diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index d1885fed..9fe31bfe 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ stylesheets = []
 # Add a "copy" button to codeblocks (loads ~700 bytes of JavaScript).
 copy_button = true
 
+# Show the reading time of a page.
+show_reading_time = true
+
 # Adds backlinks to footnotes (loads ~500 bytes of JavaScripts).
 footnote_backlinks = false
 
diff --git a/templates/macros/content.html b/templates/macros/content.html
index b232e6c9..b7bb86d7 100644
--- a/templates/macros/content.html
+++ b/templates/macros/content.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <li>{{ macros_format_date::format_date(date=page.date, short=true) }} {{ separator }}</li>
             {% endif %}
 
-            {% if !page.extra.skip_readtime %}
+            {% if page.extra.show_reading_time %}
                 <li title="{{ page.word_count }} {%- if lang != config.default_language %} {{ trans(key="words" | safe, lang=lang) }} {% else %} words {% endif %}">&nbsp;{{ page.reading_time }}{%- if lang != config.default_language %} {{ trans(key="min_read" | safe, lang=lang) }} {% else %} min read {% endif %}</li>
             {% endif %}