diff --git a/ext-src/KanbnStatusBarItem.ts b/ext-src/KanbnStatusBarItem.ts
index b85145a..9b83796 100644
--- a/ext-src/KanbnStatusBarItem.ts
+++ b/ext-src/KanbnStatusBarItem.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ export default class KanbnStatusBarItem {
       this._statusBarItem.text = text.join(' ');
       this._statusBarItem.tooltip = tooltip.join('\n');
       this._statusBarItem.command = 'kanbn.board';
+      this._statusBarItem.show();
     } else {
       this._statusBarItem.text = '$(project)';
       this._statusBarItem.tooltip = 'Initialise Kanbn';
       this._statusBarItem.command = 'kanbn.init';
+      if (vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('vscode-kanbn').get('showUninitialisedStatusBarItem')) {
+        this._statusBarItem.show();
+      } else {
+        this._statusBarItem.hide();
+      }
     }
-    this._statusBarItem.show();
   }
 }
diff --git a/ext-src/extension.ts b/ext-src/extension.ts
index 073c3c4..dc40884 100644
--- a/ext-src/extension.ts
+++ b/ext-src/extension.ts
@@ -132,4 +132,10 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
       KanbnBoardPanel.update();
     });
   }
+
+  // Handle configuration changes
+  vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
+    kanbnStatusBarItem.update();
+    KanbnBoardPanel.update();
+  });
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 816442b..db22834 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,32 @@
         "title": "Open burndown chart",
         "category": "Kanbn"
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "configuration": {
+      "title": "Kanbn",
+      "properties": {
+        "vscode-kanbn.showUninitialisedStatusBarItem": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Show the status bar item in workspaces where Kanbn has not yet been initialised."
+        },
+        "vscode-kanbn.showNotifications": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Show notifications when a task is created, updated or deleted."
+        },
+        "vscode-kanbn.showSprintButton": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Show a 'Start Sprint' button on the Kanbn board."
+        },
+        "vscode-kanbn.showBurndownButton": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Show a 'Burndown Chart' button on the Kanbn board."
+        }
+      }
+    }
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@basementuniverse/kanbn": "^0.2.4",