diff --git a/defaults.lua b/defaults.lua
index f49ada314..396bf842e 100644
--- a/defaults.lua
+++ b/defaults.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ DOUTER_PAGE_COLOR = 0
 -- supported view mode includes: "scroll" and "page"
 DCREREADER_VIEW_MODE = "page"
 
+-- show dimmed area to indicate page overlap in "page" view mode,
+-- default to false
+DSHOWOVERLAP = false
+
 -- koptreader config defaults
 DKOPTREADER_CONFIG_FONT_SIZE = 1.0		-- range from 0.1 to 3.0
 DKOPTREADER_CONFIG_TEXT_WRAP = 0		-- 1 = on, 0 = off
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
index 0ce9c14ee..0df23431c 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ReaderPaging = InputContainer:new{
 	number_of_pages = 0,
 	visible_area = nil,
 	page_area = nil,
-	show_overlap_enable = true,
+	show_overlap_enable = DSHOWOVERLAP,
 	overlap = scaleByDPI(20),
 	flip_steps = {0,1,2,5,10,20,50,100}
 }