diff --git a/src/saml2/config.py b/src/saml2/config.py
index 9b7debcb4..6e2d747c7 100644
--- a/src/saml2/config.py
+++ b/src/saml2/config.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 COMMON_ARGS = [
     "debug",
     "entityid",
+    "xmlsec_disabled_algs",
     "xmlsec_binary",
     "key_file",
     "cert_file",
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ class Config(object):
     def __init__(self, homedir="."):
         self._homedir = homedir
         self.entityid = None
+        self.xmlsec_disabled_algs = []
         self.xmlsec_binary = None
         self.xmlsec_path = []
         self.debug = False
diff --git a/src/saml2/metadata.py b/src/saml2/metadata.py
index 5c465032b..b092dfd37 100644
--- a/src/saml2/metadata.py
+++ b/src/saml2/metadata.py
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@ def entity_descriptor(confd):
         _add_attr_to_entity_attributes(entd.extensions, attr)
 
     for item in algorithm_support_in_metadata(confd.xmlsec_binary):
+        if item.algorithm in getattr(confd, 'xmlsec_disabled_algs'):
+            continue
         if not entd.extensions:
             entd.extensions = md.Extensions()
         entd.extensions.add_extension_element(item)