diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable.java
index a5cd30fb384e..0ca8e2fc69e7 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
  */
 public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
   private JCheckBox myCbAutoscroll;
+  private JCheckBox myCbShowAlternative;
   private JCheckBox myCbShowSyntheticFields;
   private StateRestoringCheckBox myCbShowValFieldsAsLocalVariables;
   private JCheckBox myCbHideNullArrayElements;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
     final JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
 
     myCbAutoscroll = new JCheckBox(DebuggerBundle.message("label.base.renderer.configurable.autoscroll"));
+    myCbShowAlternative = new JCheckBox(DebuggerBundle.message("label.base.renderer.configurable.alternative"));
     myCbShowSyntheticFields = new JCheckBox(DebuggerBundle.message("label.base.renderer.configurable.show.synthetic.fields"));
     myCbShowValFieldsAsLocalVariables = new StateRestoringCheckBox(DebuggerBundle.message("label.base.renderer.configurable.show.val.fields.as.locals"));
     myCbHideNullArrayElements = new JCheckBox(DebuggerBundle.message("label.base.renderer.configurable.hide.null.array.elements"));
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
     });
 
     panel.add(myCbAutoscroll, new GridBagConstraints(0, GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0, GridBagConstraints.WEST, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new Insets(4, 0, 0, 0), 0, 0));
-
+    panel.add(myCbShowAlternative, new GridBagConstraints(0, GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0, GridBagConstraints.WEST, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new Insets(4, 0, 0, 0), 0, 0));
 
     final JPanel showPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
     showPanel.setBorder(IdeBorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Show", true));
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
     final NodeRendererSettings rendererSettings = NodeRendererSettings.getInstance();
 
     generalSettings.AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS  = myCbAutoscroll.isSelected();
+    generalSettings.SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE  = myCbShowAlternative.isSelected();
     rendererSettings.setAlternateCollectionViewsEnabled(myCbEnableAlternateViews.isSelected());
     generalSettings.HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS  = myCbHideNullArrayElements.isSelected();
 
@@ -220,6 +223,7 @@ public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
     final NodeRendererSettings rendererSettings = NodeRendererSettings.getInstance();
 
     myCbAutoscroll.setSelected(generalSettings.AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS);
+    myCbShowAlternative.setSelected(generalSettings.SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE);
     myCbHideNullArrayElements.setSelected(generalSettings.HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS);
     myCbEnableAlternateViews.setSelected(rendererSettings.areAlternateCollectionViewsEnabled());
 
@@ -263,6 +267,7 @@ public class DebuggerDataViewsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
   private boolean areGeneralSettingsModified() {
     ViewsGeneralSettings generalSettings = ViewsGeneralSettings.getInstance();
     return generalSettings.AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS != myCbAutoscroll.isSelected() ||
+           generalSettings.SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE != myCbShowAlternative.isSelected() ||
            generalSettings.HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS != myCbHideNullArrayElements.isSelected();
   }
 
diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/ViewsGeneralSettings.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/ViewsGeneralSettings.java
index 60b6a8e1758c..1575947884d2 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/ViewsGeneralSettings.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/settings/ViewsGeneralSettings.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class ViewsGeneralSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<ViewsGener
   public boolean SHOW_OBJECTID = true;
   public boolean HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS = true;
   public boolean AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS = true;
+  public boolean SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE = true;
 
   public static ViewsGeneralSettings getInstance() {
     return ServiceManager.getService(ViewsGeneralSettings.class);
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public class ViewsGeneralSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<ViewsGener
     ViewsGeneralSettings generalSettings = ((ViewsGeneralSettings)object);
     return SHOW_OBJECTID == generalSettings.SHOW_OBJECTID &&
            HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS == generalSettings.HIDE_NULL_ARRAY_ELEMENTS &&
-           AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS == generalSettings.AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS;
+           AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS == generalSettings.AUTOSCROLL_TO_NEW_LOCALS &&
+           SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE == generalSettings.SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider.java
index 1cd8ef71af4a..9647e0e9793c 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.debugger.ui;
 
 import com.intellij.debugger.DebuggerBundle;
 import com.intellij.debugger.impl.DebuggerUtilsEx;
+import com.intellij.debugger.settings.ViewsGeneralSettings;
 import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.JavaClassFileType;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.ModuleRendererFactory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditor;
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public class AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider extends EditorNotifications.P
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public EditorNotificationPanel createNotificationPanel(@NotNull VirtualFile file, @NotNull FileEditor fileEditor) {
+    if (!ViewsGeneralSettings.getInstance().SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE) {
+      return null;
+    }
     XDebugSession session = XDebuggerManager.getInstance(myProject).getCurrentSession();
     if (session == null) {
       FILE_PROCESSED_KEY.set(file, null);
@@ -170,6 +174,18 @@ public class AlternativeSourceNotificationProvider extends EditorNotifications.P
         }
       });
       myLinksPanel.add(switcher);
+      createActionLabel(DebuggerBundle.message("action.disable.text"), new Runnable() {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+          ViewsGeneralSettings.getInstance().SHOW_ALTERNATIVE_SOURCE = false;
+          FILE_PROCESSED_KEY.set(file, null);
+          FileEditorManager fileEditorManager = FileEditorManager.getInstance(project);
+          FileEditor editor = fileEditorManager.getSelectedEditor(file);
+          if (editor != null) {
+            fileEditorManager.removeTopComponent(editor, AlternativeSourceNotificationPanel.this);
+          }
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
index 3eb9637f6ca6..2cb667827fa0 100644
--- a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
+++ b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ label.array.renderer.configurable.end.index=en&d index:
 label.array.renderer.configurable.max.count1=Show &maximum
 label.array.renderer.configurable.max.count2=array elements
 label.base.renderer.configurable.autoscroll=Autoscroll to new &local variables
+label.base.renderer.configurable.alternative=Show alternative source switcher
 label.base.renderer.configurable.show.synthetic.fields=S&ynthetic fields
 label.base.renderer.configurable.show.val.fields.as.locals=$val fields as local &variables
 label.base.renderer.configurable.sort.alphabetically=Sort a&lphabetically