diff --git a/.changeset/odd-mangos-knock.md b/.changeset/odd-mangos-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf9b95b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-mangos-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sanity/document-internationalization": minor
+---
+
+Add support for disabling the automatic template creation via the `addTemplates` config option
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
index 2a475397..b1aeb6a9 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/constants.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: PluginConfigContext = {
   allowCreateMetaDoc: false,
   callback: null,
   hideLanguageFilter: false,
+  addTemplates: true,
 }
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
index 8cbf5562..d779d940 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/plugin.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const documentInternationalization = definePlugin<PluginConfig>((config)
     metadataFields,
     hideLanguageFilter,
     metadataInternationalization,
+    addTemplates,
   } = pluginConfig
 
   if (schemaTypes.length === 0) {
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ export const documentInternationalization = definePlugin<PluginConfig>((config)
       // For every schema type this plugin is enabled on
       // Create an initial value template to set the language
       templates: (prev, {schema}) => {
+        if (!addTemplates) {
+          return prev
+        }
+
         // Templates are not setup for async languages
         if (!Array.isArray(supportedLanguages)) {
           return prev
diff --git a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
index 5dc08f35..57969fad 100644
--- a/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/@sanity/document-internationalization/src/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export type PluginConfig = {
     InternationalizedArrayPluginConfig,
     'buttonLocations' | 'buttonAddAll' | 'languageDisplay'
   >
+  /**
+   * Set to false to prevent templates from being created for each schemaType and language.
+   */
+  addTemplates?: boolean
 }
 
 // Context version of config