diff --git a/app/views/errs/show.html.haml b/app/views/errs/show.html.haml
index 7fce9a0..3b17e4e 100644
--- a/app/views/errs/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/errs/show.html.haml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   - if @err.unresolved?
     %span= link_to 'resolve', resolve_app_err_path(@app, @err), :method => :put, :confirm => err_confirm, :class => 'resolve'
 
-- if !@app.issue_tracker_configured? || @err.comments.any?
+- if Errbit::Config.allow_comments_with_issue_tracker || !@app.issue_tracker_configured? || @err.comments.any?
   - content_for :comments do
     %h3 Comments on this Err
     - @err.comments.each do |comment|
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
               = link_to comment.user.email, user_path(comment.user)
           %tr
             %td= comment.body.gsub("\n", "<br>").html_safe
-    - unless @app.issue_tracker_configured?
+    - if Errbit::Config.allow_comments_with_issue_tracker || !@app.issue_tracker_configured?
       = form_for @comment, :url => create_comment_app_err_path(@app, @err) do |comment_form|
         %p Add a comment
         = comment_form.text_area :body, :style => "width: 420px; height: 80px;"
diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 1aaf1a6..be7761e 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ confirm_resolve_err: true
 # Helpful when you need to plug in a custom authentication strategy, such as LDAP.
 user_has_username: false
 
+# Allow comments while an issue tracker is configured.
+# This is useful when you don't need to create a ticket,
+# and you want to attach a short note to the err.
+allow_comments_with_issue_tracker: true
 
 # Configure SMTP settings. If you are running Errbit on Heroku,
 # sendgrid will be configured by default.
diff --git a/spec/views/errs/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/errs/show.html.haml_spec.rb
index 7b5618f..aa03964 100644
--- a/spec/views/errs/show.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/errs/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ describe "errs/show.html.haml" do
 
   end
 
-  describe "content_for :comments" do
+  describe "content_for :comments with comments disabled for configured issue tracker" do
+    before do
+      Errbit::Config.stub(:allow_comments_with_issue_tracker).and_return(false)
+    end
+
     it 'should display comments and new comment form when no issue tracker' do
       err = Factory(:err_with_comments)
       assign :err, err
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