diff --git a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
index 4f525316df..8a2ea09f6e 100644
--- a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
+++ b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
@@ -321,6 +321,14 @@ module.exports = {
 }
 ```
 
+You can also hide the edit link on a specific page via `YAML front matter`:
+
+``` yaml
+---
+editLink: false
+---
+```
+
 ## Simple CSS Override
 
 If you wish to apply simple overrides to the styling of the default theme, you can create an `.vuepress/override.styl` file. This is a [Stylus](http://stylus-lang.com/) file but you can use normal CSS syntax as well.
diff --git a/lib/default-theme/Page.vue b/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
index cb28803e36..ea03b3ff19 100644
--- a/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
+++ b/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     editLink () {
+      if (this.$page.frontmatter.editLink === false) {
+        return
+      }
       const {
         repo,
         editLinks,