diff --git a/src/embed/index.html b/src/embed/index.html
index cd09ca7d..99adb375 100644
--- a/src/embed/index.html
+++ b/src/embed/index.html
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
             }
 
             options.soundcite = true;
+            options.hide_swipe_to_navigate = true;
 
             window.options = options
             window.timeline = new TL.Timeline('timeline-embed', options.source, options)
diff --git a/src/js/slider/StorySlider.js b/src/js/slider/StorySlider.js
index d4546616..46d30cac 100755
--- a/src/js/slider/StorySlider.js
+++ b/src/js/slider/StorySlider.js
@@ -423,14 +423,17 @@ export class StorySlider {
             });
             this._swipable.enable();
 
-            // Message
-            this._message = new Message(this._el.container, {
-                    message_class: "tl-message-full",
-                    message_icon_class: "tl-icon-swipe-left"
-                },
-                this.getLanguage());
-            this._message.updateMessage(this._("swipe_to_navigate"));
-            this._message.addTo(this._el.container);
+            if (!this.options.hide_swipe_to_navigate)
+            {
+                // Message
+                this._message = new Message(this._el.container, {
+                        message_class: "tl-message-full",
+                        message_icon_class: "tl-icon-swipe-left"
+                    },
+                    this.getLanguage());
+                this._message.updateMessage(this._("swipe_to_navigate"));
+                this._message.addTo(this._el.container);
+            }
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/js/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/js/timeline/Timeline.js
index 1042924d..9bd8e0e2 100644
--- a/src/js/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/js/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class Timeline {
             // postfixing. The default proxy should work in most cases, but only for TimelineJS sheets.
             sheets_proxy: 'https://sheets-proxy.knightlab.com/proxy/',
             soundcite: false,
+            hide_swipe_to_navigate: false,
         };
 
         // Animation Objects
diff --git a/src/template/index.html b/src/template/index.html
index ac93237b..4889b0eb 100644
--- a/src/template/index.html
+++ b/src/template/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             hash_bookmark: true,
             start_at_end: false,
             autolink: false,
+            hide_swipe_to_navigate: true,
             sheets_proxy: 'https://sheets-proxy.knightlab.com/proxy/'
         }
 
diff --git a/website/templates/docs/options.html b/website/templates/docs/options.html
index 87f09101..afb4d5b1 100644
--- a/website/templates/docs/options.html
+++ b/website/templates/docs/options.html
@@ -430,6 +430,16 @@ <h2 class="product-header" id="options">TimelineJS options</h2>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="column-2 column-6-phone">
+                    <code>hide_swipe_to_navigate</code>
+                </div>
+                <div class="column-2 column-6-phone">
+                    0
+                </div>
+                <div class="column-8">
+                    Do not display the 'Swipe to navigate' message on touch-enabled device
+                </div>
+                
                 <div class="grid">
 
                     <div class="column-2 column-6-phone">