diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 82c43b76fd..46f7803c8a 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -425,6 +425,41 @@
                         ],
                         "default": "openLogs",
                         "markdownDescription": "Action to run when clicking the extension status bar item."
+                    },
+                    "rust-analyzer.statusBar.documentSelector": {
+                        "type": [
+                            "array",
+                            "null"
+                        ],
+                        "items": {
+                            "type": "object",
+                            "properties": {
+                                "language": {
+                                    "type": [
+                                        "string",
+                                        "null"
+                                    ]
+                                },
+                                "pattern": {
+                                    "type": [
+                                        "string",
+                                        "null"
+                                    ]
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "default": [
+                            {
+                                "language": "rust"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "pattern": "**/Cargo.toml"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "pattern": "**/Cargo.lock"
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        "markdownDescription": "Determines when to show the extension status bar item based on the currently open file. Use `{ \"pattern\": \"**\" }` to always show. Use `null` to never show."
                     }
                 }
             },
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index f979d54547..f7ef80df2b 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ export class Config {
         return this.get<string>("statusBar.clickAction");
     }
 
+    get statusBarDocumentSelector() {
+        return this.get<vscode.DocumentSelector>("statusBar.documentSelector");
+    }
+
     get initializeStopped() {
         return this.get<boolean>("initializeStopped");
     }
diff --git a/editors/code/src/ctx.ts b/editors/code/src/ctx.ts
index 234fe6ab02..4a3f66b00d 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/ctx.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/ctx.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export class Ctx implements RustAnalyzerExtensionApi {
     private _treeView: vscode.TreeView<Dependency | DependencyFile | DependencyId> | undefined;
     private lastStatus: ServerStatusParams | { health: "stopped" } = { health: "stopped" };
     private _serverVersion: string;
+    private statusBarActiveEditorListener: Disposable;
 
     get serverPath(): string | undefined {
         return this._serverPath;
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ export class Ctx implements RustAnalyzerExtensionApi {
         this._serverVersion = "<not running>";
         this.config = new Config(extCtx.subscriptions);
         this.statusBar = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Left);
+        this.updateStatusBarVisibility(vscode.window.activeTextEditor);
+        this.statusBarActiveEditorListener = vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor((editor) =>
+            this.updateStatusBarVisibility(editor),
+        );
         if (this.config.testExplorer) {
             this.testController = vscode.tests.createTestController(
                 "rustAnalyzerTestController",
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ export class Ctx implements RustAnalyzerExtensionApi {
     dispose() {
         this.config.dispose();
         this.statusBar.dispose();
+        this.statusBarActiveEditorListener.dispose();
         this.testController?.dispose();
         void this.disposeClient();
         this.commandDisposables.forEach((disposable) => disposable.dispose());
@@ -404,7 +410,6 @@ export class Ctx implements RustAnalyzerExtensionApi {
         let icon = "";
         const status = this.lastStatus;
         const statusBar = this.statusBar;
-        statusBar.show();
         statusBar.tooltip = new vscode.MarkdownString("", true);
         statusBar.tooltip.isTrusted = true;
         switch (status.health) {
@@ -472,6 +477,17 @@ export class Ctx implements RustAnalyzerExtensionApi {
         statusBar.text = `${icon}rust-analyzer`;
     }
 
+    private updateStatusBarVisibility(editor: vscode.TextEditor | undefined) {
+        const documentSelector = this.config.statusBarDocumentSelector;
+        if (documentSelector != null) {
+            if (editor != null && vscode.languages.match(documentSelector, editor.document) > 0) {
+                this.statusBar.show();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        this.statusBar.hide();
+    }
+
     pushExtCleanup(d: Disposable) {
         this.extCtx.subscriptions.push(d);
     }