diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d53fad5..34cade9 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ _build
 # vim
 *~
 *.swp
+
+# vscode
+.vscode
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
diff --git a/wagtail_modeltranslation/static/wagtail_modeltranslation/js/wagtail_translated_slugs.js b/wagtail_modeltranslation/static/wagtail_modeltranslation/js/wagtail_translated_slugs.js
index 80c8e1a..64a68aa 100644
--- a/wagtail_modeltranslation/static/wagtail_modeltranslation/js/wagtail_translated_slugs.js
+++ b/wagtail_modeltranslation/static/wagtail_modeltranslation/js/wagtail_translated_slugs.js
@@ -1,23 +1,36 @@
 $(document).ready(function () {
     /* Only non-live pages should auto-populate the slug from the title */
     if (!$('body').hasClass('page-is-live')) {
-        var slugFollowsTitle = false;
-
-        $.each(langs, function (idx, lang_code) {
-            lang_code = lang_code.replace("-", "_");
-            $('#id_title_' + lang_code).on('focus', function () {
-                /* slug should only follow the title field if its value matched the title's value at the time of focus */
-                var currentSlug = $('#id_slug_' + lang_code).val();
-                var slugifiedTitle = cleanForSlug(this.value, true);
-                slugFollowsTitle = (currentSlug == slugifiedTitle);
+        if(!translate_slugs) {
+            lang_code = default_lang.replace("-", "_");
+            title_selector = '#id_title_' + lang_code;
+            slug_selector = '#id_slug';
+            slugAutoPopulateTranslation(title_selector, slug_selector);
+        } else {
+            $.each(langs, function (idx, lang_code) {
+                lang_code = lang_code.replace("-", "_");
+                title_selector = '#id_title_' + lang_code;
+                slug_selector = '#id_slug_' + lang_code;
+                slugAutoPopulateTranslation(title_selector, slug_selector);
             });
-
-            $('#id_title_' + lang_code).on('keyup keydown keypress blur', function () {
-                if (slugFollowsTitle) {
-                    var slugifiedTitle = cleanForSlug(this.value, true);
-                    $('#id_slug_' + lang_code).val(slugifiedTitle);
-                }
-            });
-        });
+        }
     }
 });
+
+function slugAutoPopulateTranslation(title_selector, slug_selector) {
+    var slugFollowsTitle = false;
+
+    $(title_selector).on('focus', function () {
+        /* slug should only follow the title field if its value matched the title's value at the time of focus */
+        var currentSlug = $(slug_selector).val();
+        var slugifiedTitle = cleanForSlug(this.value, true);
+        slugFollowsTitle = (currentSlug == slugifiedTitle);
+    });
+
+    $(title_selector).on('keyup keydown keypress blur', function () {
+        if (slugFollowsTitle) {
+            var slugifiedTitle = cleanForSlug(this.value, true);
+            $(slug_selector).val(slugifiedTitle);
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/wagtail_modeltranslation/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail_modeltranslation/wagtail_hooks.py
index 4703d72..b557bc6 100644
--- a/wagtail_modeltranslation/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail_modeltranslation/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 import json
 
+from six import iteritems
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import url
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-from django.http import QueryDict
-from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join, escape
+from django.http import HttpResponse, QueryDict
+from django.utils.html import escape, format_html, format_html_join
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
-from six import iteritems
+from wagtail_modeltranslation import settings as wmt_settings
+from modeltranslation import settings as mt_settings
+
 try:
     from wagtail.core import hooks
     from wagtail.core.models import Page
@@ -33,7 +36,17 @@ def translated_slugs():
     for lang in settings.LANGUAGES:
         lang_codes.append("'%s'" % lang[0])
 
-    js_languages = "<script>var langs=[%s];</script>" % (", ".join(lang_codes))
+    js_languages = """
+<script>
+    var langs=[{langs}];
+    var default_lang='{default_lang}';
+    var translate_slugs={translate_slugs};
+</script>
+    """.format(
+        langs=", ".join(lang_codes),
+        default_lang=mt_settings.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE,
+        translate_slugs='true' if wmt_settings.TRANSLATE_SLUGS else 'false'
+    )
 
     return format_html(js_languages) + js_includes