diff --git a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
index e0a54edc6a..be63478ac6 100644
--- a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
+++ b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ The recognized @tech{style properties} are as follows:
        to skip the generation of an entry for the part's title in the
        document index.}
 
+ @item{@racket['bare-anchors] --- For HTML, omits the ``Link to here''
+   hidden hover link on title and section headers.}
+
  @item{@racket[document-version] structure --- A version number for
        this part and its sub-parts (except as overridden). When it is
        not @racket[""] may be used when rendering a document; at a
diff --git a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
index 9005f76536..a541d5b03c 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
+++ b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 (define current-version (make-parameter (version)))
 (define current-part-files (make-parameter #f))
 (define current-render-convertible-requests (make-parameter '(png@2x-bytes png-bytes svg-bytes gif-bytes)))
+(define bare-anchors? (make-parameter #f)) ;; don't decorate anchors with "link-to-here" hovers
 
 (define (url->string* u)
   (parameterize ([current-url-encode-mode 'unreserved])
@@ -820,7 +821,8 @@
       0)
 
     (define/public (render-one-part d ri fn number)
-      (parameterize ([current-output-file fn])
+      (parameterize ([current-output-file fn]
+                     [bare-anchors? (part-style? d 'bare-anchors)])
         (let* ([defaults (let loop ([d d])
                            (or (ormap (lambda (v) (and (html-defaults? v) v))
                                       (style-properties (part-style d)))
@@ -1180,23 +1182,27 @@
                      ,@(if (part-title-content d)
                            (render-content (part-title-content d) d ri)
                            null)
-                     (span ([class "button-group"])
-                           ,@(match (part-tags d)
-                               ['() '()]
-                               [(cons t _)
-                                (list `(a ([href ,(format "#~a" (anchor-name
-                                                                 (add-current-tag-prefix
-                                                                  (tag-key t ri))))]
-                                           [class "heading-anchor"]
-                                           [title "Link to here"])
-                                          "🔗"))])
-                           ,@(if (and src taglet)
-                                 (list '(a ([class "heading-source"]
-                                            [title "Internal Scribble link and Scribble source"]) "ℹ"))
-                                 '())
-                           ;; this is a dummy node so that the line height of heading-anchor
-                           ;; and heading-source are correct (even when their font size is not 100%)
-                           (span ([style "visibility: hidden"]) " "))))])
+                     ,@(if (bare-anchors?)
+                           null
+                           `((span ([class "button-group"])
+                                   ,@(match (part-tags d)
+                                       ['() '()]
+                                       [(cons t _)
+                                        (list `(a ([href ,(format "#~a" (anchor-name
+                                                                         (add-current-tag-prefix
+                                                                          (tag-key t ri))))]
+                                                   [class "heading-anchor"]
+                                                   [title "Link to here"])
+                                                  "🔗"))])
+                                   ,@(if (and src taglet)
+                                         (list '(a ([class "heading-source"]
+                                                    [title "Internal Scribble link and Scribble source"]) "ℹ"))
+                                         '())
+                                   ;; this is a dummy node so that the line height of heading-anchor
+                                   ;; and heading-source are correct (even when their font size is not 100%)
+                                   (span ([style "visibility: hidden"]) " ")))
+                           )
+                     ))])
              ,@(let ([auths (extract-authors d)])
                  (if (null? auths)
                      null