diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.json b/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.json
index 62ee5b7376..16c6875f06 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.json
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 			"sqlBigDataCluster": [
 				{
 					"id": "sqlBigDataCluster",
-					"name": "%text.sqlServerBigDataClusters%"
+					"name": "%text.sqlServerBigDataClusters%",
+					"when": "config.bigDataClusters.enabled"
 				}
 			]
 		},
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@
 			"properties": {
 				"clusterControllers.controllers": {
 					"type": "array"
+				},
+				"bigDataClusters.enabled": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": false,
+					"description": "%text.sqlServerBigDataClustersEnabledConfig.description%"
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.nls.json b/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.nls.json
index ab1d67523f..2106fe603b 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/package.nls.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
 	"description": "Support for managing SQL Server big data clusters",
 	"text.sqlServerBigDataClusters": "SQL Server big data clusters",
+	"text.sqlServerBigDataClustersEnabledConfig.description":"Whether the SQL Server big data clusters data explorer view is enabled",
 	"command.addController.title": "Connect to Controller",
 	"command.deleteController.title" : "Delete",
 	"command.refreshController.title" : "Refresh"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}