diff --git a/crates/ide/src/hover.rs b/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
index fa2c6f09ab..3687b597fc 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct HoverConfig {
     pub links_in_hover: bool,
     pub documentation: Option<HoverDocFormat>,
+    pub keywords: bool,
 }
 
 impl HoverConfig {
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/hover/render.rs b/crates/ide/src/hover/render.rs
index 6c50a4e6ad..d52adaee53 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/hover/render.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/hover/render.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pub(super) fn keyword(
     config: &HoverConfig,
     token: &SyntaxToken,
 ) -> Option<HoverResult> {
-    if !token.kind().is_keyword() || !config.documentation.is_some() {
+    if !token.kind().is_keyword() || !config.documentation.is_some() || !config.keywords {
         return None;
     }
     let parent = token.parent()?;
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/hover/tests.rs b/crates/ide/src/hover/tests.rs
index c6274264b8..685eb4521e 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/hover/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/hover/tests.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ fn check_hover_no_result(ra_fixture: &str) {
     let (analysis, position) = fixture::position(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: true, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: true,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             FileRange { file_id: position.file_id, range: TextRange::empty(position.offset) },
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -20,7 +24,11 @@ fn check(ra_fixture: &str, expect: Expect) {
     let (analysis, position) = fixture::position(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: true, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: true,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             FileRange { file_id: position.file_id, range: TextRange::empty(position.offset) },
         )
         .unwrap()
@@ -37,7 +45,11 @@ fn check_hover_no_links(ra_fixture: &str, expect: Expect) {
     let (analysis, position) = fixture::position(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: false, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: false,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             FileRange { file_id: position.file_id, range: TextRange::empty(position.offset) },
         )
         .unwrap()
@@ -54,7 +66,11 @@ fn check_hover_no_markdown(ra_fixture: &str, expect: Expect) {
     let (analysis, position) = fixture::position(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: true, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::PlainText) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: true,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::PlainText),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             FileRange { file_id: position.file_id, range: TextRange::empty(position.offset) },
         )
         .unwrap()
@@ -71,7 +87,11 @@ fn check_actions(ra_fixture: &str, expect: Expect) {
     let (analysis, file_id, position) = fixture::range_or_position(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: true, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: true,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             FileRange { file_id, range: position.range_or_empty() },
         )
         .unwrap()
@@ -83,7 +103,11 @@ fn check_hover_range(ra_fixture: &str, expect: Expect) {
     let (analysis, range) = fixture::range(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: false, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: false,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             range,
         )
         .unwrap()
@@ -95,7 +119,11 @@ fn check_hover_range_no_results(ra_fixture: &str) {
     let (analysis, range) = fixture::range(ra_fixture);
     let hover = analysis
         .hover(
-            &HoverConfig { links_in_hover: false, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) },
+            &HoverConfig {
+                links_in_hover: false,
+                documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+                keywords: true,
+            },
             range,
         )
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/static_index.rs b/crates/ide/src/static_index.rs
index cc79ee55b7..9e5eb90950 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/static_index.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/static_index.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,11 @@ impl StaticIndex<'_> {
             syntax::NodeOrToken::Node(_) => None,
             syntax::NodeOrToken::Token(x) => Some(x),
         });
-        let hover_config =
-            HoverConfig { links_in_hover: true, documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown) };
+        let hover_config = HoverConfig {
+            links_in_hover: true,
+            documentation: Some(HoverDocFormat::Markdown),
+            keywords: true,
+        };
         let tokens = tokens.filter(|token| {
             matches!(
                 token.kind(),
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 1629c1dd32..f2fae58602 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ config_data! {
 
         /// Whether to show documentation on hover.
         hover_documentation_enable: bool       = "true",
+        /// Whether to show keyword hover popups. Only applies when
+        /// `#rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.enable#` is set.
+        hover_documentation_keywords: bool     = "true",
         /// Use markdown syntax for links in hover.
         hover_links_enable: bool = "true",
 
@@ -1187,6 +1190,7 @@ impl Config {
                     HoverDocFormat::PlainText
                 }
             }),
+            keywords: self.data.hover_documentation_keywords,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index b0f2f1614d..00a6e3c43c 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ Whether to show `Run` action. Only applies when
 --
 Whether to show documentation on hover.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.keywords]]rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.keywords (default: `true`)::
++
+--
+Whether to show keyword hover popups. Only applies when
+`#rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.enable#` is set.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.hover.links.enable]]rust-analyzer.hover.links.enable (default: `true`)::
 +
 --
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index fbdc69c801..6352e96811 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.keywords": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Whether to show keyword hover popups. Only applies when\n`#rust-analyzer.hover.documentation.enable#` is set.",
+                    "default": true,
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.hover.links.enable": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Use markdown syntax for links in hover.",
                     "default": true,