diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/DocumentOutline/DocumentOutlineOptionsMetadata.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/DocumentOutline/DocumentOutlineOptionsMetadata.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8e0a6e1ad45bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/DocumentOutline/DocumentOutlineOptionsMetadata.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options;
+
+namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.LanguageServices.DocumentOutline
+{
+    internal sealed class DocumentOutlineOptionsMetadata
+    {
+        private const string FeatureName = "DocumentOutlineOptions";
+
+        public static readonly Option2<bool> EnableDocumentOutline = new(FeatureName, nameof(EnableDocumentOutline), defaultValue: false,
+            storageLocation: new FeatureFlagStorageLocation("Roslyn.DocumentOutline"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.VsCodeWindowManager.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.VsCodeWindowManager.cs
index a84b40b2c5f1d..35c763bd43ffb 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.VsCodeWindowManager.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.VsCodeWindowManager.cs
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ public int RemoveAdornments()
             // that ReleaseOutline will be called on the old window before GetOutline is called for the new window. 
             int IVsDocOutlineProvider.GetOutline(out IntPtr phwnd, out IOleCommandTarget? ppCmdTarget)
             {
+                var enabled = _globalOptions.GetOption(DocumentOutlineOptionsMetadata.EnableDocumentOutline);
+                if (!enabled)
+                {
+                    phwnd = default;
+                    ppCmdTarget = null;
+                    return VSConstants.S_OK;
+                }
+
                 var languageServiceBroker = _languageService.Package.ComponentModel.GetService<ILanguageServiceBroker2>();
                 var threadingContext = _languageService.Package.ComponentModel.GetService<IThreadingContext>();
                 var asyncListenerProvider = _languageService.Package.ComponentModel.GetService<IAsynchronousOperationListenerProvider>();
@@ -270,17 +278,17 @@ int IVsDocOutlineProvider.ReleaseOutline(IntPtr hwnd, IOleCommandTarget pCmdTarg
                 var threadingContext = _languageService.Package.ComponentModel.GetService<IThreadingContext>();
                 threadingContext.ThrowIfNotOnUIThread();
 
-                // Assert that we are not attempting to double free the Document Outline Control and host.
-                Contract.ThrowIfNull(_documentOutlineViewHost);
-                Contract.ThrowIfNull(_documentOutlineControl);
-
-                _documentOutlineViewHost.SuspendLayout();
-                _documentOutlineControl.Dispose();
-                _documentOutlineControl = null;
-                _documentOutlineViewHost.Child = null;
-                _documentOutlineViewHost.Parent = null;
-                _documentOutlineViewHost.Dispose();
-                _documentOutlineViewHost = null;
+                if (_documentOutlineControl is not null &&
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost is not null)
+                {
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost.SuspendLayout();
+                    _documentOutlineControl.Dispose();
+                    _documentOutlineControl = null;
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost.Child = null;
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost.Parent = null;
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost.Dispose();
+                    _documentOutlineViewHost = null;
+                }
 
                 return VSConstants.S_OK;
             }