diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 06d84887..60a2e279 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1347,6 +1347,14 @@
     "message": "If the value returned by the AI is above this threshold, the email will be moved to the spam folder.",
     "description": ""
   },
+  "prefs_OptionText_spamfilter_show_msg_panel": {
+    "message": "Show spam report panel",
+    "description": ""
+  },
+  "prefs_OptionText_spamfilter_show_msg_panel_Info": {
+    "message": "If checked, a panel with the spam report will be shown on top of the message.",
+    "description": ""
+  },
   "spamfilter_threshold_too_low": {
     "message": "The spam threshold is too low! You will likely mark too much mails as spam!",
     "description": ""
diff --git a/mzta-background.js b/mzta-background.js
index 3eb2b66e..b0eb1f13 100644
--- a/mzta-background.js
+++ b/mzta-background.js
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ messenger.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
                 browser.tabs.sendMessage(message.tabId, { command: "api_send_custom_text", custom_text: message.custom_text });
                 break;
             case 'checkSpamReport':
+                if(!prefs_init.spamfilter_show_msg_panel){
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 async function _checkSpamReport(tabId) {
                     try {
                         if (sender.tab.type !== 'messageDisplay' && sender.tab.type !== 'mail') return;
@@ -834,6 +838,7 @@ async function reload_pref_init(){
         spamfilter: prefs_default.spamfilter,
         summarize: prefs_default.summarize,
         spamfilter_threshold: prefs_default.spamfilter_threshold,
+        spamfilter_show_msg_panel: prefs_default.spamfilter_show_msg_panel,
         dynamic_menu_force_enter: prefs_default.dynamic_menu_force_enter,
         ...getDynamicSettingsDefaults(['use_specific_integration', 'connection_type'])
     });
@@ -1288,12 +1293,14 @@ async function processEmails(messages, addTagsAuto, spamFilter) {
             taSpamReport.saveReportData(report_data, message.headerMessageId);
 
             // Check if the message is currently displayed and update the banner
-            let tabs = await browser.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true });
-            if (tabs.length > 0) {
-                let activeTab = tabs[0];
-                let displayedMessage = await browser.messageDisplay.getDisplayedMessage(activeTab.id);
-                if (displayedMessage && displayedMessage.id === message.id) {
-                    browser.tabs.sendMessage(activeTab.id, { command: "showSpamReport", data: report_data });
+            if (prefs_init.spamfilter_show_msg_panel) {
+                let tabs = await browser.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true });
+                if (tabs.length > 0) {
+                    let activeTab = tabs[0];
+                    let displayedMessage = await browser.messageDisplay.getDisplayedMessage(activeTab.id);
+                    if (displayedMessage && displayedMessage.id === message.id) {
+                        browser.tabs.sendMessage(activeTab.id, { command: "showSpamReport", data: report_data });
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/options/mzta-options-default.js b/options/mzta-options-default.js
index 408ad38d..ddeae06f 100644
--- a/options/mzta-options-default.js
+++ b/options/mzta-options-default.js
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export const prefs_default = {
     spamfilter: false,
     spamfilter_threshold: 70,
     spamfilter_enabled_accounts: [],
+    spamfilter_show_msg_panel: true,
     summarize: false,
     ...generated_prefs
 }
diff --git a/pages/spamfilter/mzta-spamfilter.html b/pages/spamfilter/mzta-spamfilter.html
index 209d14c6..4576314e 100644
--- a/pages/spamfilter/mzta-spamfilter.html
+++ b/pages/spamfilter/mzta-spamfilter.html
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
               </label>
             </td>
           </tr>
+          <tr class="spamfilter_tr">
+            <td><span class="opt_title">__MSG_prefs_OptionText_spamfilter_show_msg_panel__</span></td>
+            <td>
+              <label>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="spamfilter_show_msg_panel" name="spamfilter_show_msg_panel" class="option-input" />
+                __MSG_prefs_OptionText_spamfilter_show_msg_panel_Info__
+              </label>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
 
     </table>
     <div id="spamfilter_container">