diff --git a/lib/autocomplete-snippets.coffee b/lib/autocomplete-snippets.coffee
index 5000e09..232bbab 100644
--- a/lib/autocomplete-snippets.coffee
+++ b/lib/autocomplete-snippets.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 module.exports =
+  config:
+    disableForSelector:
+      title: 'Disable Snippet Autocompletion Selector String'
+      description: 'Scope selector for which snippet autocompletion should be disabled'
+      type: 'string'
+      default: '.comment, .string'
+
   provider: null
 
   activate: ->
diff --git a/lib/snippets-provider.coffee b/lib/snippets-provider.coffee
index 728b17b..585bc0f 100644
--- a/lib/snippets-provider.coffee
+++ b/lib/snippets-provider.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports =
 class SnippetsProvider
   selector: '*'
-  disableForSelector: '.comment, .string'
+  disableForSelector: atom.config.get ('autocomplete-snippets.disableForSelector')
   inclusionPriority: 1
   suggestionPriority: 2