diff --git a/Docs/README.checklists b/Docs/README.checklists
index 18cf1db59..17c97e7f3 100644
--- a/Docs/README.checklists
+++ b/Docs/README.checklists
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ or /sim/checklists/group[n]/checklist[m]
 with the following tags
 
 <title>       - Name of the checklist
+<auto-tutorial> - Whether a tutorial should be automatically generated (true, default)
+                  or not (false).
 <page>        - Zero or more pages for the checklist containing:
  <item>       - One or more checklist items containing:
   <name>      - name of the checklist item (e.g. Carb Heat), to appear on the left
-  <value>     - One or more values for the checklist item, to appear on the right 
+  <value>     - One or more values for the checklist item, to appear on the right
                 hand side
   <marker>    - A tutorial marker (displayed when the user presses the ? button)
                 This can be easily placed using the Help->Display Tutorial Marker.
@@ -29,16 +31,21 @@ with the following tags
 The <page> tag may be omitted for single-page checklists, with the <item> tags
 immediately under the <checklist[n]> node.
 
+Tutorial auto-generation of all checklists can be disabled by setting
+/sim/checklists/auto-tutorials=false.
+
 Checklists may be grouped under <group> nodes with a <name> tag decribing the
 group.  For example
 
 <group>
  <name>Emergency</name>
+ <auto-tutorial>false</auto-tutorial>
  <checklist>...
  <checklist>...
 </group>
 <group>
  <name>Normal</name>
+ <auto-tutorial>true</auto-tutorial>
  <checklist>...
  <checklist>...
 </group>
diff --git a/Nasal/checklist.nas b/Nasal/checklist.nas
index 569230fa7..85c5ebeba 100644
--- a/Nasal/checklist.nas
+++ b/Nasal/checklist.nas
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 var convert_checklists = func {
 
   if (props.globals.getNode("/sim/checklists") == nil) return;
+  var autoTutorials = props.globals.getNode("/sim/checklists/auto-tutorials");
+  if (autoTutorials != nil and !autoTutorials.getBoolValue()) return;
 
   var tutorials = props.globals.getNode("/sim/tutorials", 1);
   var groups = props.globals.getNode("/sim/checklists").getChildren("group");
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ var convert_checklists = func {
 
   if (size(groups) > 0) {
     foreach (var grp; groups) {
+      var allowed = grp.getNode("auto-tutorial");
+      if (allowed != nil and !allowed.getBoolValue()) continue;
+
       var checks = grp.getChildren("checklist");
       foreach (var chk; checks) {
         append(checklists, chk);
@@ -21,10 +26,13 @@ var convert_checklists = func {
   }
 
   if (size(checklists) == 0) return;
-
   foreach (var ch; checklists) {
     var name = ch.getNode("title", 1).getValue();
-    var tutorial = tutorials.getNode("tutorial[" ~ size(tutorials.getChildren("tutorial")) ~ "]", 1);
+
+    var allowed = ch.getNode("auto-tutorial");
+    if (allowed != nil and !allowed.getBoolValue()) continue;
+
+    var tutorial = tutorials.addChild("tutorial");
 
     # Initial high level config
     tutorial.getNode("name", 1).setValue("Checklist: " ~ name);