diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index cc1ba26..899495b 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 			const targetFile = await this.createNote(this.mediaTypeManager.getFileName(mediaTypeModel), fileContent, options);
 
-			await useTemplaterPluginInFile(this.app, targetFile);
+			if (this.settings.enableTemplaterIntegration) {
+				await useTemplaterPluginInFile(this.app, targetFile);
+			}
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.warn(e);
 			new Notice(e.toString());
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 			frontMatter.dataSource = mediaTypeModel.dataSource;
 		}
 
-		if (hasTemplaterPlugin(this.app)) {
+		if (this.settings.enableTemplaterIntegration && hasTemplaterPlugin(this.app)) {
 			// Only support stringifyYaml for templater plugin
 			// Include the media variable in all templater commands by using a top level JavaScript execution command.
 			fileContent = `---\n<%* const media = ${JSON.stringify(mediaTypeModel)} %>\n${stringifyYaml(frontMatter)}---\n${fileContent}`;
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index 7063308..c65078d 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface MediaDbPluginSettings {
 	customDateFormat: string;
 	openNoteInNewTab: boolean;
 	useDefaultFrontMatter: boolean;
+	enableTemplaterIntegration: boolean;
 
 	movieTemplate: string;
 	seriesTemplate: string;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: MediaDbPluginSettings = {
 	customDateFormat: 'L',
 	openNoteInNewTab: true,
 	useDefaultFrontMatter: true,
+	enableTemplaterIntegration: false,
 
 	movieTemplate: '',
 	seriesTemplate: '',
@@ -232,6 +234,18 @@ export class MediaDbSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 				});
 			});
 
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName('Enable Templater integration')
+			.setDesc(
+				'Enable integration with the templater plugin, this also needs templater to be installed. Warning: Templater allows you to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and system commands.',
+			)
+			.addToggle(cb => {
+				cb.setValue(this.plugin.settings.enableTemplaterIntegration).onChange(data => {
+					this.plugin.settings.enableTemplaterIntegration = data;
+					this.plugin.saveSettings();
+				});
+			});
+
 		containerEl.createEl('h3', { text: 'New File Location' });
 		// region new file location
 		new Setting(containerEl)