diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/constants.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/constants.typoscript
index 34a9c4da599228c1cc1b6f3069b7b9a49eab04db..056a6f06563356824bebc02b2bd764d182a6d6d9 100644
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/constants.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/constants.typoscript
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ plugin.tx_sgnews {
 
 		# sort direction (DESC / ASC)
 		sortDirection = DESC
+
+		# This enables the output of related news in regards to the news category or tags
+		enableAutomaticRelatedNews = 1
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/setup.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/setup.typoscript
index 9a52fd4ef64e299d3c2fd12ce028ac75c9ebbf6a..fb32038793c9f09240980a30d131cdea7f83f512 100644
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/setup.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/setup.typoscript
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ plugin.tx_sgnews {
 
 		# The logo value for the structured data implementation (see single view template)
 		publisherLogo =
+
+		# This enables the output of related news in regards to the news category or tags
+		enableAutomaticRelatedNews = {$plugin.tx_sgnews.settings.enableAutomaticRelatedNews}
 	}
 
 	features {
diff --git a/Resources/Private/Templates/SingleView/SingleView.html b/Resources/Private/Templates/SingleView/SingleView.html
index 1f2888270b7b5ca96d30b2d7ca9d7abfd08e4dbb..485bcc8336512b54f606db299edfd667c1daefe3 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Templates/SingleView/SingleView.html
+++ b/Resources/Private/Templates/SingleView/SingleView.html
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</section>
-
 		</div>
+
 		<section class="content">
 			<div class="container">
 				<div class="tx-sgnews-single">
@@ -216,26 +216,31 @@
 								</div>
 							</f:then>
 							<f:else>
-								<sg:related news="{newsMetaData.news}" iteration="iterator" limit="5" as="relatedNewsEntry">
-									<f:if condition="{iterator.isFirst}">
-										<div class="tx-sgnews-single-related">
-											<h3>
-												<f:translate key="frontend.singleview.relatedArticles"/>
-											</h3>
-											<ul class="tx-sgnews-list tx-sgnews-overview">
-									</f:if>
-									<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12">
-										<f:render partial="TeaserRelated" arguments="{
-											news: relatedNewsEntry,
-											headerTag: '<h2>',
-											closingHeaderTag: '</h2>'
-										}" />
-									</li>
-									<f:if condition="{iterator.isLast}">
-											</ul>
-										</div>
-									</f:if>
-								</sg:related>
+								<f:if condition="{settings.enableAutomaticRelatedNews}">
+									<sg:related news="{newsMetaData.news}"
+												iteration="iterator"
+												limit="5"
+												as="relatedNewsEntry">
+										<f:if condition="{iterator.isFirst}">
+											<div class="tx-sgnews-single-related">
+												<h3>
+													<f:translate key="frontend.singleview.relatedArticles"/>
+												</h3>
+												<ul class="tx-sgnews-list tx-sgnews-overview">
+										</f:if>
+													<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12">
+														<f:render partial="TeaserRelated" arguments="{
+															news: relatedNewsEntry,
+															headerTag: '<h2>',
+															closingHeaderTag: '</h2>'
+														}" />
+													</li>
+										<f:if condition="{iterator.isLast}">
+												</ul>
+											</div>
+										</f:if>
+									</sg:related>
+								</f:if>
 							</f:else>
 						</f:if>
 					</div>