diff --git a/feed2toot/confparse.py b/feed2toot/confparse.py
index af31575..efc1dfb 100644
--- a/feed2toot/confparse.py
+++ b/feed2toot/confparse.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import feedparser
 # feed2toot library imports
 from feed2toot.confparsers.cache import parsecache
 from feed2toot.confparsers.hashtaglist import parsehashtaglist
+from feed2toot.confparsers.hashtags.nohashtags import parsenotagsintoot
 from feed2toot.confparsers.feedparser import parsefeedparser
 from feed2toot.confparsers.lock import parselock
 from feed2toot.confparsers.media import parsemedia
@@ -99,9 +100,10 @@ class ConfParse:
             ###########################
             options['cachefile'], options['cache_limit'] = parsecache(self.clioptions.cachefile, config)
             ###########################
-            # the hashtag section
+            # the hashtaglist section
             ###########################
             options['hashtaglist'] = parsehashtaglist(self.clioptions.hashtaglist, config)
+            options['notagsintoot'] = parsenotagsintoot(config)
             ###########################
             # the media section
             ###########################
diff --git a/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/__init__.py b/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d77b4df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:ft=python:fileencoding=utf-8
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Carl Chenet <carl.chenet@ohmytux.com>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
diff --git a/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/nohashtags.py b/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/nohashtags.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adcf448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feed2toot/confparsers/hashtags/nohashtags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright © 2015-2019 Carl Chenet <carl.chenet@ohmytux.com>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+
+# Get values of the no_tags_in_toot option of the hashtaglist section
+'''Get values of the no_tags_in_toot option of the hashtaglist section'''
+
+def parsenotagsintoot(config):
+    '''Parse configuration values and get values of the the no_tags_in_toot option of the hashtaglist section'''
+    section = 'hashtaglist'
+    option = 'no_tags_in_toot'
+    notagsintoot = False
+    if config.has_option(section, option):
+        notagsintoot = config.getboolean(section, option)
+    return notagsintoot
diff --git a/feed2toot/main.py b/feed2toot/main.py
index 2eccf91..3ac48ce 100644
--- a/feed2toot/main.py
+++ b/feed2toot/main.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Main:
                     fe = FilterEntry(elements, entry, options, feed['patterns'], feed['rssobject'], feed['feedname'])
                     entrytosend = fe.finalentry
                     if entrytosend:
-                        finaltweet = build_message(entrytosend, tweetformat, rss, options['tootmaxlen'])
+                        finaltweet = build_message(entrytosend, tweetformat, rss, options['tootmaxlen'], options['notagsintoot'])
                         if clioptions.dryrun:
                             send_message_dry_run(config, entrytosend, finaltweet)
                         else:
diff --git a/feed2toot/message.py b/feed2toot/message.py
index 4d02179..da4f64d 100644
--- a/feed2toot/message.py
+++ b/feed2toot/message.py
@@ -26,23 +26,27 @@ from feed2toot.addtags import AddTags
 from feed2toot.removeduplicates import RemoveDuplicates
 from feed2toot.tootpost import TootPost
 
-def build_message(entrytosend, tweetformat, rss, tootmaxlen):
+def build_message(entrytosend, tweetformat, rss, tootmaxlen, notagsintoot):
     '''populate the rss dict with the new entry'''
     tweetwithnotag = tweetformat.format(**entrytosend)
     # replace line breaks
     tootwithlinebreaks = tweetwithnotag.replace('\\n', '\n')
     # remove duplicates from the final tweet
     dedup = RemoveDuplicates(tootwithlinebreaks)
-    # only append hashtags if they exist
-    # remove last tags if tweet too long
-    if 'hashtags' in rss:
-        addtag = AddTags(dedup.finaltweet, rss['hashtags'])
-        finaltweet = addtag.finaltweet
+    # only add tags if user wants to
+    if not notagsintoot:
+        # only append hashtags if they exist
+        # remove last tags if tweet too long
+        if 'hashtags' in rss:
+            addtag = AddTags(dedup.finaltweet, rss['hashtags'])
+            finaltweet = addtag.finaltweet
+        else:
+            finaltweet = dedup.finaltweet
     else:
         finaltweet = dedup.finaltweet
     # strip html tags
     finaltweet = BeautifulSoup(finaltweet, 'html.parser').get_text()
-    # truncate toot to user-defined value
+    # truncate toot to user-defined value whatever the content is
     if len(finaltweet) > tootmaxlen:
         return ''.join([finaltweet[0:-3], '...'])
     else: