diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff2d632..a531b28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const fastify = Fastify().register(dynamodbCache, {
   dynamoDbAddress: "http://localhost:8000", // Optional! If you are hosting your own instance of Dynamo (locally or cloud), then specify the ip address of the database here.
   tableName: "fastify-dynamodb-cache", // DynamoDB table name
   defaultTTLSeconds: 30, // Default TTL (seconds), which would be used if no TTL is specified on the endpoint.
+  disableCache: true, // Optional! If you want to disable caching from being set on endpoints, you can set this to true. Set it to false or leave it empty to enable cache.
 });
 
 fastify.get(
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e3b834b..2ec2529 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface PluginOptions {
   dynamoDbAddress?: string;
   tableName: string;
   defaultTTLSeconds: number;
+  disableCache?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const dynamodbCache: FastifyPluginAsync<PluginOptions> = async (
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ export const dynamodbCache: FastifyPluginAsync<PluginOptions> = async (
 
   fastify.addHook("onRoute", (routeOptions) => {
     if (
-      routeOptions.config &&
-      routeOptions.config.cache &&
-      routeOptions.config.cache.cacheEnabled === true
+      !opts.disableCache && // Only add cache to route if plugin setting "disableCache" is false or undefined
+      routeOptions.config && // Check if route config object is set
+      routeOptions.config.cache && // Check if route config cache object is set
+      routeOptions.config.cache.cacheEnabled === true // Check if cache object contains "cacheEnabled" property and that is true
     ) {
       const onRequestHook = createOnRequestHook({
         dynamoClient,
diff --git a/test/src/index.ts b/test/src/index.ts
index 8a211e5..d796b22 100644
--- a/test/src/index.ts
+++ b/test/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fastify
     dynamoDbAddress: "http://localhost:8000",
     tableName: "fastify-dynamodb-cache",
     defaultTTLSeconds: 30,
+    disableCache: false, // Cache is enabled
   })
   .register(fastifySwagger, {
     openapi: {