diff --git a/example/example.py b/example/example.py
index 83a91fc..72ab18a 100644
--- a/example/example.py
+++ b/example/example.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ app.config['DEBUG_TB_INTERCEPT_REDIRECTS'] = True
 #    'flask_debugtoolbar.panels.logger.LoggingPanel',
 #    'flask_debugtoolbar.panels.timer.TimerDebugPanel',
 #)
+#app.config['DEBUG_TB_HOSTS'] = ('127.0.0.1', '::1' )
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'asd'
 app.config['DEBUG'] = True
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:////tmp/test.db'
diff --git a/flask_debugtoolbar/__init__.py b/flask_debugtoolbar/__init__.py
index 75787fb..a338205 100644
--- a/flask_debugtoolbar/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_debugtoolbar/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DebugToolbarExtension(object):
     def __init__(self, app):
         self.app = app
         self.debug_toolbars = {}
+        self.hosts = ()
 
         if not app.debug:
             return
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ class DebugToolbarExtension(object):
 
         DebugToolbar.load_panels(app)
 
+        self.hosts = app.config.get('DEBUG_TB_HOSTS', ())
+
         self.app.before_request(self.process_request)
         self.app.after_request(self.process_response)
 
@@ -90,6 +93,10 @@ class DebugToolbarExtension(object):
         """Return a boolean to indicate if we need to show the toolbar."""
         if request.path.startswith('/_debug_toolbar/'):
             return False
+        
+        if len(self.hosts) and not request.remote_addr in self.hosts:
+            return False
+        
         return True
 
     def send_static_file(self, filename):