diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 21a73c8..c08d0ad 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
             ->root('nelmio_api_doc')
             ->children()
                 ->scalarNode('name')->defaultValue('API documentation')->end()
+                ->arrayNode('request_listener')
+                    ->beforeNormalization()
+                        ->ifTrue(function ($a) { return is_bool($a); })
+                        ->then(function ($a) { return array('enabled' => $a); })
+                    ->end()
+                    ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                    ->children()
+                        ->booleanNode('enabled')->defaultTrue()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('parameter')->defaultValue('_doc')->end()
+                    ->end()
+                ->end()
                 ->arrayNode('sandbox')
                     ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
                     ->children()
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
index db4867d..19790aa 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ class NelmioApiDocExtension extends Extension
 
         $loader = new XmlFileLoader($container, new FileLocator(__DIR__.'/../Resources/config'));
         $loader->load('formatters.xml');
-        $loader->load('request_listener.xml');
         $loader->load('services.xml');
 
+        if ($config['request_listener']['enabled']) {
+            $container->setParameter('nelmio_api_doc.request_listener.parameter', $config['request_listener']['parameter']);
+            $loader->load('request_listener.xml');
+        }
+
         if (isset($config['sandbox']['authentication'])) {
             $container->setParameter('nelmio_api_doc.sandbox.authentication', $config['sandbox']['authentication']);
         }
diff --git a/EventListener/RequestListener.php b/EventListener/RequestListener.php
index 8fffc92..ef47e57 100644
--- a/EventListener/RequestListener.php
+++ b/EventListener/RequestListener.php
@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ class RequestListener
      */
     protected $formatter;
 
-    public function __construct(ApiDocExtractor $extractor, FormatterInterface $formatter)
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $parameter;
+
+    public function __construct(ApiDocExtractor $extractor, FormatterInterface $formatter, $parameter)
     {
         $this->extractor = $extractor;
         $this->formatter = $formatter;
+        $this->parameter = $parameter;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ class RequestListener
 
         $request = $event->getRequest();
 
-        if (!$request->query->get('_doc')) {
+        if (!$request->query->has($this->parameter)) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/Resources/config/request_listener.xml b/Resources/config/request_listener.xml
index eef6b8c..53a774b 100644
--- a/Resources/config/request_listener.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/request_listener.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         <service id="nelmio_api_doc.event_listener.request" class="%nelmio_api_doc.event_listener.request.class%">
             <argument type="service" id="nelmio_api_doc.extractor.api_doc_extractor" />
             <argument type="service" id="nelmio_api_doc.formatter.html_formatter" />
+            <argument>%nelmio_api_doc.request_listener.parameter%</argument>
             <tag name="kernel.event_listener" event="kernel.request" method="onKernelRequest" />
         </service>
     </services>