diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c33c660..c0b8ab29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@
 						"none"
 					],
 					"default": "none"
+				},
+				"rdbg.hideClassItem": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": false,
+					"description": "Hide the #class item for each object in VARIABLES view"
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 959bc14c..5067079a 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ class RdbgInitialConfigurationProvider implements vscode.DebugConfigurationProvi
 		config.rdbgExtensions = extensions;
 		config.rdbgInitialScripts = []; // for future extension
 
+		const hideClassItem = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("rdbg").get<boolean>("hideClassItem");
+		if (hideClassItem) {
+			config.hideClassItem = true;
+		}
+
 		if (config.script || config.request === "attach") {
 			return config;
 		}