diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 944cc869..218f5609 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -84,5 +84,7 @@ module.exports = {
         // imageviewer.js
         modalPrevImage: "readonly",
         modalNextImage: "readonly",
+        // token-counters.js
+        setupTokenCounters: "readonly",
     }
 };
diff --git a/javascript/token-counters.js b/javascript/token-counters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d81a723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/token-counters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+let promptTokenCountDebounceTime = 800;
+let promptTokenCountTimeouts = {};
+var promptTokenCountUpdateFunctions = {};
+
+function update_txt2img_tokens(...args) {
+    // Called from Gradio
+    update_token_counter("txt2img_token_button");
+    if (args.length == 2) {
+        return args[0];
+    }
+    return args;
+}
+
+function update_img2img_tokens(...args) {
+    // Called from Gradio
+    update_token_counter("img2img_token_button");
+    if (args.length == 2) {
+        return args[0];
+    }
+    return args;
+}
+
+function update_token_counter(button_id) {
+    if (opts.disable_token_counters) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (promptTokenCountTimeouts[button_id]) {
+        clearTimeout(promptTokenCountTimeouts[button_id]);
+    }
+    promptTokenCountTimeouts[button_id] = setTimeout(
+        () => gradioApp().getElementById(button_id)?.click(),
+        promptTokenCountDebounceTime,
+    );
+}
+
+
+function recalculatePromptTokens(name) {
+    promptTokenCountUpdateFunctions[name]?.();
+}
+
+function recalculate_prompts_txt2img() {
+    // Called from Gradio
+    recalculatePromptTokens('txt2img_prompt');
+    recalculatePromptTokens('txt2img_neg_prompt');
+    return Array.from(arguments);
+}
+
+function recalculate_prompts_img2img() {
+    // Called from Gradio
+    recalculatePromptTokens('img2img_prompt');
+    recalculatePromptTokens('img2img_neg_prompt');
+    return Array.from(arguments);
+}
+
+function setupTokenCounting(id, id_counter, id_button) {
+    var prompt = gradioApp().getElementById(id);
+    var counter = gradioApp().getElementById(id_counter);
+    var textarea = gradioApp().querySelector(`#${id} > label > textarea`);
+
+    if (opts.disable_token_counters) {
+        counter.style.display = "none";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (counter.parentElement == prompt.parentElement) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    prompt.parentElement.insertBefore(counter, prompt);
+    prompt.parentElement.style.position = "relative";
+
+    promptTokenCountUpdateFunctions[id] = function() {
+        update_token_counter(id_button);
+    };
+    textarea.addEventListener("input", promptTokenCountUpdateFunctions[id]);
+}
+
+function setupTokenCounters() {
+    setupTokenCounting('txt2img_prompt', 'txt2img_token_counter', 'txt2img_token_button');
+    setupTokenCounting('txt2img_neg_prompt', 'txt2img_negative_token_counter', 'txt2img_negative_token_button');
+    setupTokenCounting('img2img_prompt', 'img2img_token_counter', 'img2img_token_button');
+    setupTokenCounting('img2img_neg_prompt', 'img2img_negative_token_counter', 'img2img_negative_token_button');
+}
diff --git a/javascript/ui.js b/javascript/ui.js
index 648a5290..800a2ae6 100644
--- a/javascript/ui.js
+++ b/javascript/ui.js
@@ -248,27 +248,6 @@ function confirm_clear_prompt(prompt, negative_prompt) {
 }
 
 
-var promptTokecountUpdateFuncs = {};
-
-function recalculatePromptTokens(name) {
-    if (promptTokecountUpdateFuncs[name]) {
-        promptTokecountUpdateFuncs[name]();
-    }
-}
-
-function recalculate_prompts_txt2img() {
-    recalculatePromptTokens('txt2img_prompt');
-    recalculatePromptTokens('txt2img_neg_prompt');
-    return Array.from(arguments);
-}
-
-function recalculate_prompts_img2img() {
-    recalculatePromptTokens('img2img_prompt');
-    recalculatePromptTokens('img2img_neg_prompt');
-    return Array.from(arguments);
-}
-
-
 var opts = {};
 onUiUpdate(function() {
     if (Object.keys(opts).length != 0) return;
@@ -302,28 +281,7 @@ onUiUpdate(function() {
 
     json_elem.parentElement.style.display = "none";
 
-    function registerTextarea(id, id_counter, id_button) {
-        var prompt = gradioApp().getElementById(id);
-        var counter = gradioApp().getElementById(id_counter);
-        var textarea = gradioApp().querySelector("#" + id + " > label > textarea");
-
-        if (counter.parentElement == prompt.parentElement) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        prompt.parentElement.insertBefore(counter, prompt);
-        prompt.parentElement.style.position = "relative";
-
-        promptTokecountUpdateFuncs[id] = function() {
-            update_token_counter(id_button);
-        };
-        textarea.addEventListener("input", promptTokecountUpdateFuncs[id]);
-    }
-
-    registerTextarea('txt2img_prompt', 'txt2img_token_counter', 'txt2img_token_button');
-    registerTextarea('txt2img_neg_prompt', 'txt2img_negative_token_counter', 'txt2img_negative_token_button');
-    registerTextarea('img2img_prompt', 'img2img_token_counter', 'img2img_token_button');
-    registerTextarea('img2img_neg_prompt', 'img2img_negative_token_counter', 'img2img_negative_token_button');
+    setupTokenCounters();
 
     var show_all_pages = gradioApp().getElementById('settings_show_all_pages');
     var settings_tabs = gradioApp().querySelector('#settings div');
@@ -354,33 +312,6 @@ onOptionsChanged(function() {
 });
 
 let txt2img_textarea, img2img_textarea = undefined;
-let wait_time = 800;
-let token_timeouts = {};
-
-function update_txt2img_tokens(...args) {
-    update_token_counter("txt2img_token_button");
-    if (args.length == 2) {
-        return args[0];
-    }
-    return args;
-}
-
-function update_img2img_tokens(...args) {
-    update_token_counter(
-        "img2img_token_button"
-    );
-    if (args.length == 2) {
-        return args[0];
-    }
-    return args;
-}
-
-function update_token_counter(button_id) {
-    if (token_timeouts[button_id]) {
-        clearTimeout(token_timeouts[button_id]);
-    }
-    token_timeouts[button_id] = setTimeout(() => gradioApp().getElementById(button_id)?.click(), wait_time);
-}
 
 function restart_reload() {
     document.body.innerHTML = '<h1 style="font-family:monospace;margin-top:20%;color:lightgray;text-align:center;">Reloading...</h1>';
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index e1a743d6..0897f937 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ options_templates.update(options_section(('ui', "User interface"), {
     "ui_reorder": OptionInfo(", ".join(ui_reorder_categories), "txt2img/img2img UI item order").needs_restart(),
     "hires_fix_show_sampler": OptionInfo(False, "Hires fix: show hires sampler selection").needs_restart(),
     "hires_fix_show_prompts": OptionInfo(False, "Hires fix: show hires prompt and negative prompt").needs_restart(),
+    "disable_token_counters": OptionInfo(False, "Disable prompt token counters").needs_restart(),
 }))
 
 options_templates.update(options_section(('infotext', "Infotext"), {