diff --git a/docs/signs.rst b/docs/signs.rst
index 415e581..d0487e2 100644
--- a/docs/signs.rst
+++ b/docs/signs.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ of dictionaries.  For example::
             'world': 'myworld',
             'title': "Example",
             'markers': [dict(name="All signs", filterFunction=signFilter),
-                        dict(name="Chests", filterFunction=chestFilter, icon="chest.png")]
+                        dict(name="Chests", filterFunction=chestFilter, icon="chest.png", createInfoWindow=False)]
     }
 
 
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ The following keys are accepted in the marker dictionary:
     on the POI itself (this can be done by modifying the POI in the filter function.  See the
     example above)
 
+``createInfoWindow``
+    Optional. Specifies wether or not the icon displays a spezial info window on click. Defaults to true
+
 
 Generating the POI Markers
 ==========================
diff --git a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
index 9b80a60..f67e556 100755
--- a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
@@ -153,15 +153,15 @@ def main():
             return 1
       
         for f in render['markers']:
-            d = dict(icon="signpost_icon.png")
+            d = dict(icon="signpost_icon.png", createInfoWindow=True)
             d.update(f)
             markersets.add(((d['name'], d['filterFunction']), rset))
             name = f['name'].replace(" ","_") + hex(hash(f['filterFunction']))[-4:] + "_" + hex(hash(rset))[-4:]
             try:
                 l = markers[rname]
-                l.append(dict(groupName=name, displayName = f['name'], icon=d['icon']))
+                l.append(dict(groupName=name, displayName = f['name'], icon=d['icon'], createInfoWindow=d['createInfoWindow']))
             except KeyError:
-                markers[rname] = [dict(groupName=name, displayName=f['name'], icon=d['icon']),]
+                markers[rname] = [dict(groupName=name, displayName=f['name'], icon=d['icon'], createInfoWindow=d['createInfoWindow']),]
 
         handleSigns(rset, os.path.join(destdir, rname), render, rname)
         handlePlayers(rset, render, worldpath)
@@ -179,16 +179,20 @@ def main():
         for poi in rset._pois['TileEntities']:
             result = filter_function(poi)
             if result:
-                d = dict(x=poi['x'], y=poi['y'], z=poi['z'], text=result, createInfoWindow=True)
+                d = dict(x=poi['x'], y=poi['y'], z=poi['z'], text=result)
                 if "icon" in poi:
                     d.update({"icon": poi['icon']})
+                if "createInfoWindow" in poi:
+                    d.update({"createInfoWindow": poi['createInfoWindow']})
                 markerSetDict[name]['raw'].append(d)
         for poi in rset._pois['Players']:
             result = filter_function(poi)
             if result:
-                d = dict(x=poi['x'], y=poi['y'], z=poi['z'], text=result, createInfoWindow=True)
+                d = dict(x=poi['x'], y=poi['y'], z=poi['z'], text=result)
                 if "icon" in poi:
                     d.update({"icon": poi['icon']})
+                if "createInfoWindow" in poi:
+                    d.update({"createInfoWindow": poi['createInfoWindow']})
                 markerSetDict[name]['raw'].append(d)
     #print markerSetDict
 
diff --git a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
index 0d185ed..ae1a39e 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
+++ b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
@@ -458,8 +458,14 @@ overviewer.views.SignControlView = Backbone.View.extend({
                             'icon':     iconURL,
                             'visible':  false
                     }); 
-                    if (entity.createInfoWindow) {
-                        overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
+                    if(entity['createInfoWindow']) {
+		        if (entity.createInfoWindow) {
+                            overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
+                        } 
+                    } else {
+                        if(dataRoot[i].createInfoWindow) {
+                            overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
+                        }
                     }
                     jQuery.extend(entity, {markerObj: marker});
                 }