diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bed3b54..b20cfa3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ This template defines some new variables to control the appearance of the title
 - `toc-own-page` default=`false`
 
     begin new page after table of contents, when `true`
+- `listings-disable-line-numbers` default=`false`
+    
+    disables line numbers for all listings
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/eisvogel.tex b/eisvogel.tex
index 21a9700..49a13a7 100644
--- a/eisvogel.tex
+++ b/eisvogel.tex
@@ -578,16 +578,21 @@ $endif$
 $if(listings)$
 \lstdefinestyle{eisvogel_listing_style}{
   language         = java,
+$if(listings-disable-line-numbers)$
+  xleftmargin      = 0.6em,
+  framexleftmargin = 0.4em,
+$else$
   numbers          = left,
+  xleftmargin      = 2.7em,
+  framexleftmargin = 2.5em,
+$endif$
   backgroundcolor  = \color{listing-background},
   basicstyle       = \color{listing-text-color}\small\ttfamily{}\linespread{1.15}, % print whole listing small
-  xleftmargin      = 2.7em,
   breaklines       = true,
   frame            = single,
   framesep         = 0.6mm,
   rulecolor        = \color{listing-rule},
   frameround       = ffff,
-  framexleftmargin = 2.5em,
   tabsize          = 4,
   numberstyle      = \color{listing-numbers},
   aboveskip        = 1.0em,