diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Console/Program.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Console/Program.cs
index 85789e0b..61d4d233 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Console/Program.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Console/Program.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
             var codeTypeReferenceOptions = default(CodeTypeReferenceOptions);
             string textValuePropertyName = "Value";
             var generateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute = true;
+            var disableComments = false;
 
             var options = new OptionSet {
                 { "h|help", "show this message and exit", v => showHelp = v != null },
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ A file name may be given by appending a pipe sign (|) followed by a file name (l
                 { "cit|collectionImplementationType=", "the default collection type implementation to use (default is null)", v => collectionImplementationType = v == null ? null : Type.GetType(v, true) },
                 { "ctro|codeTypeReferenceOptions=", "the default CodeTypeReferenceOptions Flags to use (default is unset; can be: {GlobalReference, GenericTypeParameter})", v => codeTypeReferenceOptions = v == null ? default(CodeTypeReferenceOptions) : (CodeTypeReferenceOptions)Enum.Parse(typeof(CodeTypeReferenceOptions), v, false) },
                 { "tvpn|textValuePropertyName=", "the name of the property that holds the text value of an element (default is Value)", v => textValuePropertyName = v },
-                { "dst|debuggerStepThrough", "generate DebuggerStepThroughAttribute (default is enabled)", v => generateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute = v != null }
+                { "dst|debuggerStepThrough", "generate DebuggerStepThroughAttribute (default is enabled)", v => generateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute = v != null },
+                { "dc|disableComments", "do not include comments from xsd", v => disableComments = v != null },
             };
 
             var files = options.Parse(args);
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ A file name may be given by appending a pipe sign (|) followed by a file name (l
                 CollectionImplementationType = collectionImplementationType,
                 CodeTypeReferenceOptions = codeTypeReferenceOptions,
                 TextValuePropertyName = textValuePropertyName,
-                GenerateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute = generateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute
+                GenerateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute = generateDebuggerStepThroughAttribute,
+                DisableComments = disableComments
             };
 
             if (pclCompatible)
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ A file name may be given by appending a pipe sign (|) followed by a file name (l
             }
 
             if (verbose) { generator.Log = s => System.Console.Out.WriteLine(s); }
-
+            
             generator.Generate(files);
         }
 
diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/Generator.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/Generator.cs
index eadb4b53..b6e071eb 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/Generator.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/Generator.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public Action<CodeTypeMember, PropertyModel> MemberVisitor
             set { _configuration.MemberVisitor = value;}
         }
 
+        public bool DisableComments
+        {
+            get { return _configuration.DisableComments; }
+            set { _configuration.DisableComments = value; }
+        }
+
         private readonly XmlSchemaSet Set = new XmlSchemaSet();
         private Dictionary<XmlQualifiedName, XmlSchemaAttributeGroup> AttributeGroups;
         private Dictionary<XmlQualifiedName, XmlSchemaGroup> Groups;
@@ -242,6 +248,7 @@ private string ToTitleCase(string s)
 
         private void BuildModel()
         {
+            DocumentationModel.DisableComments = _configuration.DisableComments;
             var objectModel = new SimpleModel(_configuration)
             {
                 Name = "AnyType",
diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/GeneratorConfiguration.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/GeneratorConfiguration.cs
index 46bd5412..4c654c27 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/GeneratorConfiguration.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/GeneratorConfiguration.cs
@@ -154,5 +154,7 @@ public void WriteLog(string message)
         /// Provides options to customize Elementnamens with own logik
         /// </summary>
         public NamingProvider NamingProvider { get; set; }
+
+        public bool DisableComments { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
index 310aedd5..d3121912 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ public class DocumentationModel
     {
         public string Language { get; set; }
         public string Text { get; set; }
+        public static bool DisableComments { get; set; }
 
         public static IEnumerable<CodeCommentStatement> GetComments(IEnumerable<DocumentationModel> docs)
         {
+            if (DisableComments)
+                yield break;
+
             yield return new CodeCommentStatement("<summary>", true);
 
             foreach (var doc in docs.OrderBy(d => d.Language))