diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index ea16c64..d4bfb5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,16 @@ static struct config_bool ConfigureNamesBool[] =
        },

        {
+               {"application_in_process_title", PGC_SUSET, STATS_COLLECTOR,
+                       gettext_noop("Display the application name in the process title."),
+                       gettext_noop("Enables updating of the process title with the application name if it is defined in the current connection.")
+               },
+               &application_in_process_title,
+               true,
+               NULL, NULL, NULL
+       },
+
+       {
                {"autovacuum", PGC_SIGHUP, AUTOVACUUM,
                        gettext_noop("Starts the autovacuum subprocess."),
                        NULL
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/ps_status.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/ps_status.c
index 4baacad..262edd9 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/ps_status.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/ps_status.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@

 extern char **environ;
 bool           update_process_title = true;
-
+bool application_in_process_title = false;

 /*
  * Alternative ways of updating ps display:
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ set_ps_display(const char *activity, bool force)
 #endif

        ps_buffer_dynamic_len = 0;
-       if (application_name)
+       if (application_name && application_in_process_title)
        {
                strlcpy(ps_buffer + ps_buffer_fixed_size, application_name,
                                ps_buffer_size - ps_buffer_fixed_size);
diff --git a/src/include/utils/ps_status.h b/src/include/utils/ps_status.h
index 3f503cc..7521242 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/ps_status.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/ps_status.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@

 extern bool update_process_title;

+extern bool application_in_process_title;
+
 extern char **save_ps_display_args(int argc, char **argv);

 extern void init_ps_display(const char *username, const char *dbname,