diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eef75d9..4bfceb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ Here are the options available for the browser factory:
 | `connectionDelay`         | `0`     | Delay to apply between each operation for debugging purposes                                       |
 | `customFlags`             | none    | An array of flags to pass to the command line. Eg: `['--option1', '--option2=someValue']`          |
 | `debugLogger`             | `null`  | A string (e.g "php://stdout"), or resource, or PSR-3 logger instance to print debug messages       |
+| `disableJavascript`       | `false` | Disable JavaScript execution on every page created by the browser                                  |
 | `disableNotifications`    | `false` | Disable browser notifications                                                                      |
 | `enableImages`            | `true`  | Toggles loading of images                                                                          |
 | `envVariables`            | none    | An array of environment variables to pass to the process (example DISPLAY variable)                |
diff --git a/src/Browser.php b/src/Browser.php
index d2f579d..48e0c5a 100644
--- a/src/Browser.php
+++ b/src/Browser.php
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class Browser
      */
     protected $pagePreScript;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether JavaScript execution must be disabled on every new page.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $pageScriptExecutionDisabled = false;
+
     public function __construct(Connection $connection)
     {
         $this->connection = $connection;
@@ -103,6 +110,14 @@ public function setPagePreScript(?string $script = null): void
         $this->pagePreScript = $script;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disable or enable JavaScript execution for every new page created by this browser.
+     */
+    public function setPageScriptExecutionDisabled(bool $disabled = true): void
+    {
+        $this->pageScriptExecutionDisabled = $disabled;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Closes the browser.
      *
@@ -258,6 +273,11 @@ public function getPage($targetId)
             $page->addPreScript($this->pagePreScript);
         }
 
+        // disable javascript execution if requested at the browser level
+        if ($this->pageScriptExecutionDisabled) {
+            $page->setScriptExecution(false)->await();
+        }
+
         $this->pages[$targetId] = $page;
 
         return $page;
diff --git a/src/Browser/BrowserProcess.php b/src/Browser/BrowserProcess.php
index 17c4a1d..fa7de8e 100644
--- a/src/Browser/BrowserProcess.php
+++ b/src/Browser/BrowserProcess.php
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ public function start($binary, $options): void
 
         // create browser instance
         $this->browser = new ProcessAwareBrowser($connection, $this);
+
+        // disable javascript execution for new pages if requested
+        if (\array_key_exists('disableJavascript', $options) && (true === $options['disableJavascript'])) {
+            $this->browser->setPageScriptExecutionDisabled(true);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/BrowserFactory.php b/src/BrowserFactory.php
index f9f5461..0588bf2 100644
--- a/src/BrowserFactory.php
+++ b/src/BrowserFactory.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class BrowserFactory
      * - connectionDelay: Delay to apply between each operation for debugging purposes (default: none)
      * - customFlags: An array of flags to pass to the command line.
      * - debugLogger: A string (e.g "php://stdout"), or resource, or PSR-3 logger instance to print debug messages (default: none)
+     * - disableJavascript: Disable JavaScript execution on every page created by the browser (default: false)
      * - disableNotifications: Disable browser notifications (default: false)
      * - enableImages: Toggles loading of images (default: true)
      * - envVariables: An array of environment variables to pass to the process (example DISPLAY variable)
diff --git a/tests/BrowserFactoryTest.php b/tests/BrowserFactoryTest.php
index 4c599dc..0a376d7 100644
--- a/tests/BrowserFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/BrowserFactoryTest.php
@@ -111,6 +111,38 @@ public function testOptions(): void
         self::assertSame([], $factory->getOptions());
     }
 
+    public function testDisableJavascriptOption(): void
+    {
+        $factory = new BrowserFactory();
+
+        $browser = $factory->createBrowser([
+            'disableJavascript' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $page = $browser->createPage();
+        $page->navigate(self::sitePath('javascript.html'))->waitForNavigation();
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            'javascript disabled',
+            $page->evaluate('document.body.innerText')->getReturnValue()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDisableJavascriptOptionDefault(): void
+    {
+        $factory = new BrowserFactory();
+
+        $browser = $factory->createBrowser();
+
+        $page = $browser->createPage();
+        $page->navigate(self::sitePath('javascript.html'))->waitForNavigation();
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            'javascript enabled',
+            $page->evaluate('document.body.innerText')->getReturnValue()
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testConnectToBrowser(): void
     {
         // create a browser