diff --git a/backtrader/cerebro.py b/backtrader/cerebro.py
index 9b18e7775..9a87d6f15 100644
--- a/backtrader/cerebro.py
+++ b/backtrader/cerebro.py
@@ -938,8 +938,15 @@ def getbroker(self):
 
     broker = property(getbroker, setbroker)
 
+    def get_figures(self, plotter=None, numfigs=1, iplot=True, start=None, end=None,
+             width=16, height=9, dpi=300, tight=True, use=None, **kwargs):
+        
+        return self.plot(plotter=None, numfigs=1, iplot=True, start=None, end=None,
+             width=16, height=9, dpi=300, tight=True, use=None, show_plots=False,
+             **kwargs)
+
     def plot(self, plotter=None, numfigs=1, iplot=True, start=None, end=None,
-             width=16, height=9, dpi=300, tight=True, use=None,
+             width=16, height=9, dpi=300, tight=True, use=None, show_plots=True,
              **kwargs):
         '''
         Plots the strategies inside cerebro
@@ -998,7 +1005,8 @@ def plot(self, plotter=None, numfigs=1, iplot=True, start=None, end=None,
 
                 figs.append(rfig)
 
-            plotter.show()
+            if show_plots:
+                plotter.show()
 
         return figs