diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 9e4f43b..0de8d85 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var _log = function(str) {
 let config = {
 	cols: 2,
 	useMaximize: true,
+	useMinimize: true,
 	debug: true,
 	preview: {
 		enabled: true,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ function updateSettings() {
 	config.cols = (settings.get_value('cols').deep_unpack())+2;
 	config.preview.doubleWidth = settings.get_value('double-width').deep_unpack();
 	config.useMaximize = settings.get_value('use-maximize').deep_unpack();
+	config.useMinimize = settings.get_value('use-minimize').deep_unpack();
 	config.preview.enabled = settings.get_value('preview').deep_unpack();
 	config.preview.distance = settings.get_value('distance').deep_unpack();
 	config.preview.delay = settings.get_value('delay').deep_unpack();
@@ -79,6 +81,16 @@ var oldbindings = {
 	toggle_tiled_right: []
 }
 
+// Minimize app if config allows
+function requestMinimize(app) {
+	_log("useMinimize: "+config.useMinimize);
+	if (config.useMinimize) {
+		_log("Minimize");
+		app.minimize();
+	} else {
+		_log("Not minimizing due to config");
+	}
+
 // Move window to specified location and size.
 // On paper, the move_resize_frame should not need the preceding move_frame, 
 // but the additional move_frame is known to fix errors with gnome-terminal 
@@ -264,7 +276,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 					break;
 				case "down":
 					// Minimize
-					app.minimize();
+					requestMinimize(app);
 					break;
 			}	
 		} else if (config.cols == 3) {
@@ -287,7 +299,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 						break;
 					case "down":
 						// Minimize
-						app.minimize();
+						requestMinimize(app);
 						break;
 				}
 		} else {
@@ -310,7 +322,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 					break;
 				case "down":
 					// Minimize
-					app.minimize();
+					requestMinimize(app);
 					break;
 			}	
 		}
@@ -414,7 +426,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 					} else {
 						// We are bottom half, minimize
 						_log('down - 6')
-						app.minimize();
+						requestMinimize(app);
 					}
 					break;
 			}	
@@ -506,7 +518,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 					} else {
 						// We are bottom half, minimize
 						_log('down - 6')
-						app.minimize();
+						requestMinimize(app);
 					}
 					break;
 			}	
@@ -606,7 +618,7 @@ function sendMove(direction) {
 					} else {
 						// We are bottom half, minimize
 						_log('down - 7')
-						app.minimize();
+						requestMinimize(app);
 					}
 					break;
 			}	
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 4a386fd..1769c6a 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ function buildPrefsWidget() {
     layout.attach(maximizeLabel, 0, row, 1, 1);
     layout.attach(maximizeInput, 1, row++, 1, 1);
 
+    // Minimize setting
+    let minimizeLabel = new Gtk.Label({
+        label: _("Allow minimizing of windows"),
+        visible: true,
+        hexpand: true,
+        halign: Gtk.Align.START
+    });
+    let minimizeInput = new Gtk.Switch({
+        active: gsettings.get_boolean ('use-minimize'),
+        halign: Gtk.Align.END,
+        visible: true
+    });
+    layout.attach(minimizeLabel, 0, row, 1, 1);
+    layout.attach(minimizeInput, 1, row++, 1, 1);
+
     // Preview settings
     let previewEnabled = gsettings.get_boolean ('preview');
     let previewLabel = new Gtk.Label({
@@ -193,6 +208,7 @@ function buildPrefsWidget() {
 
     gsettings.bind('cols', colsInput, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     gsettings.bind('use-maximize', maximizeInput, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+    gsettings.bind('use-minimize', minimizeInput, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     gsettings.bind('preview', previewInput, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     gsettings.bind('double-width', doubleWidthInput, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     previewDistanceSettingInt.connect('value-changed', function(entry) {
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index 3c98933..f84f84b 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.wintile.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.wintile.gschema.xml
index e10f571..6dab216 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.wintile.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.wintile.gschema.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
       <summary>Turn on/off use of maximizing windows</summary>
       <description>When on, certain windows that won't resize full screen like Terminal will, however animations may occur between tile shifts.</description>
     </key>
+    <key name="use-minimize" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Turn use of minimizing windows on/off</summary>
+      <description>When off, windows will never be minimized.</description>
+    </key>
     <key name="preview" type="b">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Turn on/off mouse positioning</summary>