diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
index 358a83f7f88e..e801c9a9bccb 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
@@ -27,4 +27,17 @@ public interface ExternalDocumentationHandler {
   
   @NotNull
   String fetchExternalDocumentation(@NotNull String link, @Nullable PsiElement element);
+
+  /**
+   * Defines whether we will show external documentation
+   * link at the bottom of the documentation pane or not.
+   *
+   *
+   * @return true if external documentation link should be
+   * shown, false otherwise
+   */
+  default boolean canHandleExternal(@Nullable PsiElement element,
+                                    @Nullable PsiElement originalElement) {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
index 13ce2f3e2374..ef7400f7f828 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
@@ -990,10 +990,14 @@ public class DocumentationComponent extends JPanel implements Disposable, DataPr
     final PsiElement element = getElement();
     if (element == null) return null;
 
-    String title = myManager.getTitle(element);
     final DocumentationProvider provider = DocumentationManager.getProviderFromElement(element);
+    final PsiElement originalElement = DocumentationManager.getOriginalElement(element);
+    if (!shouldShowExternalDocumentationLink(provider, element, originalElement)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final String title = myManager.getTitle(element);
     if (myEffectiveExternalUrl == null) {
-      final PsiElement originalElement = DocumentationManager.getOriginalElement(element);
       List<String> urls = provider.getUrlFor(element, originalElement);
       if (urls != null) {
         boolean hasBadUrl = false;
@@ -1036,6 +1040,21 @@ public class DocumentationComponent extends JPanel implements Disposable, DataPr
     return result.toString();
   }
 
+  private static boolean shouldShowExternalDocumentationLink(DocumentationProvider provider,
+                                                             PsiElement element,
+                                                             PsiElement originalElement) {
+    if (provider instanceof CompositeDocumentationProvider) {
+      for (DocumentationProvider documentationProvider : ((CompositeDocumentationProvider)provider).getProviders()) {
+        if (documentationProvider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler) {
+          return ((ExternalDocumentationHandler)documentationProvider).canHandleExternal(element, originalElement);
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (provider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler) {
+      return ((ExternalDocumentationHandler)provider).canHandleExternal(element, originalElement);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private static String getHostname(String url) {
     try {
       return new URL(url).toURI().getHost();