diff --git a/core/config.class.inc.php b/core/config.class.inc.php
index 31a7d813b..7faec4710 100644
--- a/core/config.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/config.class.inc.php
@@ -1178,6 +1178,14 @@ class Config
 			'source_of_value' => '',
 			'show_in_conf_sample' => false,
 		],
+		'global_search.show_history' => [
+			'type' => 'bool',
+			'description' => 'Whether or not to display the elements in the history',
+			'default' => true,
+			'value' => true,
+			'source_of_value' => '',
+			'show_in_conf_sample' => false,
+		],
 		'global_search.max_history_results' => [
 			'type' => 'integer',
 			'description' => 'Max. number of elements in the history.',
diff --git a/dictionaries/ui/components/en.dictionary.itop.global-search.php b/dictionaries/ui/components/en.dictionary.itop.global-search.php
index 37953c28c..07c4f6277 100644
--- a/dictionaries/ui/components/en.dictionary.itop.global-search.php
+++ b/dictionaries/ui/components/en.dictionary.itop.global-search.php
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ Dict::Add('EN US', 'English', 'English', array(
 	'UI:Component:GlobalSearch:Input:Placeholder' => 'Search...',
 	'UI:Component:GlobalSearch:Recents:Title' => 'Recents',
 	'UI:Component:GlobalSearch:LastQueries:NoQuery:Placeholder' => 'You haven\'t run any search yet',
+	'UI:Component:GlobalSearch:HistoryDisabled' => 'History is disabled',
 ));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.php b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.php
index 5d392a69d..b09e869e4 100644
--- a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.php
+++ b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.php
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class GlobalSearch extends UIBlock
 	protected $sEndpoint;
 	/** @var array $aLastQueries */
 	protected $aLastQueries;
+	/** @var bool $bShowHistory Whether or not to display the elements in the history */
+	protected $bShowHistory;
 	/** @var int $iMaxHistoryResults Max. number of elements in the history */
 	protected $iMaxHistoryResults;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class GlobalSearch extends UIBlock
 		parent::__construct($sId);
 		$this->SetEndpoint(static::DEFAULT_ENDPOINT_REL_URL);
 		$this->SetLastQueries($aLastQueries);
+		$this->bShowHistory = (bool) MetaModel::GetConfig()->Get('global_search.show_history');
 		$this->iMaxHistoryResults = (int) MetaModel::GetConfig()->Get('global_search.max_history_results');
 	}
 
@@ -119,6 +122,15 @@ class GlobalSearch extends UIBlock
 		return $this->aLastQueries;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see $bShowHistory
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function GetShowHistory(): bool
+	{
+		return $this->bShowHistory;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see $iMaxHistoryResults
 	 * @return int
diff --git a/templates/base/components/global-search/layout.html.twig b/templates/base/components/global-search/layout.html.twig
index 8a3b3660e..b4b3b4c1e 100644
--- a/templates/base/components/global-search/layout.html.twig
+++ b/templates/base/components/global-search/layout.html.twig
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 				<span>{{ 'UI:Component:GlobalSearch:Recents:Title'|dict_s }}</span>
 			</div>
 			<div class="ibo-global-search--compartment-content" data-role="ibo-global-search--compartment-content">
-				{% if oUIBlock.GetLastQueries()|length > 0 %}
+				{% if oUIBlock.GetShowHistory == false %}
+					<div class="ibo-global-search--compartment--placeholder">
+						<div class="ibo-global-search--compartment--placeholder-hint">{{ 'UI:Component:QuickCreate:HistoryDisabled'|dict_s }}</div>
+					</div>
+				{% elseif oUIBlock.GetLastQueries()|length > 0 %}
 					{% for aQuery in oUIBlock.GetLastQueries() %}
 						<a href="#" class="ibo-global-search--compartment-element" data-role="ibo-global-search--compartment-element" data-query-raw="{{ aQuery.query }}" title="{{ aQuery.query }}">
 							{% if aQuery.icon_url is defined %}