diff --git a/src/Components/Map/UtopiaMap.tsx b/src/Components/Map/UtopiaMap.tsx
index 48382c2c..f4df7297 100644
--- a/src/Components/Map/UtopiaMap.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Map/UtopiaMap.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function UtopiaMap({
     children,
     geo,
     showFilterControl = false,
+    showGratitudeControl = false,
     showLayerControl = true
 }
     : UtopiaMapProps) {
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ function UtopiaMap({
                         {showFilterControl && <FilterControl />}
                         {/*todo: needed layer handling is located LayerControl*/}
                         {showLayerControl && <LayerControl></LayerControl>}
-                        {<GratitudeControl/>}
+                        {showGratitudeControl && <GratitudeControl/>}
                     </Control>
                     <TileLayer
                         maxZoom={19}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 6fb1994b..3c92f96f 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export interface UtopiaMapProps {
   children?: React.ReactNode,
   geo?: any,
   showFilterControl?: boolean,
-  showLayerControl?: boolean
+  showLayerControl?: boolean,
+  showGratitudeControl?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface LayerProps {