diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 954811a..7b30b37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,3 +110,4 @@ Configuration example:
     
     wayland:
       height: 185
+      input-method: true
diff --git a/src/core/config.rs b/src/core/config.rs
index fd88fcf..f2421fc 100644
--- a/src/core/config.rs
+++ b/src/core/config.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     repeat: u64,
     layout: String,
     wayland_height: i32,
+    wayland_im_enable: bool,
 }
 
 impl Configuration {
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ impl Configuration {
             let height = height.expect("Wayland height should be a 32-bit signed integer");
             self.wayland_height = height;
         }
+
+        let im_enable = yaml.get(&Yaml::String(String::from("input-method")));
+        if let Some(im_enable) = im_enable {
+            let im_enable = im_enable.as_bool();
+            let im_enable = im_enable.expect("Wayland height should be a 32-bit signed integer");
+            self.wayland_im_enable = im_enable;
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn load() -> Result<Self, LoadError>
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@ impl Configuration {
             repeat: 25,
             layout: String::from("latn_qwerty_us.xml"),
             wayland_height: 185,
+            wayland_im_enable: true,
         };
 
         if let Ok(file) = File::open("/etc/unfettered-keyboard.yaml") {
@@ -104,4 +113,10 @@ impl Configuration {
     {
         self.wayland_height
     }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn wayland_im_enable(&self) -> bool
+    {
+        self.wayland_im_enable
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/wayland/dispatcher.rs b/src/wayland/dispatcher.rs
index 407f1db..6662569 100644
--- a/src/wayland/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/dispatcher.rs
@@ -68,13 +68,17 @@ impl Dispatcher {
             Err(_) => None,
         };
 
-        let im_man = match globals.bind(&queue, 1..=1, ()) {
-            Ok(g) => Some(g),
-            Err(_) => None,
-        };
+        let im_man = if cfg.wayland_im_enable() {
+            let _: Result<zwp_input_method_v1::ZwpInputMethodV1, BindError>
+                  = globals.bind(&queue, 1..=1, ());
 
-        let _: Result<zwp_input_method_v1::ZwpInputMethodV1, BindError>
-              = globals.bind(&queue, 1..=1, ());
+            match globals.bind(&queue, 1..=1, ()) {
+                Ok(g) => Some(g),
+                Err(_) => None,
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
 
         let frac_scale_man = match globals.bind(&queue, 1..=1, ()) {
             Ok(g) => Some(g),