diff --git a/functions/customizer.php b/functions/customizer.php
index 7d8aec5..f9c7ae3 100644
--- a/functions/customizer.php
+++ b/functions/customizer.php
@@ -921,6 +921,20 @@ $default_copyright = '<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses
 		'label'     => __( 'Excerpt length in number of words (maximum = 100)', 'atticus-finch' ),
 	) );
 
+
+	$wp_customize->add_setting( 'atticus_finch_main_menu_desc', array(
+		'type'              => 'theme_mod',
+		'transport'         => 'postMessage',
+		'default'           => '1',
+		'sanitize_callback' => 'atticus_finch_sanitize_checkbox',
+	) );
+
+	$wp_customize->add_control( 'atticus_finch_main_menu_desc', array(
+		'section'   => 'atticus_finch_misc',
+		'type'      => 'checkbox',
+		'label'     => __( 'Show menu item descriptions in main menu', 'atticus-finch' ),
+	) );
+
 // Preview some of our options 
 /*
 if ( $wp_customize->is_preview() && ! is_admin() )
diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index f84fe09..0809870 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -81,16 +81,30 @@
 <?php $walker = new Atticus_Finch_Menu_With_Description; ?>
 
 	<nav id="primary-menu">
-		<?php wp_nav_menu( array(
-			'theme_location' => 'primary-menu',
-			'fallback_cb'    => '',
-			'menu_class'     => 'sf-menu',
-			'menu_id'        => 'belowheadermenu-ul',
-			'container'      => 'div',
-			'container_id'   => 'belowheadermenu',
-			'depth'          => 3,
-			'walker'         => $walker,
-			) );
+		<?php
+			if ( get_theme_mod( 'atticus_finch_main_menu_desc' ) == 1 ) {
+				$array = array(
+				'theme_location' => 'primary-menu',
+				'fallback_cb'    => '',
+				'menu_class'     => 'sf-menu',
+				'menu_id'        => 'belowheadermenu-ul',
+				'container'      => 'div',
+				'container_id'   => 'belowheadermenu',
+				'depth'          => 3,
+				'walker'         => $walker,
+				);
+			} else {
+				$array = array(
+				'theme_location' => 'primary-menu',
+				'fallback_cb'    => '',
+				'menu_class'     => 'sf-menu',
+				'menu_id'        => 'belowheadermenu-ul',
+				'container'      => 'div',
+				'container_id'   => 'belowheadermenu',
+				'depth'          => 3,
+				);
+			}
+			wp_nav_menu( $array );
 		?>
 		<div class="clear"></div>
 	</nav>