diff --git a/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json b/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
index 44bff10a..8c00d455 100644
--- a/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
+++ b/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@
                                     "kanji",
                                     "duplicateScope",
                                     "checkForDuplicates",
-                                    "fieldTemplates"
+                                    "fieldTemplates",
+                                    "suspendNewCards"
                                 ],
                                 "properties": {
                                     "enable": {
@@ -841,6 +842,10 @@
                                     "fieldTemplates": {
                                         "type": ["string", "null"],
                                         "default": null
+                                    },
+                                    "suspendNewCards": {
+                                        "type": "boolean",
+                                        "default": false
                                     }
                                 }
                             },
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/anki.js b/ext/bg/js/anki.js
index 05c07ce2..68d9fc43 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/anki.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/anki.js
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ class AnkiConnect {
         return await this._invoke('multi', {actions});
     }
 
+    async suspendCards(cardIds) {
+        if (!this._enabled) { return false; }
+        await this._checkVersion();
+        return await this._invoke('suspend', {cards: cardIds});
+    }
+
+    async findCards(query) {
+        if (!this._enabled) { return []; }
+        await this._checkVersion();
+        return await this._invoke('findCards', {query});
+    }
+
+    async findCardsForNote(noteId) {
+        return await this.findCards(`nid:${noteId}`);
+    }
+
     getRootDeckName(deckName) {
         const index = deckName.indexOf('::');
         return index >= 0 ? deckName.substring(0, index) : deckName;
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 6410b0fc..11a17381 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Backend {
             ['getAnkiNoteInfo',              {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiGetAnkiNoteInfo.bind(this)}],
             ['injectAnkiNoteMedia',          {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiInjectAnkiNoteMedia.bind(this)}],
             ['noteView',                     {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiNoteView.bind(this)}],
+            ['suspendAnkiCardsForNote',      {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiSuspendAnkiCardsForNote.bind(this)}],
             ['commandExec',                  {async: false, contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiCommandExec.bind(this)}],
             ['getDefinitionAudioInfo',       {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiGetDefinitionAudioInfo.bind(this)}],
             ['downloadDefinitionAudio',      {async: true,  contentScript: true,  handler: this._onApiDownloadDefinitionAudio.bind(this)}],
@@ -495,6 +496,16 @@ class Backend {
         return await this._anki.guiBrowseNote(noteId);
     }
 
+    async _onApiSuspendAnkiCardsForNote({noteId}) {
+        const cardIds = await this._anki.findCardsForNote(noteId);
+        const count = cardIds.length;
+        if (count > 0) {
+            const okay = await this._anki.suspendCards(cardIds);
+            if (!okay) { return 0; }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
     _onApiCommandExec({command, params}) {
         return this._runCommand(command, params);
     }
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/options.js b/ext/bg/js/options.js
index 0d3e42a1..cbc390da 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/options.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/options.js
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ class OptionsUtil {
         //  Added sentenceParsing.enableTerminationCharacters.
         //  Added sentenceParsing.terminationCharacters.
         //  Changed general.popupActionBarLocation.
+        //  Added inputs.hotkeys.
+        //  Added anki.suspendNewCards.
         for (const profile of options.profiles) {
             profile.options.translation.textReplacements = {
                 searchOriginal: true,
@@ -731,6 +733,7 @@ class OptionsUtil {
                     {action: 'copyHostSelection', key: 'KeyC',      modifiers: ['ctrl'], scopes: ['popup', 'search'], enabled: true}
                 ]
             };
+            profile.options.anki.suspendNewCards = false;
         }
         return options;
     }
diff --git a/ext/bg/settings2.html b/ext/bg/settings2.html
index 5b9d702d..f44b7eab 100644
--- a/ext/bg/settings2.html
+++ b/ext/bg/settings2.html
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@
             </div>
         </div></div>
         <div class="settings-item advanced-only">
-            <div class="settings-item-inner settings-item-inner-wrappable">
+            <div class="settings-item-inner">
                 <div class="settings-item-left">
                     <div class="settings-item-label">Check for card duplicates</div>
                     <div class="settings-item-description">When a card is detected as a duplicate, the add buttons will be disabled.</div>
@@ -1435,6 +1435,16 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div></div>
+
+        <div class="settings-item advanced-only"><div class="settings-item-inner">
+            <div class="settings-item-left">
+                <div class="settings-item-label">Suspend new cards</div>
+                <div class="settings-item-description">New cards will be suspended when a note is added.</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="settings-item-right">
+                <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" data-setting="anki.suspendNewCards"><span class="toggle-body"><span class="toggle-track"></span><span class="toggle-knob"></span></span></label>
+            </div>
+        </div></div>
         <div class="settings-item settings-item-button" data-modal-action="show,anki-cards"><div class="settings-item-inner">
             <div class="settings-item-left">
                 <div class="settings-item-label">Configure Anki card format&hellip;</div>
diff --git a/ext/mixed/js/api.js b/ext/mixed/js/api.js
index 4fde30b0..433a52e2 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/js/api.js
+++ b/ext/mixed/js/api.js
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ const api = (() => {
             return this._invoke('noteView', {noteId});
         }
 
+        suspendAnkiCardsForNote(noteId) {
+            return this._invoke('suspendAnkiCardsForNote', {noteId});
+        }
+
         getDefinitionAudioInfo(source, expression, reading, details) {
             return this._invoke('getDefinitionAudioInfo', {source, expression, reading, details});
         }
diff --git a/ext/mixed/js/display.js b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
index 45019039..67498d01 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/js/display.js
+++ b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
@@ -1181,10 +1181,18 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
 
         const overrideToken = this._progressIndicatorVisible.setOverride(true);
         try {
+            const {anki: {suspendNewCards}} = this._options;
             const noteContext = this._getNoteContext();
             const note = await this._createNote(definition, mode, noteContext, true);
             const noteId = await api.addAnkiNote(note);
             if (noteId) {
+                if (suspendNewCards) {
+                    try {
+                        await api.suspendAnkiCardsForNote(noteId);
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        // NOP
+                    }
+                }
                 button.disabled = true;
                 this._viewerButtonShow(definitionIndex, noteId);
             } else {
diff --git a/test/test-options-util.js b/test/test-options-util.js
index beef6f80..e245a285 100644
--- a/test/test-options-util.js
+++ b/test/test-options-util.js
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ function createProfileOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
             kanji: {deck: '', model: '', fields: {}},
             duplicateScope: 'collection',
             checkForDuplicates: true,
-            fieldTemplates: null
+            fieldTemplates: null,
+            suspendNewCards: false
         },
         sentenceParsing: {
             scanExtent: 200,