diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index fd83aefa7..ff860fab7 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "Franklin"
 uuid = "713c75ef-9fc9-4b05-94a9-213340da978e"
 authors = ["Thibaut Lienart <tlienart@me.com>"]
-version = "0.10.60"
+version = "0.10.61"
 
 [deps]
 Dates = "ade2ca70-3891-5945-98fb-dc099432e06a"
diff --git a/src/eval/codeblock.jl b/src/eval/codeblock.jl
index 7a830ad56..8d4356c7d 100644
--- a/src/eval/codeblock.jl
+++ b/src/eval/codeblock.jl
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ function should_eval(code::AS, rpath::AS)
     # 0. the page is currently delayed, skip evals
     isdelayed() && return false
 
+    # 0b. force no eval
+    locvar(:noeval)::Bool && return false
+
     # 1. global setting forcing all pages to reeval
     FD_ENV[:FORCE_REEVAL] && return true
 
diff --git a/src/utils/vars.jl b/src/utils/vars.jl
index 992c7b363..d832ee3df 100644
--- a/src/utils/vars.jl
+++ b/src/utils/vars.jl
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ const LOCAL_VARS_DEFAULT = [
     # ---------------
     # CODE EVALUATION
     "reeval"        => dpair(false),  # whether to reeval all pg
+    "noeval"        => dpair(false),  # whether to disable code eval
     "showall"       => dpair(false),  # if true, notebook style
     "fd_eval"       => dpair(false),  # toggle re-eval
     # ------------------