diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4d4b83fa..3a7c80e4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1990,6 +1990,12 @@
           "default": false,
           "markdownDescription": "When `\\` is typed, show unimath symbols in the dropdown selector."
         },
+        "latex-workshop.intellisense.subsuperscript.enabled": {
+          "scope": "window",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "markdownDescription": "Auto-complete sub- and super-scripts from the current project."
+        },
         "latex-workshop.intellisense.package.enabled": {
           "scope": "window",
           "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/src/completion/completer/subsuperscript.ts b/src/completion/completer/subsuperscript.ts
index f9f6b2fdc..eb77f2344 100644
--- a/src/completion/completer/subsuperscript.ts
+++ b/src/completion/completer/subsuperscript.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ export const subsuperscript = {
     parse,
 }
 
-function from(result: RegExpMatchArray, _: CompletionArgs) {
+function from(result: RegExpMatchArray, _: CompletionArgs): CompletionItem[] {
+    if (false === vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('latex-workshop').get('intellisense.subsuperscript.enabled') as boolean) {
+        return []
+    }
     const isSub = result[0].startsWith('_')
     let suggestions: CompletionItem[] = []
     lw.cache.getIncludedTeX().forEach(cachedFile => {