diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/config/IMCHandler.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/config/IMCHandler.java
index 22c361b8..06ab21af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/config/IMCHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/config/IMCHandler.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class IMCHandler {
         final boolean requiresMod = tag.getBoolean("modRequired");
         final String excludedModId = tag.hasKey("excludedModId") ? tag.getString("excludedModId") : null;
 
-        if (handler.equals("") || modName.equals("") || modId.equals("")) {
+        if (handler.isEmpty() || modName.isEmpty() || modId.isEmpty()) {
             NEIClientConfig.logger.warn("Missing relevant information to registerHandlerInfo!");
             return;
         }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class IMCHandler {
 
         HandlerInfo info = new HandlerInfo(handler, modName, modId, requiresMod, excludedModId);
         final String imageResource = tag.hasKey("imageResource") ? tag.getString("imageResource") : null;
-        if (imageResource != null && !imageResource.equals("")) {
+        if (imageResource != null && !imageResource.isEmpty()) {
             info.setImage(
                     imageResource,
                     tag.getInteger("imageX"),
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class IMCHandler {
         }
         if (!info.hasImageOrItem()) {
             final String itemName = tag.getString("itemName");
-            if (itemName != null && !itemName.equals("")) {
+            if (itemName != null && !itemName.isEmpty()) {
                 info.setItem(itemName, tag.hasKey("nbtInfo") ? tag.getString("nbtInfo") : null);
             }
         }
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ public class IMCHandler {
             NEIClientConfig.logger.info("Error setting handler dimensions for " + handler);
         }
 
+        // true if not set to false
+        info.setShowFavoritesButton(!tag.hasKey("showFavoritesButton") || tag.getBoolean("showFavoritesButton"));
+        info.setShowOverlayButton(!tag.hasKey("showOverlayButton") || tag.getBoolean("showOverlayButton"));
+
         GuiRecipeTab.handlerAdderFromIMC.remove(handler);
         GuiRecipeTab.handlerAdderFromIMC.put(handler, info);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiRecipe.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiRecipe.java
index 4a9eca95..22ce311c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiRecipe.java
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ public abstract class GuiRecipe<H extends IRecipeHandler> extends GuiContainer i
         if (!cacheKey.equals(this.recipePageCacheKey)) {
             this.recipePageCacheKey = cacheKey;
 
-            for (int refIndex = 0; refIndex < indices.size(); refIndex++) {
-                final int recipeIndex = indices.get(refIndex);
+            for (final int recipeIndex : indices) {
                 for (PositionedStack pStack : handler.original.getIngredientStacks(recipeIndex)) {
                     pStack.setPermutationToRender(pStack.getFilteredPermutations().get(0));
                 }
@@ -472,7 +471,8 @@ public abstract class GuiRecipe<H extends IRecipeHandler> extends GuiContainer i
             final int xOffset = (limitToOneRecipe ? 0 : guiLeft) + xSize - BORDER_PADDING;
             final int yOffset = (limitToOneRecipe ? -BUTTON_HEIGHT : guiTop - 18) + getRefIndexPosition(0).y;
             final int height = handlerInfo.getHeight() - yShift;
-            final boolean showFavorites = NEIClientConfig.favoritesEnabled();
+            final boolean showFavorites = NEIClientConfig.favoritesEnabled() && handlerInfo.getShowFavoritesButton();
+            final boolean showOverlay = handlerInfo.getShowOverlayButton();
             final UpdateRecipeButtonsEvent.Pre preEvent = new UpdateRecipeButtonsEvent.Pre(
                     this,
                     xOffset,
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ public abstract class GuiRecipe<H extends IRecipeHandler> extends GuiContainer i
             if (MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(preEvent)) {
                 buttons = preEvent.buttonList;
             } else {
-
                 for (int refIndex = 0; refIndex < indices.size(); refIndex++) {
                     final int recipeIndex = indices.get(refIndex);
 
@@ -493,20 +492,19 @@ public abstract class GuiRecipe<H extends IRecipeHandler> extends GuiContainer i
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    GuiRecipeButton button = new GuiOverlayButton(
-                            firstGui,
-                            RecipeHandlerRef.of(handler.original, recipeIndex),
-                            xOffset - GuiRecipeButton.BUTTON_WIDTH,
-                            yOffset + height * (refIndex + 1));
-
-                    buttons.add(button);
-
-                    if (showFavorites) {
+                    int x = xOffset - GuiRecipeButton.BUTTON_WIDTH;
+                    int y = yOffset + height * (refIndex + 1);
+                    if (showOverlay) {
                         buttons.add(
-                                new GuiFavoriteButton(
+                                new GuiOverlayButton(
+                                        firstGui,
                                         RecipeHandlerRef.of(handler.original, recipeIndex),
-                                        button.xPosition,
-                                        button.yPosition - button.height - 1));
+                                        x,
+                                        y));
+                        y -= GuiRecipeButton.BUTTON_HEIGHT + 1;
+                    }
+                    if (showFavorites) {
+                        buttons.add(new GuiFavoriteButton(RecipeHandlerRef.of(handler.original, recipeIndex), x, y));
                     }
 
                 }
@@ -522,6 +520,10 @@ public abstract class GuiRecipe<H extends IRecipeHandler> extends GuiContainer i
                 buttons.removeIf(GuiFavoriteButton.class::isInstance);
             }
 
+            if (!showOverlay) {
+                buttons.removeIf(GuiOverlayButton.class::isInstance);
+            }
+
             /** compatibility with old format */
             this.overlayButtons = buttons.stream().filter(GuiOverlayButton.class::isInstance)
                     .toArray(GuiOverlayButton[]::new);
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/HandlerInfo.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/HandlerInfo.java
index ce1d2dd0..a2784ab0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/HandlerInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/HandlerInfo.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class HandlerInfo {
     private int height = DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
     private int width = DEFAULT_WIDTH;
     private int maxRecipesPerPage = DEFAULT_MAX_PER_PAGE;
+    private boolean showFavoritesButton = true;
+    private boolean showOverlayButton = true;
 
     private ItemStack itemStack = null;
     private DrawableResource image = null;
@@ -112,6 +114,22 @@ public class HandlerInfo {
         this.yShift = yShift;
     }
 
+    public boolean getShowFavoritesButton() {
+        return this.showFavoritesButton;
+    }
+
+    public void setShowFavoritesButton(boolean showFavoritesButton) {
+        this.showFavoritesButton = showFavoritesButton;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getShowOverlayButton() {
+        return this.showOverlayButton;
+    }
+
+    public void setShowOverlayButton(boolean showOverlayButton) {
+        this.showOverlayButton = showOverlayButton;
+    }
+
     public static class Builder {
 
         private final HandlerInfo info;