diff --git a/layouts/partials/menu-contextual.html b/layouts/partials/menu-contextual.html
index 02fa3ee..0749c99 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/menu-contextual.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/menu-contextual.html
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
 
 {{ $related := .Site.RegularPages.Related . | first 15 }}
 
-{{ with $related }}
-  <div class="bg-light-gray pa3 nested-list-reset nested-copy-line-height nested-links">
-    <p class="f5 b mb3">Related</p>
-    <ul class="pa0 list">
-	   {{ range . }}
-	     <li  class="mb2">
-          <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">
-            {{- .Title -}}
-          </a>
-        </li>
-	    {{ end }}
-    </ul>
-</div>
+{{ if .Site.Params.show_related}}
+  {{ with $related }}
+    <div class="bg-light-gray pa3 nested-list-reset nested-copy-line-height nested-links">
+      <p class="f5 b mb3">Related</p>
+      <ul class="pa0 list">
+  	   {{ range . }}
+  	     <li  class="mb2">
+            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">
+              {{- .Title -}}
+            </a>
+          </li>
+  	    {{ end }}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  {{ end }}
 {{ end }}