diff --git a/action.php b/action.php
index 86fd7d5..4efa0ee 100644
--- a/action.php
+++ b/action.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
         if(!$INFO['exists']) return true;
 
         $strings = array();
+        $strings_flag = false;
         $meta = p_get_metadata($ID);
         $rev = $REV;
         if(!$rev) { $rev = $meta['last_change']['date']; }
@@ -147,13 +148,15 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
         if($approver && !$most_recent_approved) { $strings[] = 'yes'; } else { $strings[] = 'no'; }
         $strings[] = '">';
 
-        if($most_recent_draft) {
+        if($most_recent_draft && $this->getConf('apr_recent_draft')) {
+            $strings_flag = true;
             $strings[] = '<span class="approval_latest_draft">';
             $strings[] = sprintf($this->getLang('apr_recent_draft'), wl($ID, 'force_rev=1'));
             $strings[] = $this->difflink($ID, null, $REV) . '</span>';
         }
 
-        if($most_recent_approved) {
+        if($most_recent_approved && $this->getConf('apr_outdated')) {
+            $strings_flag = true;
             # Approved, but there is a more recent version
             $userrev = $most_recent_approved;
             if($userrev == $latest_rev) { $userrev = ''; }
@@ -162,7 +165,8 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
             $strings[] = $this->difflink($ID, $userrev, $REV) . '</span>';
         }
 
-        if(!$approver) {
+        if(!$approver && $this->getConf('apr_draft')) {
+            $strings_flag = true;
             # Draft
             $strings[] = '<span class="approval_draft">';
             $strings[] = sprintf($this->getLang('apr_draft'),
@@ -170,7 +174,8 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
             $strings[] = '</span>';
         }
 
-        if($approver) {
+        if($approver && $this->getConf('apr_approved')) {
+            $strings_flag = true;
             # Approved
             $strings[] = '<span class="approval_approved">';
             $strings[] = sprintf($this->getLang('apr_approved'),
@@ -179,7 +184,8 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
             $strings[] = '</span>';
         }
 
-        if($previous_approved) {
+        if($previous_approved && $this->getConf('apr_previous')) {
+            $strings_flag = true;
             $strings[] = '<span class="approval_previous">';
             $strings[] = sprintf($this->getLang('apr_previous'),
                             wl($ID, 'rev=' . $previous_approved),
@@ -189,7 +195,9 @@ function handle_display_banner(&$event, $param) {
 
         $strings[] = '</div>';
 
-        ptln(implode($strings));
+        # Don't print the banner if no visible banner is to be displayed
+        if($strings_flag)
+            ptln(implode($strings));
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/conf/default.php b/conf/default.php
index 4076ae5..6878840 100644
--- a/conf/default.php
+++ b/conf/default.php
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
 $conf['apr_namespaces'] = '';
 $conf['apr_approved_text'] = 'Approved';
 
+$conf['apr_recent_draft'] = 1;
+$conf['apr_outdated'] = 1;
+$conf['apr_draft'] = 1;
+$conf['apr_approved'] = 1;
+$conf['apr_previous'] = 1;
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diff --git a/conf/metadata.php b/conf/metadata.php
index 2098038..dccd6b0 100644
--- a/conf/metadata.php
+++ b/conf/metadata.php
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
 $meta['apr_namespaces'] = array('string');
 $meta['apr_approved_text'] = array('string');
 
+$meta['apr_recent_draft'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['apr_outdated'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['apr_draft'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['apr_approved'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['apr_previous'] = array('onoff');
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diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index 7b22fa1..4fd7a0f 100644
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@
 $lang['apr_namespaces'] = 'Namespaces this plugin applies to';
 $lang['apr_approved_text'] = 'Automatic Approval Comment';
 
-?>
+$lang['apr_recent_draft'] = 'Show banner if most recent version is a draft.';
+$lang['apr_outdated'] = 'Show banner if version is outdated';
+$lang['apr_draft'] = 'Show banner if version is a draft';
+$lang['apr_approved'] = 'Show banner if version is approved';
+$lang['apr_previous'] = 'Show banner if a previously approved version is available';
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file