diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index e78664b3..4c0e96a1 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
   call airline#extensions#quickfix#init(s:ext)
   call add(s:loaded_ext, 'quickfix')
 
-  if get(g:, 'loaded_unite', 0)
+  if get(g:, 'loaded_unite', 0) && get(g:, 'airline#extensions#unite#enabled', 1)
     call airline#extensions#unite#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'unite')
   endif
 
-  if get(g:, 'loaded_denite', 0)
+  if get(g:, 'loaded_denite', 0) && get(g:, 'airline#extensions#denite#enabled', 1)
     call airline#extensions#denite#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'denite')
   endif
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 0feaea7d..ab600821 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ you can use.
 -------------------------------------                      *airline-denite*
 Denite <https://github.com/Shougo/denite.nvim>
 
-No configuration available.
+* enable/disable denite integration >
+  let g:airline#extensions#denite#enabled = 1
 
 -------------------------------------                        *airline-eclim*
 eclim <https://eclim.org>
@@ -1257,7 +1258,8 @@ No configuration available.
 -------------------------------------                     *airline-unite*
 Unite <https://github.com/Shougo/unite.vim>
 
-No configuration available.
+* enable/disable unite integration >
+  let g:airline#extensions#unite#enabled = 1
 
 -------------------------------------                     *airline-vimagit*
 vimagit <https://github.com/jreybert/vimagit>