diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
index f8e5b82f..45fc15b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ public class AbstractPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 			project1.getTasks().getByName("idea").finalizedBy(project1.getTasks().getByName("genIdeaWorkspace"));
 			project1.getTasks().getByName("eclipse").finalizedBy(project1.getTasks().getByName("genEclipseRuns"));
 
-			SetupIntelijRunConfigs.setup(project1);
+			if(extension.autoGenIDERuns){
+				SetupIntelijRunConfigs.setup(project1);
+			}
+
 
 			//Enables the default mod remapper
 			if (extension.remapMod) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
index 366d5e6d..2262de7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class LoomGradleExtension {
 	public String runDir = "run";
 	public String refmapName;
 	public boolean remapMod = true;
+	public boolean autoGenIDERuns = true;
 
 	private List<File> unmappedModsBuilt = new ArrayList<>();