
-module.exports = objectToKeyValueString
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = objectToKeyValueString
diff --git a/docker/configurator/variables.js b/docker/configurator/variables.js
index 8f4870eb281..1e676c4f1ea 100644
--- a/docker/configurator/variables.js
+++ b/docker/configurator/variables.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const standardVariables = {
     type: "string",
     name: "urls.primaryName"
   },
+  QUERY_CONFIG_ENABLED: {
+    type: "boolean",
+    name: "queryConfigEnabled"
+  },
   LAYOUT: {
     type: "string",
     name: "layout"
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration.md b/docs/usage/configuration.md
index 9105ce2bcc0..d2e304dd276 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Parameter name | Docker variable | Description
 <a name="url"></a>`url` | `URL` | `String`. The URL pointing to API definition (normally `swagger.json` or `swagger.yaml`). Will be ignored if `urls` or `spec` is used.
 <a name="urls"></a>`urls` | `URLS` | `Array`. An array of API definition objects (`[{url: "<url1>", name: "<name1>"},{url: "<url2>", name: "<name2>"}]`) used by Topbar plugin. When used and Topbar plugin is enabled, the `url` parameter will not be parsed. Names and URLs must be unique among all items in this array, since they're used as identifiers.
 <a name="urls.primaryName"></a>`urls.primaryName` | `URLS_PRIMARY_NAME` | `String`. When using `urls`, you can use this subparameter. If the value matches the name of a spec provided in `urls`, that spec will be displayed when Swagger UI loads, instead of defaulting to the first spec in `urls`.
+<a name="queryConfigEnabled"></a>`queryConfigEnabled` | `QUERY_CONFIG_ENABLED` | `Boolean=false`. Enables overriding configuration parameters via URL search params.  
 
 ##### Plugin system
 
diff --git a/flavors/swagger-ui-react/index.jsx b/flavors/swagger-ui-react/index.jsx
index c71f7707ade..50a09aeb5c1 100644
--- a/flavors/swagger-ui-react/index.jsx
+++ b/flavors/swagger-ui-react/index.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default class SwaggerUI extends React.Component {
       onComplete: this.onComplete,
       docExpansion: this.props.docExpansion,
       supportedSubmitMethods: this.props.supportedSubmitMethods,
+      queryConfigEnabled: this.props.queryConfigEnabled,
       defaultModelExpandDepth: this.props.defaultModelExpandDepth,
       displayOperationId: this.props.displayOperationId,
       tryItOutEnabled: this.props.tryItOutEnabled,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export default class SwaggerUI extends React.Component {
       showMutatedRequest: typeof this.props.showMutatedRequest === "boolean" ? this.props.showMutatedRequest : true,
       deepLinking: typeof this.props.deepLinking === "boolean" ? this.props.deepLinking : false,
       showExtensions: this.props.showExtensions,
-      filter: ["boolean", "string"].includes(typeof this.props.filter) ? this.props.filter : false,      
+      filter: ["boolean", "string"].includes(typeof this.props.filter) ? this.props.filter : false,
     })
 
     this.system = ui
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ SwaggerUI.propTypes = {
   supportedSubmitMethods: PropTypes.arrayOf(
     PropTypes.oneOf(["get", "put", "post", "delete", "options", "head", "patch", "trace"])
   ),
+  queryConfigEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
   plugins: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
   displayOperationId: PropTypes.bool,
   showMutatedRequest: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ SwaggerUI.propTypes = {
 SwaggerUI.defaultProps = {
   layout: "BaseLayout",
   supportedSubmitMethods: ["get", "put", "post", "delete", "options", "head", "patch", "trace"],
+  queryConfigEnabled: false,
   docExpansion: "list",
   defaultModelsExpandDepth: 1,
   presets: [],
diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 677e3786140..621b095fe6d 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export default function SwaggerUI(opts) {
       "patch",
       "trace"
     ],
+    queryConfigEnabled: false,
 
     // Initial set of plugins ( TODO rename this, or refactor - we don't need presets _and_ plugins. Its just there for performance.
     // Instead, we can compile the first plugin ( it can be a collection of plugins ), then batch the rest.
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export default function SwaggerUI(opts) {
     }
   }
 
-  let queryConfig = parseSearch()
+  let queryConfig = opts.queryConfigEnabled ? parseSearch() : {}
 
   const domNode = opts.domNode
   delete opts.domNode
diff --git a/test/e2e-cypress/static/index.html b/test/e2e-cypress/static/index.html
index 6b344458cc6..0313735e780 100644
--- a/test/e2e-cypress/static/index.html
+++ b/test/e2e-cypress/static/index.html
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
         } else {
           window.completeCount = 1
         }
-      }
+      },
+      queryConfigEnabled: true,
     })
 
     window.ui = ui
diff --git a/test/e2e-cypress/static/pages/5138/index.html b/test/e2e-cypress/static/pages/5138/index.html
index e0bb7b41a04..0607f10f63e 100644
--- a/test/e2e-cypress/static/pages/5138/index.html
+++ b/test/e2e-cypress/static/pages/5138/index.html
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
           } else {
             window.completeCount = 1
           }
-        }
+        },
+        queryConfigEnabled: true,
       })
 
       window.ui = ui
diff --git a/test/unit/docker/translator.js b/test/unit/docker/translator.js
index a98988e17ec..28291971c29 100644
--- a/test/unit/docker/translator.js
+++ b/test/unit/docker/translator.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ describe("docker: env translator", function() {
       SwaggerUIBundle.plugins.DownloadUrl
     ],
     layout: "StandaloneLayout",
+    queryConfigEnabled: false,
     `))
     })
 
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ describe("docker: env translator", function() {
         SwaggerUIBundle.plugins.DownloadUrl
       ],
       layout: "StandaloneLayout",
+      queryConfigEnabled: false,
       url: "/swagger.json",
       urls: ["/one", "/two"],`
 
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ describe("docker: env translator", function() {
       plugins: [
         SwaggerUIBundle.plugins.DownloadUrl
       ],
+      queryConfigEnabled: false,
       configUrl: "/wow",
       "dom_id": "#swagger_ui",
       spec: { swagger: "2.0" },