diff --git a/cobra.go b/cobra.go
index 2726d19e..8928cefc 100644
--- a/cobra.go
+++ b/cobra.go
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ var EnablePrefixMatching = false
 // To disable sorting, set it to false.
 var EnableCommandSorting = true
 
+// MousetrapHelpText enables an information splash screen on Windows
+// if the CLI is started from explorer.exe.
+// To disable the mousetrap, just set this variable to blank string ("").
+// Works only on Microsoft Windows.
+var MousetrapHelpText string = `This is a command line tool.
+
+You need to open cmd.exe and run it from there.
+`
+
 // AddTemplateFunc adds a template function that's available to Usage and Help
 // template generation.
 func AddTemplateFunc(name string, tmplFunc interface{}) {
diff --git a/command_win.go b/command_win.go
index 4b0eaa1b..edec728e 100644
--- a/command_win.go
+++ b/command_win.go
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 var preExecHookFn = preExecHook
 
-// enables an information splash screen on Windows if the CLI is started from explorer.exe.
-var MousetrapHelpText string = `This is a command line tool
-
-You need to open cmd.exe and run it from there.
-`
-
 func preExecHook(c *Command) {
-	if mousetrap.StartedByExplorer() {
+	if MousetrapHelpText != "" && mousetrap.StartedByExplorer() {
 		c.Print(MousetrapHelpText)
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 		os.Exit(1)